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S 8732 NY
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Relates to qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 7, 2026

Latest action (Jun 5, 2026) RETURNED TO SENATE

Summary

New York S 8732 modifies residency requirements for deputy sheriffs in Montgomery County by allowing them to reside outside the county while still holding the office. Deputy sheriffs in Montgomery County can now be residents of Montgomery County, any adjoining county in New York, or alternatively any of nine specified non-adjacent counties: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Hamilton, Madison, Oneida, Rensselaer, Warren, or Washington. This exemption modifies the state law requirement that government officials live in the political subdivision where they work. The change takes effect immediately.

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Official abstract

Expands the area outside Montgomery county in which a deputy sheriff in Montgomery county may reside.

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Action history (11)
  1. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
  2. Apr 20, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.716 · upper
  3. Apr 21, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. Apr 22, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. May 28, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  6. May 28, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  7. May 28, 2026 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS · lower
  8. Jun 5, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A10962 · lower
  9. Jun 5, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.598 · lower
  10. Jun 5, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
  11. Jun 5, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S08732 Summary: BILL NO S08732 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10962

&nbsp SPONSOR FAHY &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §3, Pub Off L &nbsp Expands the area outside Montgomery county in which a deputy sheriff in Montgomery county may reside.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

8732

IN SENATE

January 7, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subdivision 48 of section 3 of the public officers law, as 2 added by chapter 518 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 3 48. In the county of Montgomery, 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 deputy 8 sheriff in Montgomery county, provided, however, that such person 9 performing the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Mont- 10 gomery county or any adjoining county within New York state unless 11 otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. Such person 12 performing the duties and functions of deputy sheriff may also reside in 13 Albany county, Delaware county, Greene county, Hamilton county, Madison 14 county, Oneida county, Rensselaer county, Warren county, or Washington 15 county. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13656-02-5

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