Senate Bill S4278

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation"

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

  • 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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2017-S4278 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10006
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1502, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4321, A6420
2015-2016: S3294, A1221
2019-2020: S2269, A1234
2021-2022: A265
2023-2024: A3688

2017-S4278 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation".

2017-S4278 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4278
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Author-
   ities 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07528-01-7

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