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NY A 7894

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Permits the use of cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for certain decedents

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 7894 pass?

Not yet law. NY A 7894 has passed both chambers but has not been enacted. 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
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Latest action
2026-02-11 — RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Amy Paulinprimary
  • Phil Steckcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-11

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. 2026-02-11

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  3. 2026-02-11

    3RD READING CAL.170

  4. 2026-02-11

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S7457B

  5. 2026-01-27

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-27

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. 2026-01-27

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  8. 2026-01-22

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.236

  9. 2026-01-20

    REPORTED

  10. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-06-05

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 7894C

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  12. 2025-05-27

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-05-15

    PRINT NUMBER 7894B

    amendment-passage

  14. 2025-05-15

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  15. 2025-05-02

    PRINT NUMBER 7894A

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-05-02

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  17. 2025-04-11

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

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

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