Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 06, 2014 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 03, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 27, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 26, 2014 |
1st report cal.175 |
Feb 10, 2014 |
print number 1615b |
Feb 10, 2014 |
amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 04, 2013 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 20, 2013 |
amended on third reading 1615a |
May 08, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
May 07, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
May 06, 2013 |
1st report cal.535 |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S1615A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S1615 - Details
2013-S1615 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1615 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran PURPOSE: To ensure the cremains (the remains of a cremated body) of veterans are Properly and respectfully disposed of if not claimed, allowing for proper acknowledgement of those who have served our nation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one re-letters paragraph (j) of section 1517 of the not-for-profit corporations law to paragraph (k), and a new paragraph (j) is added. The new paragraph (j) provides that qualified tax exempt veterans organizations or federally chartered veteran's service organization will be given the right to receive and respectfully dispose of the cremated remains of the unclaimed bodies of veterans, if such remains have not been claimed by a relative or friend of the deceased within a designated period after cremation has taken place. JUSTIFICATION: Millions of American service men and women have fought for the united
2013-S1615 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1615 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (j) of section 1517 of the not-for-profit corpo- ration law is relettered paragraph (k) and a new paragraph (j) is added to read as follows: (J) DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS OF A VETERAN. (1) PURSU- ANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SECTION, IF, UPON COMPLETION OF THE CREMATION PROCESS, THE CEMETERY CORPORATION HAS NOT BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ARRANGE FOR THE INTERMENT, ENTOMBMENT, INURNMENT OR SCATTERING OF THE CREMAINS OF AN INDIVIDUAL KNOWN TO BE A VETERAN AND PROVIDED A DILIGENT EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO LOCATE AND NOTIFY THE NEXT OF KIN OR AUTHORIZING AGENT THAT SIGNED THE CREMATION AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DECEASED VETERAN, AFTER A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE CREMATION, WHERE THE AUTHORIZING AGENT HAS NOT INSTRUCTED THE CEMETERY CORPORATION TO ARRANGE FOR THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF THE CREMAINS OR CLAIMED THE CREMAINS, THE CEMETERY CORPORATION MAY ALSO DISPOSE OF THE CREMAINS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION OR BY RELINQUISHING POSSESSION OF VETERANS' CREMAINS FOR DISPOSITION BY A VETERANS' ORGANIZATION THAT QUALIFIES AS A SECTION 501(C)(3) OR 501(C)(19) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR A FEDERALLY CHARTERED VETERANS' SERVICE ORGANIZATION. THE CEMETERY CORPO- RATION, HOWEVER, SHALL KEEP A PERMANENT RECORD IDENTIFYING THE VETERANS' ORGANIZATION RECEIVING THE REMAINS AND THE SITE DESIGNATED FOR FINAL DISPOSITION BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE METHOD OF DISPOSITION SHALL BE MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE DIRECTED TO A SECTION OF A CEME- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S1615A - Details
2013-S1615A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1615A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran PURPOSE: To ensure the cremains (the remains of a cremated body) of veterans are Properly and respectfully disposed of if not claimed, allowing for Proper acknowledgement of those who have served our nation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Provides that qualified tax exempt veterans organizations or federally chartered veteran's service organization will be given the right to receive and respectfully dispose of the cremated remains of the unclaimed bodies of veterans, if such remains have not been claimed by a relative or friend of the deceased within a designated period after cremation has taken place. JUSTIFICATION: Millions of American service men and women have fought for the united States in two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and numerous other small conflicts. Those same service men and women have also carried out
2013-S1615A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1615--A Cal. No. 535 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corpo- rations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1517 of the not-for-profit corporation law, as added by chapter 579 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: S 1517. Crematory operations. Cemetery corporations that operate a crematory shall have the follow- ing duties and obligations: (a) Maintenance and privacy. (1) A crematory facility shall be main- tained in a clean, orderly, and sanitary manner, with adequate venti- lation and shall have a temporary storage area available to store the remains of deceased human beings pending disposition by cremation, the interior of which shall not be accessible to the general public. (2) Entrances and windows of the crematory facility shall be main- tained at all times to secure privacy, including (i) doors shall be tightly closed and rigid; (ii) windows shall be covered; and (iii) entrances shall be locked and secured when not actively attended by authorized crematory personnel. (b) Cremation process. (1) The cremation process shall be conducted in privacy. No person except authorized persons shall be admitted into the retort area, holding facility, or the temporary storage facility while the remains of deceased human beings are being cremated. Authorized persons, on admittance, shall comply with all rules of the crematory EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
2013-S1615B (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S1615B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1615B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran PURPOSE: To ensure the cremains (the remains of a cremated body) of veterans are Properly and respectfully disposed of if not claimed, allowing for proper acknowledgement of those who have served our nation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Provides that qualified tax exempt veterans organizations or federally chartered veteran's service organization will be given the right to receive and respectfully dispose of the cremated remains of the unclaimed bodies of veterans, if such remains have not been claimed by a relative or friend of the deceased within a designated period after cremation has taken place. JUSTIFICATION: Millions of American service men and women have fought for the united States in two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and numerous other small conflicts. Those same service men and women have also carried out
2013-S1615B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1615--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, LATIMER, SAMPSON, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- recommitted to the Commit- tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1517 of the not-for-profit corporation law, as added by chapter 579 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: S 1517. Crematory operations. Cemetery corporations that operate a crematory shall have the follow- ing duties and obligations: (a) Maintenance and privacy. (1) A crematory facility shall be main- tained in a clean, orderly, and sanitary manner, with adequate venti- lation and shall have a temporary storage area available to store the remains of deceased human beings pending disposition by cremation, the interior of which shall not be accessible to the general public. (2) Entrances and windows of the crematory facility shall be main- tained at all times to secure privacy, including (i) doors shall be tightly closed and rigid; (ii) windows shall be covered; and (iii) entrances shall be locked and secured when not actively attended by authorized crematory personnel. (b) Cremation process. (1) The cremation process shall be conducted in privacy. No person except authorized persons shall be admitted into the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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