Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body” Read the full text
Senate
What it does
Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
REFERRED TO RULES · Jan 8, 2026
Senate
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.12 · Jan 12, 2026
Senate
PASSED SENATE · Jan 20, 2026
Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jan 20, 2026
Senate
REFERRED TO HEALTH · Jan 20, 2026
Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A9488 · Jan 21, 2026
Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.52 · Jan 21, 2026
Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jan 21, 2026
Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE · Jan 21, 2026
Assembly
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
SIGNED CHAP.40 · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Gustavo Rivera
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-20 · EXC 4, NAY 7, AYE 50
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-12 · AYEWR 2, NAY 1, AYE 17
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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