---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to persons responsible for the disposition of the remains of a decedent"
description: "Provides that if there are more than two members of certain classes of persons entitled to control the disposition of remains of a decedent, the disposition shall be determined by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7886"
citation: "New York A 7886 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOTTFRIED"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-28"
last_action: "2022-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1b26cdb-1a1b-498f-be5b-058141a7e1af"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7886"
source_hash: "ee104438a20a9fe63276332b629210b7234c92f39b6b64cc75dda2c40189aeb6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 7886 (2021-2022) — Relates to persons responsible for the disposition of the remains of a decedent

Provides that if there are more than two members of certain classes of persons entitled to control the disposition of remains of a decedent, the disposition shall be determined by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7886** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7886&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GOTTFRIED — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-05-28** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** REPORTED
- **2022-01-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.289
- **2022-01-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-18** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7012
- **2022-03-08** 3RD READING CAL.446
- **2022-03-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-03-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-04-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-09** SIGNED CHAP.191 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1b26cdb-1a1b-498f-be5b-058141a7e1af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).