New York S 7457: Permits the use of cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for certain decedents

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S07457 Summary:

BILL NOS07457B

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SAME ASSAME AS A07894-C

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §4201, Pub Health L

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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.

Go to top S07457 Actions:

BILL NOS07457B

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04/16/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.898

04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/19/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7457A

06/05/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7457B

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/27/20261ST REPORT CAL.170

01/28/20262ND REPORT CAL.

01/29/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/11/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A7894C

&nbspA07894 AMEND=C Paulin

&nbsp04/11/2025referred to health

&nbsp05/02/2025amend (t) and recommit to health

&nbsp05/02/2025print number 7894a

&nbsp05/15/2025amend and recommit to health

&nbsp05/15/2025print number 7894b

&nbsp05/27/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/05/2025amend and recommit to rules 7894c

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to health

&nbsp01/20/2026reported 

&nbsp01/22/2026advanced to third reading cal.236

&nbsp01/27/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/27/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/27/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

&nbsp02/11/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S7457B

&nbsp02/11/20263RD READING CAL.170

&nbsp02/11/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/11/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7457--B
 Cal. No. 898

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora-
 bly from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered
 to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
 in the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted,
 retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT
 to amend the public health law, in relation to permitting the use of
 cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for
 certain decedents

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 4201 of the
 2 public health law, as amended by chapter 76 of the laws of 2006, is
 3 amended and a new paragraph (c-1) is added to read as follows:
 4 (c) The person in control of disposition, pursuant to this section,
 5 shall faithfully carry out the directions of the decedent to the extent
 6 lawful and practicable, including consideration of the financial capaci-
 7 ty of the decedent's estate and other resources made available for
 8 disposition of the remains. The person in control of disposition shall
 9 also dispose of the decedent in a manner appropriate to the moral and
 10 individual beliefs and wishes of the decedent provided that such beliefs
 11 and wishes do not conflict with the directions of the decedent. The
 12 person in control of disposition may seek to recover any costs related
 13 to the disposition from the fiduciary of the decedent's estate in
 14 accordance with section eighteen hundred eleven of the surrogate's court
 15 procedure act. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, a chief
 16 fiscal officer of a county or a public administrator, when having the
 17 right to control the disposition of the remains of such decedent
 18 pursuant to this section and acting reasonably and in good faith, may,
 19 without civil liability, select cremation or natural organic reduction

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11576-06-5

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