A 3688 New York Assembly · 2023 Regular Session

Relates to the definition of the term "cremation"

This bill updates the legal definition of "cremation" within the not-for-profit corporation law to explicitly include the technical process of reducing human remains to ashes or other residue using heat and flame. It also grants the cemetery board the authority to authorize additional processes that reduce remains to cremains if they determine such methods serve the public interest. The legislation further clarifies that the term covers the processing and potential pulverization of these ashes and residue. By amending the existing statute, the bill provides a more detailed framework for how cremation is legally understood and regulated.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 3, 2023 Last action Jul 15, 2024
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Ken Zebrowski
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