Res 0097-2026
Resolution
Resolution urging New York State to increase the funeral cost limit of burial services for low-income residents of New York from $3,400 to $6,000
- Title
- Resolution urging New York State to increase the funeral cost limit of burial services for low-income residents of New York from $3,400 to $6,000
- Type
- Resolution
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on General Welfare
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
Heard in committee
- Committee on General Welfare Committee
Sponsors
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Chris Banks Council Member, District 42 (Brooklyn)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Sandy Nurse Council Member, District 37 (Brooklyn)
- Tiffany L. Cabán Council Member, District 22 (Queens)
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Council Member, District 31 (Queens)
- Chi A. Ossé Council Member, District 36 (Brooklyn)
- Jennifer Gutiérrez Council Member, District 34 (Brooklyn)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Althea V. Stevens 4 outside spenders · 8 PAC gifts $457,740
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers 1 outside spender · 39 PAC gifts $125,026
- Farah N. Louis 1 outside spender · 2 PAC gifts $114,850
- Chris Banks 1 outside spender · 3 PAC gifts $32,057
- Sandy Nurse 15 PAC gifts $13,530
- Tiffany L. Cabán 13 PAC gifts $10,300
- Chi A. Ossé 7 PAC gifts $6,750
- Jennifer Gutiérrez 6 PAC gifts $5,400
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- 1199SEIU Tied to 7 of the 8 sponsors
- United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Tied to 6 of the 8 sponsors
- NYSNA PAC Tied to 6 of the 8 sponsors
- Center for Appellate Litigation, Inc. Tied to 5 of the 8 sponsors
- START Treatment & Recovery Centers, Inc. Tied to 4 of the 8 sponsors
- Maplebear, Inc. Tied to 4 of the 8 sponsors
- New York Restoration Project (NYRP) Tied to 4 of the 8 sponsors
- Affordable New York Tied to 4 of the 8 sponsors
- CWA District 1 Tied to 4 of the 8 sponsors
- NYC District Council of Carpenters Tied to 4 of the 8 sponsors
- Cozen O'Connor PAC Tied to 4 of the 8 sponsors
- Doctors Council SEIU Tied to 4 of the 8 sponsors