# New York S 8756: Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body

New York S 8756, Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gustavo Rivera (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-13 (SIGNED CHAP.40) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8756
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-02-13, SIGNED CHAP.40
- Sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, HEALTH
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (196 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New start date for close-friend donations: mixed, low. The rule allowing a close friend to donate a deceased person's body starts 180 days after this act became law. This replaces the start date of January 1 of the next year. This amendment takes effect on the same date and in the same manner as the related 2025 donation law. The Commissioner of Health…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 127 | 12 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 50 | 7 |   |
| 2026-01-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 1 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-02-13: SIGNED CHAP.40 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-01-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-01-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.52 (House)
- 2026-01-21: SUBSTITUTED FOR A9488 (House)
- 2026-01-20: REFERRED TO HEALTH (House)
- 2026-01-20: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.12 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8756)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8756)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8756-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).