New York S 8759: Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies"

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S08759 Summary:

BILL NOS08759 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09484

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §226, Eld L (as proposed in S.4351-A & A.3939-A)

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Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies".

Go to top S08759 Actions:

BILL NOS08759 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

01/27/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.150

02/03/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9484

&nbspA09484 AMEND= Paulin

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to aging

&nbsp01/12/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/12/2026reported 

&nbsp01/12/2026rules report cal.15

&nbsp01/12/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.15

&nbsp01/20/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/20/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/20/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp02/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8759

&nbsp02/03/20263RD READING CAL.150

&nbsp02/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/13/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp02/13/2026signed chap.28

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Go to topS08759 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8759

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to publishing a guide to
 actions when someone close dies

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 226 of the elder law, as added by a chapter of the
 2 laws of 2025, amending the elder law relating to publishing a guide to
 3 actions when someone close dies, as proposed in legislative bills
 4 numbers S. 4351-A and A. 3939-A, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 226. Guide to actions when someone close dies. 1. The office shall
 6 publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies". [This] Within one
 7 year of the effective date of this section, this guide shall be made
 8 publicly available on the official website of the office and the office
 9 may also produce a paper format [within one year of the effective date
 10 of this section].
 11 2. The guide shall provide information in at least the following
 12 domains:
 13 (a) Economic security, including but not limited to, pensions, social
 14 security, life insurance, health insurance, and death benefits [as well
 15 as tax implications of a death]. This information shall also refer to
 16 the resources provided by the department of taxation and finance regard-
 17 ing estate taxes.
 18 (b) Legal, including how to access death certificates, wills, trust
 19 documents and other legal information needed to plan for the future.
 20 (c) Mental health assistance, including information on the grieving
 21 process, triggers and symptoms associated with grief, effective coping
 22 strategies, the impact on family dynamics in relation to the loss of
 23 someone close, and other mental health concerns correlated with grief.
 24 (d) Disposition of remains including funeral and service arrangements
 25 and burials. This information shall [include average costs by region
 26 and] refer to the resources provided by the department of health's
 27 bureau of funeral directing.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04492-05-6

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 1 (e) Other information as determined by the office [in consultation
 2 with the special advisory committee established pursuant to this
 3 section].
 4 3. The [director shall establish a special advisory committee to help
 5 fulfill the requirements of this section. The committee shall be tempo-
 6 rary and dissolve thirty days after the guide is posted and distributed.
 7 The members of the special advisory committee shall receive no compen-
 8 sation for their services but shall be reimbursed for actual and neces-
 9 sary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, to the extent
 10 funds are appropriated for such purpose. The committee shall contain]
 11 office may choose to seek consultation with and advice from represen-
 12 tatives from the following professions as well as any state agency
 13 representativ