S 9233 NY
Relates to the investigation of moneys paid in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services
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Summary
This bill amends New York's General Business Law to authorize the State Department of Health's Bureau of Funeral Directing to investigate claims involving money paid for funeral merchandise or services. The bureau would gain legal authority to investigate unlicensed individuals and unregistered entities that falsely represent themselves as licensed funeral directors or funeral firms. After investigating, the bureau could impose fines and sanctions on violators through a due process procedure. The investigation period is set at ninety days, after which records are transferred to the Attorney General. The measure takes effect immediately upon passage.
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Authorizes the bureau of funeral directing, under the direction of the commissioner of health to investigate claims brought against any person, firm or corporation relating to moneys paid in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services; provides that the bureau of funeral directing has the legal authority to investigate and, after due process, levy fines and sanctions on any unlicensed individuals and/or unregistered entities that are falsely acting as or representing themselves to be licensed and/or registered funeral directors and/or funeral firms in violation of the public health law.
Sponsor (1)
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Democratic · primary
2 coauthors / cosponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Michael Gianaris Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (2)
- Feb 18, 2026 REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION · upper
- May 20, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH · upper
Text versions (2)
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S09233 Summary: BILL NO S09233   SAME AS SAME AS A10861
  SPONSOR SCARCELLA-SPANTON   COSPNSR ADDABBO, GIANARIS   MLTSPNSR   Amd §453, Gen Bus L   Authorizes the bureau of funeral directing, under the direction of the commissioner of health to investigate claims brought against any person, firm or corporation relating to moneys paid in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services; provides that the bureau of funeral directing has the legal authority to investigate and, after due process, levy fines and sanctions on any unlicensed individuals and/or unregistered entities that are falsely acting as or representing themselves to be licensed and/or registered funeral directors and/or funeral firms in violation of the public health law.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
9233
IN SENATE
February 18, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the bureau of funeral directing to investigate any claims of moneys paid in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 453 of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 3 6-a. (a) Prior to any special proceeding commenced by the attorney 4 general pursuant to subdivision seven of this section, the bureau of 5 funeral directing established under the direction of the commissioner of 6 health pursuant to section thirty-four hundred one of the public health 7 law, in consultation with the local district attorney, shall investigate 8 any claims brought against any person, firm or corporation pursuant to 9 this section. After ninety days of such investigation, all records and 10 true copies of any agreements of the alleged violations of this section 11 shall be transferred to the attorney general. 12 (b) The bureau of funeral directing has the legal authority to inves- 13 tigate and, after due process, levy fines and sanctions on any unli- 14 censed individuals and/or unregistered entities that are falsely acting 15 as or representing themselves to be licensed and/or registered funeral 16 directors and/or funeral firms in violation of the public health law. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13713-02-6
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