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A10405 • 2025

Relates to removing residency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys

Relates to removing residency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys

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Sponsor
Jonathan Jacobson
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
Passed Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to removing residency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys

Relates to removing residency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys Removes residency requirements for persons holding the office of assistant district attorney for the county of Ulster; provides that a person holding such office may reside in Ulster county or an adjoining county within the state.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to removing residency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys Removes residency requirements for persons holding the office of assistant district attorney for the county of Ulster; provides that a person holding such office may reside in Ulster county or an adjoining county within the state.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 Senate

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S9387

  2. 2026-05-28 Senate

    3RD READING CAL.720

  3. 2026-05-28 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  4. 2026-05-28 Senate

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-05-12 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  6. 2026-05-12 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. 2026-05-12 Senate

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  8. 2026-05-07 Assembly

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.480

  9. 2026-05-05 Assembly

    REPORTED

  10. 2026-03-03 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Relates to removing residency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys
Removes residency requirements for persons holding the office of assistant district attorney for the county of Ulster; provides that a person holding such office may reside in Ulster county or an adjoining county within the state.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10405

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      March 3, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations

        AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to removing resi-
          dency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 77 to read as follows:
     3    77.  IN THE COUNTY OF ULSTER, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING
     4  A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF  THE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL
     5  CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN
     6  WHICH  SUCH  PERSON'S  OFFICIAL  FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED,
     7  SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT
     8  ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF ULSTER, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES  IN
     9  ULSTER  COUNTY  OR  AN  ADJOINING  COUNTY  WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
    10  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR  HOLDING
    11  THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A
    12  RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. THE PROVISIONS
    13  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON HOLDING THE OFFICE OF
    14  FIRST ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT  ATTORNEY,
    15  THE  HOLDER  OF  WHICH  WOULD ASSUME THE DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
    16  UPON THE DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S  ABSENCE  FROM  THE  COUNTY  OR  UPON  THE
    17  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S  INABILITY  TO  PERFORM  SUCH  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S
    18  DUTIES.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14649-01-6