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A11321 • 2025

Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys

Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys

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Sponsor
Matthew Simpson
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Passed Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys

Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys, provided that they live in Washington county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys, provided that they live in Washington county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Senate

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S10162

  2. 2026-05-29 Senate

    3RD READING CAL.1135

  3. 2026-05-29 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  4. 2026-05-29 Senate

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-05-28 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  6. 2026-05-28 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. 2026-05-28 Senate

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  8. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    REPORTED

  9. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.164

  10. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.164

  11. 2026-05-19 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  12. 2026-05-11 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys
Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys, provided that they live in Washington county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

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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                                          11321

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      May 11, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simpson) --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  removing  resi-
          dency requirements for Washington county deputy county 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  WASHINGTON,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION
     4  REQUIRING  A  PERSON  TO  BE  A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR
     5  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN
     6  OR WITHIN WHICH SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL  FUNCTIONS  ARE  REQUIRED  TO  BE
     7  EXERCISED,  SHALL  NOT  PREVENT  A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF THE
     8  DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
     9  PERSON  RESIDES  IN  WASHINGTON COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE
    10  STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT  ANY  PERSON  PERFORMING  SUCH
    11  FUNCTIONS  OR  HOLDING  THE  OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY IN ANY
    12  OTHER COUNTY SHALL  BE  A  RESIDENT  OF  SUCH  COUNTY  UNLESS  OTHERWISE
    13  PROVIDED BY LAW.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15748-01-6