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NY A07883
Bill
Status
4/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Gibbs
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AI Summary
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Amends the Correction Law by adding a new section 624-a governing disposition of bodies of incarcerated individuals who die in state custody
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Requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to deliver the body of a deceased incarcerated individual to their next of kin
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Defines eligible next of kin as a relative by blood or marriage, or a bona fide friend
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Mandates that all expenses for body delivery be paid by the state
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Requires the state to pay for the delivery of the body of a deceased incarcerated individual to their next of kin when such incarcerated individual dies in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/7/2026