Senate Bill S4284

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a cemetery disclosure form

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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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2019-S4284 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3429
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1510, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7036
2011-2012: A4219
2013-2014: A3538
2015-2016: S5829, A7759
2017-2018: S4215, A2901

2019-S4284 - Summary

Requires cemetery corporations to post and provide customers with the New York state cemetery disclosure form.

2019-S4284 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4284 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4284
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  not-for-profit  corporation law, in relation to
   creating a cemetery disclosure form

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1510  of  the  not-for-profit corporation law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
   (O) POSTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE
 FORM. (1) A NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE FORM SHALL BE CREATED  BY
 THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD AND SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED BY A CEMETERY
 CORPORATION  IN  EACH  OF  ITS  OFFICES.  A  COPY  OF SUCH FORM SHALL BE
 PROVIDED BY THE CEMETERY CORPORATION TO  ANY  PERSON  INTERESTED  IN  OR
 SEEKING  INFORMATION  ABOUT  ARRANGING  FOR  AN  INTERMENT OR PURCHASING
 INTERMENT RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THE  CEMETERY
 PRIOR  TO ANY IN-PERSON OR FACE-TO-FACE DISCUSSION OR CONVERSATIONS WITH
 THE  CEMETERY  CORPORATION  ABOUT  SUCH  INTERMENT,  RIGHTS,  GOODS   OR
 SERVICES.  ADDITIONALLY,  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE FORM
 SHALL BE POSTED ON THE WEB SITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S DIVISION OF
 CEMETERIES AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN PAPER FORMAT TO  A  REQUESTING
 PERSON.
   (2)  THE  NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE FORM SHALL BE IN THE FORM
 AND MANNER AS PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  STATE  CEMETERY  BOARD,  INCLUDE  THE
 CONTACT  INFORMATION  OF  THE  NEW  YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF
 CEMETERIES, AND INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) A DESCRIPTION OF AND INFORMATION ABOUT  THE  REGULATION  OF  CEME-
 TERIES  IN  NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF CEME-
 TERIES AND THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THOSE TYPES OF
 CEMETERIES THAT ARE NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04794-01-9

2019-S4284A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3429
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1510, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7036
2011-2012: A4219
2013-2014: A3538
2015-2016: S5829, A7759
2017-2018: S4215, A2901

2019-S4284A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cemetery corporations to post and provide customers with the New York state cemetery disclosure form.

2019-S4284A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4284A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4284--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and   Commissions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  not-for-profit  corporation  law,  in  relation  to
   creating a cemetery disclosure form
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1510  of  the  not-for-profit  corporation  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
   (O) POSTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE
 FORM. (1) A NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE FORM SHALL BE CREATED AND
 PRODUCED  BY  THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD AND SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED
 BY ANY CEMETERY CORPORATION AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN  SECTION  FIFTEEN
 HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE IN EACH OF ITS OFFICES IF ANY. A COPY OF
 SUCH FORM SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE CEMETERY CORPORATION  TO  ANY  PERSON
 ARRANGING  FOR  AN INTERMENT OR PURCHASING INTERMENT RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER
 GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CEMETERY.  ADDITIONALLY, THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  CEMETERY  DISCLOSURE  FORM SHALL BE POSTED ON THE WEB SITE OF THE
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S DIVISION OF CEMETERIES.
   (2) THE NEW YORK STATE CEMETERY DISCLOSURE FORM SHALL BE IN  THE  FORM
 AND  MANNER  AS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  STATE  CEMETERY BOARD, INCLUDE THE
 CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE NEW YORK  DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE  DIVISION  OF
 CEMETERIES, AND INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGULATION OF CEME-
 TERIES IN NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION  OF  CEME-
 TERIES AND THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THOSE TYPES OF
 CEMETERIES THAT ARE NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE CEMETERY BOARD;
   (B) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING AND RE-SELLING A BURIAL
 LOT, PLOT OR PART THEREOF;
   (C) A DESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHT TO INTERMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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