TRENTON – A package of four bills sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg to protect grieving families from outrageous burial fees or unfair business practices which drive up the cost of burial in New Jersey was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee today.
“Saying goodbye to a loved one and making arrangements for their final resting place has to be among the hardest things any of us will ever be asked to do,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “For some unscrupulous individuals, however, our time of grief and vulnerability can mean an opportunity to cash in. These bills, taken in their totality, represent an earnest effort to protect grieving families from victimization by those who would seek to take advantage.”