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NY S 15

vetoed

Requires nursing homes to designate dedicated storage spaces for the storage of the bodies of deceased persons

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NY S 15 pass?

No. NY S 15 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-06-11): SUBSTITUTED BY A1365A

What is NY S 15 about?

Requires nursing homes to designate dedicated storage spaces for the storage of the bodies of deceased persons; requires nursing homes to develop and submit plans to the department of health for the designation of such dedicated storage spaces; establishes requirements for such storage spaces.

Who sponsors NY S 15?

James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 15, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires nursing homes to designate dedicated storage spaces for the storage of the bodies of deceased persons; requires nursing homes to develop and submit plans to the department of health for the designation of such dedicated storage spaces; establishes requirements for such storage spaces.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-06-11 — SUBSTITUTED BY A1365A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • James Skoufisprimary
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-11

    SUBSTITUTED BY A1365A

  2. 2025-06-04

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1517

  3. 2025-06-04

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-29

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-27

    PRINT NUMBER 15A

    amendment-passage

  6. 2025-02-27

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Health Vote - Version: A

    2025-04-29 · pass · 10-4

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Jake Ashby: no
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
    • Dan Stec: no

  • Rules Vote - Version: A

    2025-06-04 · pass · 14-6

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused

Related bills

  • substituted-by: A 1365A
  • Prior session: S 8159not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3572not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1365

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S15?summary=&detail=

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