New York A 10861: Relates to the investigation of moneys paid in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services

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A10861 Summary:

BILL NOA10861 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09233

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SPONSORFall

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COSPNSRDinowitz, Woerner

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §453, Gen Bus L

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Authorizes the bureau of funeral directing, under the direction of the commissioner of health to investigate claims brought against any person, firm or corporation relating to moneys paid in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services; provides that the bureau of funeral directing has the legal authority to investigate and, after due process, levy fines and sanctions on any unlicensed individuals and/or unregistered entities that are falsely acting as or representing themselves to be licensed and/or registered funeral directors and/or funeral firms in violation of the public health law.

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BILL NOA10861 

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04/08/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10861

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the
 bureau of funeral directing to investigate any claims of moneys paid
 in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services

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

 1 Section 1. Section 453 of the general business law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 3 6-a. (a) Prior to any special proceeding commenced by the attorney
 4 general pursuant to subdivision seven of this section, the bureau of
 5 funeral directing established under the direction of the commissioner of
 6 health pursuant to section thirty-four hundred one of the public health
 7 law, in consultation with the local district attorney, shall investigate
 8 any claims brought against any person, firm or corporation pursuant to
 9 this section. After ninety days of such investigation, all records and
 10 true copies of any agreements of the alleged violations of this section
 11 shall be transferred to the attorney general.
 12 (b) The bureau of funeral directing has the legal authority to inves-
 13 tigate and, after due process, levy fines and sanctions on any unli-
 14 censed individuals and/or unregistered entities that are falsely acting
 15 as or representing themselves to be licensed and/or registered funeral
 16 directors and/or funeral firms in violation of the public health law.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13713-02-6

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