New York Assembly Bill 8449 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 29 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-03 - referred to social services
Pending: Assembly Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires that applications for payment of burial expenses by a local public welfare official or for reimbursement by a local public welfare official for burial expenses paid by relatives or friends of the deceased shall include all necessary consent forms to permit the public welfare official to directly verify the deceased left no funds or insurance sufficient to pay burial expenses and shall be due no earlier than thirty days following the death of the recipient of public assistance or care.

Requires that applications for payment of burial expenses by a local public welfare official or for reimbursement by a local public welfare official for burial expenses paid by relatives or friends of the deceased shall include all necessary consent forms to permit the public welfare official to directly verify the deceased left no funds or insurance sufficient to pay burial expenses and shall be due no earlier than thirty days following the death of the recipient of public assistance or care.

Asm. Carrie Woerner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Assembly	referred to social services
2023-12-29	Assembly	referred to social services

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8449
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08449&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08449