Relates to decreasing the electronic death registration system fee for funeral directors and undertakers

This New York bill proposes to lower the fee funeral directors and undertakers must pay to the electronic death registration system from twenty dollars to five dollars for each burial or removal permit issued. The change is designed to reduce the operational costs for these licensed professionals while ensuring they cannot pass the fee onto families as an additional charge. By amending the Public Health Law, the legislation immediately adjusts the financial requirement for supporting the state's death registration infrastructure.