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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7883: Requires the state to pay for the delivery of the body of a deceased incarcerated individual to their next of kin

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7883 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the state to pay for the delivery of the body of a deceased incarcerated individual to their next of kin. Primary sponsor: Eddie Gibbs (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CORRECTION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires the state to pay for the delivery of the body of a deceased incarcerated individual to their next of kin when such incarcerated individual dies in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eddie GibbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse68

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source