S9248 • 2025

Relates to the residency of certain officers of the village of Washingtonville, Orange county

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Sponsor: James Skoufis
Last action: 2026-06-03
Official status: Passed Assembly
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to the residency of certain officers of the village of Washingtonville, Orange county

Relates to the residency of certain officers of the village of Washingtonville, Orange county Expands the residency requirement for the village clerk, deputy village clerk, village treasurer, and deputy village treasurer of the village of Washingtonville such that such person need not be a resident of such village, but must be a resident in the county in which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

What This Bill Does

Relates to the residency of certain officers of the village of Washingtonville, Orange county Expands the residency requirement for the village clerk, deputy village clerk, village treasurer, and deputy village treasurer of the village of Washingtonville such that such person need not be a resident of such village, but must be a resident in the county in which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

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Bill History

2026-06-03 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A10489
2026-06-03 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.454
2026-06-03 Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY
2026-06-03 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-06-02 Senate
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2026-06-02 Senate
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1554
2026-06-02 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-06-02 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-06-02 Assembly
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
2026-02-18 Senate
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Official Summary Text

Relates to the residency of certain officers of the village of Washingtonville, Orange county
Expands the residency requirement for the village clerk, deputy village clerk, village treasurer, and deputy village treasurer of the village of Washingtonville such that such person need not be a resident of such village, but must be a resident in the county in which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          9248

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 18, 2026
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        Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

        AN ACT to amend the village law and public officers law, in relation  to
          the  residency  of certain officers of the village of Washingtonville,
          Orange county

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

     1    Section 1. Section 3-300 of the village law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 37 to read as follows:
     3    37.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER CHAP-
     4  TER, GENERAL LAW, LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE,  OR  SPECIAL  ACT,  THE  VILLAGE
     5  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF WASHINGTONVILLE, ORANGE COUNTY, MAY,
     6  BY  RESOLUTION,  PROVIDE  THAT  THE VILLAGE CLERK, DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK,
     7  VILLAGE TREASURER, AND DEPUTY VILLAGE TREASURER OF THE VILLAGE OF  WASH-
     8  INGTONVILLE  NEED NOT BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH VILLAGE, BUT MUST BE A RESI-
     9  DENT IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH VILLAGE  IS  LOCATED  OR  AN  ADJOINING
    10  COUNTY  WITHIN  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON
    11  PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF VILLAGE CLERK, DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK, VILLAGE
    12  TREASURER, AND DEPUTY VILLAGE TREASURER IN ANY OTHER VILLAGE SHALL BE  A
    13  RESIDENT  OF  SUCH  VILLAGE,  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE
    14  STATE LEGISLATURE.
    15    § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
    16  subdivision 77 to read as follows:
    17    77.  IN  THE  VILLAGE OF WASHINGTONVILLE, IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, THE
    18  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A  RESIDENT  OF  THE
    19  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH
    20  SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL FUNC-
    21  TIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT SUCH  PERSON  FROM
    22  HOLDING THE OFFICE OF VILLAGE CLERK, DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK, VILLAGE TREA-
    23  SURER,  OR  DEPUTY  VILLAGE TREASURER OF THE VILLAGE OF WASHINGTONVILLE,
    24  PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN ORANGE COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING COUN-
    25  TY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON  PERFORM-
    26  ING THE FUNCTIONS OF VILLAGE CLERK, DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK, VILLAGE TREAS-
    27  URER,  AND  DEPUTY  VILLAGE  TREASURER  IN  ANY OTHER VILLAGE SHALL BE A
    28  RESIDENT OF SUCH VILLAGE UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
    29    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14870-01-6