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S 1807: Prohibits charging a fee for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or pregnancy loss.
What S 1807 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill aims to prohibit charges for the issuance of a certificate of stillbirth or fetal death in the state of New York. It amends the Public Health Law to ensure that local registrars do not charge a fee for issuing certificates of fetal death. The changes are intended to make the process more accessible and equitable for families who experience a loss. The bill takes effect immediately, with the goal of providing a more compassionate and inclusive approach to handling stillbirths and fetal deaths.
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| Jun. 10, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A2311A |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1603 |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES |
| May. 13, 2025 | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH |
| May. 13, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 1807A |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 229 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1807 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FERNANDEZ, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting charg- es for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or fetal death The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 4160-a of the public health law, 2 as added by chapter 552 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 9. The registrar [may] shall not charge [a] any fee for the issuance 5 of a certificate under this section [equal to the fee authorized by law6for the certification of a birth or death]. 7 § 2. Section 4160 of the public health law is amended by adding a new 8 subdivision 6 to read as follows: 9 6. A local registrar shall not charge a fee for the issuance of a 10 certificate of fetal death under this article. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01554-01-5
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