New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S7457 — Permits the use of cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for certain decedents

Last action — Senate Floor Calendar

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced April 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY A7894C

  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.170

  5. REFERRED TO HEALTH

  6. COMMITTED TO RULES

  7. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7457B

  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7457A

  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  10. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  11. 1ST REPORT CAL.898

  12. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S7457 do?
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.
Who sponsors S7457?
S7457 is sponsored by Gustavo Rivera.
What is the current status of S7457?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced April 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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