A8344 • 2025

Relates to the qualifications to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland

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Sponsor: Patrick J. Carroll
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to the qualifications to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland

Relates to the qualifications to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland Allows a non-resident to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland.

What This Bill Does

Relates to the qualifications to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland Allows a non-resident to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland.

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Bill History

2026-05-11 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED BY S8276
2026-05-07 Assembly
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.464
2026-05-05 Assembly
REPORTED
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
2025-05-13 Assembly
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Relates to the qualifications to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland
Allows a non-resident to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          8344

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      May 13, 2025
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualification to
          hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of  Rock-
          land

          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 COUNTY OF ROCKLAND, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION  REQUIR-
     4  ING  A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL
     5  CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH THEY SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN  WHICH
     6  THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT
     7  A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY OF THE
     8  COUNTY  OF ROCKLAND, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN ROCKLAND COUN-
     9  TY, ANY COUNTY OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT  OF  NEW  YORK,  NEW  YORK
    10  CITY,  OR  ANY OTHER ADJOINING COUNTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY PERSON
    11  PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT  COUNTY
    12  ATTORNEY  IN  ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS
    13  OTHERWISE 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.
                                                                   LBD11898-01-5