Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body
This bill (S 8756) modifies the implementation timeline for a law allowing close friends to arrange body donations for medical purposes after a person's death. It changes the effective date so that the health commissioner can immediately begin implementing the law - rather than waiting 180 days - upon the bill's passage. This adjustment primarily affects individuals who wish to donate a deceased person's body for medical education or research, ensuring faster administrative readiness. The bill is procedural in nature, focusing solely on implementation timing, not the eligibility for body donations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 8, 2026
Signed Feb 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly Jan 21, 2026
How they voted
50–7
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 61
Jan 20, 2026
D
Democratic39
89% Yea
R
Republican22
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 13, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.40
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
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