8/8/06 — Assembly Bill A10051 PASSED. The new law will require cemeteries to give customers lists of rules, regulations, and prices, although the cemetery will be allowed to charge customers the actual cost of duplicating the lists.
1/01/2006 — Assembly Bill A10051 would require cemeteries to give consumers General Price Lists of all their goods and services, and their regulations, just like funeral homes must. To view the bill, click here. If you want to support this effort, contact your State Senators and your State Assembly Members . Please be sure to send a copy of your letters of support to the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Long Island and New York City. Email them at info@nyfunerals.org.