Bill Text: NY S07012 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that if there are more than two members of certain classes of persons entitled to control the disposition of remains of a decedent, the disposition shall be determined by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-08 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7886 [S07012 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S07012-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7012 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 24, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to persons responsi- ble for the disposition of the remains of a decedent The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of 2 section 4201 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 401 of the 3 laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 4 The following persons in descending priority shall have the right to 5 control the disposition of the remains of such decedent; provided that 6 if there are more than two members of a class listed in subparagraph 7 (iii), (v), or (vii) of this paragraph entitled to control the disposi- 8 tion of remains of a decedent, the disposition shall be determined by a 9 majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available: 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11669-01-1
