Assembly BillIntroduced
A 734: Relates to reimbursement for coroner and medical examiner fees from the county where the decedent resided.
What A 734 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the county law to allow the county where a decedent resided to seek reimbursement for coroner and medical examiner fees from the county where the decedent passed away. The county with jurisdiction may claim reimbursement for services rendered and fees generated by the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner. This change aims to ensure fair compensation for the counties involved in handling deceased individuals. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 167 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 734 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to reimbursement for coroner and medical examiner fees from the county where the decedent resided The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 680 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 680. Reimbursement. The county with jurisdiction over a decedent may 4 seek reimbursement for services rendered and fees generated by the 5 coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner from the county in 6 which the decedent resided. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02459-01-5
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