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NY S07457
Bill
Status
4/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gustavo Rivera
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AI Summary
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Authorizes county chief fiscal officers and public administrators to select cremation or natural organic reduction for deceased individuals when they have control over disposition of remains
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Provides civil liability protection for officials making these disposition decisions when acting reasonably and in good faith
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Limits this authority to cases where the decedent's financial resources are limited and the method is reasonably believed to be consistent with the decedent's religious practices
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Requires that either no higher-priority person has claimed the remains within 90 days of death, or that such person has relinquished their right to control final disposition
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Amends Section 4201 of the Public Health Law and takes effect immediately
Legislative Description
Permits a chief fiscal officer of a county or a public administrator, when having the right to control the disposition of the remains of a decedent and acting reasonably and in good faith, to, without civil liability, select cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for such decedent where the financial resources of such decedent are limited and such disposition is selected with the reasonable belief that the method is consistent with the religious practices of the decedent.
Last Action
SUBSTITUTED BY A7894C
2/11/2026