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NY K00871

Resolution

Status

Passed

1/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Robert Smullen

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requests Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 25-31, 2026, as Medicolegal Death Investigation Professionals Week in New York State
  • Recognizes medicolegal death investigators as "last responders" who determine manner and cause of death and provide statistics on death trends
  • Honors professionals who investigate suspicious, violent, unattended, unexplained, and unexpected deaths within their jurisdictions
  • Acknowledges these investigators work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year serving decedents' families and communities
  • Calls for greater awareness of the vital role medicolegal death investigation professionals play in public health and law enforcement systems

Legislative Description

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 25 - 31, 2026, as Medicolegal Death Investigation Professionals Week in the State of New York

Last Action

adopted

1/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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