Bill Commons

NY S 5838

in committee

Relates to the sale of cemetery monuments

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 5838 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5838 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-12-01): RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

What is NY S 5838 about?

Relates to the sale of monuments; provides no religious corporation owning, managing or controlling a cemetery shall, directly or indirectly, engage in the sale of monuments, or authorize or permit any employee or trustee or director thereof to advertise or make known their relationship to such religious corporation or cemetery if such person is engaged in the sale of monuments outside of their employment by or affiliation with the religious corporation or the cemetery.

Who sponsors NY S 5838?

James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 5838, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to the sale of monuments; provides no religious corporation owning, managing or controlling a cemetery shall, directly or indirectly, engage in the sale of monuments, or authorize or permit any employee or trustee or director thereof to advertise or make known their relationship to such religious corporation or cemetery if such person is engaged in the sale of monuments outside of their employment by or affiliation with the religious corporation or the cemetery.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-12-01 — RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • James Skoufisprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor
  • Sean Ryancosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-01

    RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

  2. 2025-03-03

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 4610not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6514not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6806not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5838?summary=&detail=

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