Assembly Bill A8553

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the controlling disposition of a decedent's remains

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Current Bill Status Via S8057 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A8553 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8057
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4174, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.6815 & A.6180-A)

2023-A8553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the controlling disposition of a decedent's remains; adds domestic partners and removes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces or nephews from having such controlling interest.

2023-A8553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8553
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  the  controlling
   disposition of a decedent's remains
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  1  of  section  4174  of  the
 public  health law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending
 the public health law relating to death  certificates,  as  proposed  in
 legislative  bills  numbers S. 6815 and A. 6180-A, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) upon request, issue to any applicant either a certified copy or  a
 certified  transcript  of  the  record of any death registered under the
 provisions of this chapter (1) when a documented medical need  has  been
 demonstrated,  (2)  when a documented need to establish a legal right or
 claim has been demonstrated, (3) when needed for medical  or  scientific
 research  approved  by the commissioner, (4) when needed for statistical
 or epidemiological purposes  approved  by  the  commissioner,  (5)  upon
 specific request by municipal, state or federal agencies for statistical
 or  official  purposes,  (6)  upon specific request of the agent CHARGED
 WITH CONTROLLING DISPOSITION OF  A  DECEDENT'S  REMAINS,  as  designated
 pursuant  to  subdivision three of section four thousand two hundred one
 of this chapter, spouse, domestic [partner] PARTNERS AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ONE OF
 THIS CHAPTER, children,  siblings  OR,  parents[,  grandparents,  aunts,
 uncles, cousins, nieces or nephews] of the deceased or the lawful repre-
 sentative  of  such  persons, or (7) pursuant to the order of a court of
 competent jurisdiction on a showing of necessity;  except  no  certified
 copy  or  certified  transcript  of  a  death record shall be subject to
 disclosure under article six of the public officers law;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the public health law
 relating to death certificates, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
 S. 6815 and A. 6180-A, takes effect.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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