Assembly Bill A9508

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to decreasing the electronic death registration system fee for funeral directors and undertakers

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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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2023-A9508 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8511
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4148, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9231, S8251

2023-A9508 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to decreasing the electronic death registration system fee for funeral directors and undertakers from twenty to five dollars.

2023-A9508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9508
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  decreasing  the
   electronic  death  registration  system  fee for funeral directors and
   undertakers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision 5 of section 4148 of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 352 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   5. Licensed funeral directors and undertakers shall support the estab-
 lishment and maintenance of the  electronic  death  registration  system
 through a payment, tendered for each burial and removal permit issued to
 a  licensed  funeral  director  or undertaker, in the amount of [twenty]
 FIVE dollars, provided that such payment shall be considered a  cost  of
 operation  and  the  funeral director or undertaker shall not charge any
 additional fee related to such payment for funeral or other services.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06660-02-4

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