S8454 • 2025

Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Dan Stec
Last action: 2026-06-05
Official status: Passed Assembly
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director

Relates to the residency requirement for the St.

What This Bill Does

Relates to the residency requirement for the St.
Lawrence county public health director and community services director Exempts persons holding the offices of public health director and director of community services of St.
Lawrence county from the requirement that such person be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official functions are required to be exercised.

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Bill History

2026-06-05 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A9074A
2026-06-05 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.543
2026-06-05 Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY
2026-06-05 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-06-04 Senate
REPASSED SENATE
2026-06-04 Senate
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-06-04 Assembly
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
2026-05-28 Senate
RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
2026-05-28 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-05-28 Senate
VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-28 Senate
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8454A
2026-05-19 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-05-19 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-19 Assembly
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
2026-05-14 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-13 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-05-12 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.1066
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2025-07-11 Senate
REFERRED TO RULES

Official Summary Text

Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director
Exempts persons holding the offices of public health director and director of community services of St. Lawrence county from the requirement that such person be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official functions are required to be exercised.

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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                                          8454

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      July 11, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  STEC  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the public officers law,  in  relation  to  waiving  the
          residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health direc-
          tor and community services director

          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 ST. LAWRENCE,  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 THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO  BE  EXERCISED,
     7  SHALL  NOT  PREVENT  A  PERSON  FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF COUNTY PUBLIC
     8  HEALTH DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OF THE COUNTY  OF  ST.
     9  LAWRENCE,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN A COUNTY ADJOINING ST.
    10  LAWRENCE COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY
    11  PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING THE OFFICE OF COUNTY  PUBLIC
    12  HEALTH  DIRECTOR  OR  DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES IN ANY OTHER COUNTY
    13  SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS 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.
                                                                   LBD13466-01-5