STATE OF NEW YORK
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5022
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 amending the general
business law, the public health law and the insurance law relating to
clarifying provisions pertaining to pre-need funeral services, in
relation to the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 6 of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 amending the
2 general business law, the public health law and the insurance law relat-
3 ing to clarifying provisions pertaining to pre-need funeral services, as
4 amended by chapter 88 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
5 follows:
6 § 6. This act shall take effect 30 days after it shall have become a
7 law [provided, however sections 3 and 4 of this act shall expire, be
8 deemed repealed and shall cease to be of any force or effect after June
9 1, 2017, and provided that the department of financial services shall
10 conduct a study of funding pre-arranged funeral services and goods,
11 examining practices in a minimum of ten other states, by use of life
12 insurance, trust depositing or any other funding mechanism in use or
13 that would be appropriate. The results of such study shall be delivered
14 to the governor and legislature on or before April 15, 2015].
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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