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A7844 • 2025

Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town

Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Joseph Sempolinski
Last action
2026-05-20
Official status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town

Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town, so long as such person resides in Allegany county.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town, so long as such person resides in Allegany county.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    REPORTED

  2. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.145

  3. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.145

  4. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    SUBSTITUTED BY S5691B

  5. 2026-05-19 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  6. 2026-05-06 Assembly

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

  7. 2026-05-06 Assembly

    PRINT NUMBER 7844B

  8. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  9. 2025-06-11 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  10. 2025-06-05 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  11. 2025-06-05 Assembly

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

  12. 2025-06-05 Assembly

    PRINT NUMBER 7844A

  13. 2025-04-11 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town
Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town, so long as such person resides in Allegany county.

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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                                          7844

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     April 11, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMPOLINSKI -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing  the
          town  justice  of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a
          nonresident of such town

          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 76 to read as follows:
     3    76.  IN  THE  TOWN  OF  WEST  ALMOND,  IN  THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY, THE
     4  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A  RESIDENT  OF  THE
     5  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH
     6  SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL FUNC-
     7  TIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL  NOT  PREVENT  A  PERSON  FROM
     8  HOLDING  THE OFFICE OF TOWN JUSTICE OF THE TOWN OF WEST ALMOND; PROVIDED
     9  THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
    10  THE  PERSON  PERFORMING  THE  FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER TOWN
    11  SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09331-01-5