Assembly Bill A1221

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1221 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3294
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1502, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6420, S4321
2017-2018: A3740, A10006, S4278
2019-2020: A1234, S2269
2021-2022: A265
2023-2024: A3688

2015-A1221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation".

2015-A1221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1221

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation  to  the
  definition of cremation

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (h) of section 1502 of the not-for-profit  corpo-
ration  law,  as added by chapter 579 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  (h) The term "cremation" means the technical process[,] using heat and
flame[,] that reduces human remains to ashes and other  residue  OR  ANY
OTHER  TECHNICAL  PROCESS  TO  REDUCE HUMAN REMAINS TO CREMAINS THAT THE
CEMETERY BOARD DEEMS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND AUTHORIZES  PURSUANT  TO
REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  CEMETERY  BOARD.    "Cremation" shall
include the processing, and may include the pulverization, of such ashes
and other residue.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02457-01-5

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