NY A 7894
passed bothPermits the use of cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for certain decedents
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did NY A 7894 pass?
Not yet law. NY A 7894 has passed both chambers but has not been enacted as of 2026-02-11. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
What is NY A 7894 about?
Permits a chief fiscal officer of a county or a public administrator, when having the right to control the disposition of the remains of a decedent and acting reasonably and in good faith, to, without civil liability, select cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for such decedent where the financial resources of such decedent are limited and such disposition is selected with the reasonable belief that the method is consistent with the religious practices of the decedent.
Who sponsors NY A 7894?
Amy Paulin is the primary sponsor of NY A 7894, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Permits a chief fiscal officer of a county or a public administrator, when having the right to control the disposition of the remains of a decedent and acting reasonably and in good faith, to, without civil liability, select cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for such decedent where the financial resources of such decedent are limited and such disposition is selected with the reasonable belief that the method is consistent with the religious practices of the decedent.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-11 — RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Amy Paulinprimary
- Phil Steckcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-04-11
REFERRED TO HEALTH
referral-committee
2025-05-02
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2025-05-02
PRINT NUMBER 7894A
amendment-passage
2025-05-15
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2025-05-15
PRINT NUMBER 7894B
amendment-passage
2025-05-27
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
referral-committee
2025-06-05
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 7894C
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO HEALTH
referral-committee
2026-01-20
REPORTED
2026-01-22
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.236
2026-01-27
PASSED ASSEMBLY
passage
2026-01-27
DELIVERED TO SENATE
2026-01-27
REFERRED TO HEALTH
referral-committee
2026-02-11
SUBSTITUTED FOR S7457B
2026-02-11
3RD READING CAL.170
2026-02-11
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-02-11
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Versions
Documents
Votes
Assembly Vote
2026-01-27 · pass · 128-11
Member-level votes (148)
- Alvarez: yes
- Carroll P: yes
- Friend: no
- Lemondes: yes
- Pirozzolo: yes
- Smullen: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Carroll RC: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Levenberg: yes
- Pretlow: yes
- Solages: yes
- Angelino: yes
- Cashman: yes
- Gallahan: no
- Lucas: excused
- Ra: yes
- Steck: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Chandler-Waterm: yes
- Gandolfo: yes
- Lunsford: yes
- Raga: yes
- Stern: yes
- Barclay: yes
- Chang: yes
- Gibbs: yes
- Lupardo: yes
- Rajkumar: yes
- Stirpe: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Chludzinski: yes
- Giglio: yes
- Magnarelli: yes
- Ramos: excused
- Tague: yes
- Beephan: yes
- Clark: yes
- Glick: yes
- Maher: excused
- Reilly: yes
- Tannousis: yes
- Bendett: yes
- Colton: yes
- Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
- Manktelow: no
- Reyes: yes
- Tapia: yes
- Benedetto: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Gray: yes
- McDonald: yes
- Rivera: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Berger: no
- Cook: excused
- Griffin: yes
- McDonough: excused
- Romero: yes
- Torres: yes
- Bichotte Hermel: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Hawley: yes
- McMahon: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Blankenbush: no
- Cunningham: yes
- Hevesi: yes
- Meeks: yes
- Rozic: no
- Vanel: yes
- Blumencranz: excused
- Dais: yes
- Hooks: yes
- Mikulin: yes
- Santabarbara: yes
- Walker: yes
- Bologna: yes
- Davila: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Miller: yes
- Sayegh: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Bores: yes
- De Los Santos: yes
- Hyndman: yes
- Mitaynes: yes
- Schiavoni: yes
- Weprin: yes
- Brabenec: yes
- DeStefano: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Molitor: yes
- Seawright: yes
- Wieder: no
- Braunstein: yes
- Dilan: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Morinello: yes
- Sempolinski: yes
- Williams: no
- Bronson: yes
- Dinowitz: yes
- Jensen: yes
- Norber: yes
- Septimo: yes
- Woerner: yes
- Brook-Krasny: yes
- DiPietro: no
- Kassay: yes
- Novakhov: excused
- Shimsky: yes
- Wright: yes
- Brown EA: yes
- Durso: yes
- Kay: yes
- O'Pharrow: yes
- Shrestha: yes
- Yeger: no
- Brown K: yes
- Eachus: yes
- Kelles: yes
- Otis: yes
- Simon: yes
- Zaccaro: yes
- Burdick: yes
- Eichenstein: no
- Kim: yes
- Palmesano: excused
- Simone: excused
- Zinerman: yes
- Burke: yes
- Fall: yes
- Lasher: yes
- Paulin: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Burroughs: yes
- Fitzpatrick: yes
- Lavine: yes
- Peoples-Stokes: yes
- Slater: yes
- Buttenschon: yes
- Forrest: yes
- Lee: yes
- Pheffer Amato: yes
- Smith: yes
Floor Vote - Version: C
2026-02-11 · pass · 55-4
Member-level votes (63)
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Robert Ortt: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Monica Martinez: no
- James Skoufis: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Samra Brouk: excused
- Patrick M. Gallivan: excused
- Joseph A. Griffo: excused
- Sam Sutton: excused
Related bills
- Companion bill: S 7457
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