STATE OF NEW YORK
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265
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, SEAWRIGHT, HEVESI --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to the
definition of cremation
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (h) of section 1502 of the not-for-profit corpo-
2 ration law, as added by chapter 579 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 (h) The term "cremation" means the technical process[,] using heat and
5 flame[,] that reduces human remains to ashes and other residue or any
6 other technical process to reduce human remains to cremains that the
7 cemetery board deems in the public interest and authorizes pursuant to
8 regulations promulgated by the cemetery board. "Cremation" shall
9 include the processing, and may include the pulverization, of such ashes
10 and other residue.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01844-01-1
