New York policy
S7457: Permits the use of cremation or natural organic reduction as the method of disposition for certain decedents
NY Senate · Sponsor Gustavo Rivera
- Jurisdiction
- New York State
- Applies to
- New York State (proposed)
- Effective
- January 29, 2026
What it requires
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.
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