New York A 9488: Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body

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A09488 Summary:

BILL NOA09488 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08756

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRSayegh

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.3360 & A.1395)

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Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body.

Go to top A09488 Actions:

BILL NOA09488 

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01/07/2026referred to health

01/20/2026reported referred to rules

01/21/2026reported 

01/21/2026rules report cal.52

01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.52

01/21/2026substituted by s8756

&nbspS08756 AMEND= RIVERA

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.12

&nbsp01/20/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/20/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/20/2026referred to health

&nbsp01/21/2026substituted for a9488

&nbsp01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.52

&nbsp01/21/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/21/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.40

Go to topA09488 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:01/20/2026AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzExcused

HevesiExcusedGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickExcusedRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinExcusedSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09488 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09488 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9488

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health
 law relating to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift
 of a decedent's body, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3360
 and A. 1395, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the
 2 public health law relating to permitting a close friend to make an
 3 anatomical gift of a decedent's body, as proposed in legislative bills
 4 numbers S. 3360 and A. 1395, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 3. This act shall take effect on the [first of January next succeed-
 6 ing the date on which] one hundred eightieth day after it shall have
 7 become a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of health is
 8 authorized to take any actions necessary to implement the provisions of
 9 this act on or before its effective date.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date in the same manner as
 11 a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law relating to
 12 permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's
 13 body, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3360 and A. 1395,
 14 takes effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03875-02-6

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