S 8276 NY
Relates to the qualifications to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland
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Summary
This bill amends New York's Public Officers Law to relax residency requirements for assistant county attorneys in Rockland County. Currently, public officers must generally be residents of the political subdivision where they work. Under this bill, a non-resident can hold the position of assistant county attorney in Rockland County if they reside in Rockland County, any county in the Ninth Judicial District, New York City, or an adjoining county. This change applies only to Rockland County; assistant county attorneys in other counties must still meet existing residency requirements. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Official abstract
Allows a non-resident to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland.
Sponsor (1)
- Pete Harckham Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- William Weber Republican · cosponsor
Action history (19)
- May 29, 2025 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1923 · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
- Feb 10, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.348 · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Mar 25, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Mar 25, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Mar 25, 2026 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS · lower
- May 11, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A8344 · lower
- May 11, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.464 · lower
- May 11, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
- May 11, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
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  SPONSOR HARCKHAM   COSPNSR WEBER   MLTSPNSR   Amd §3, Pub Off L   Allows a non-resident to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
8276
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 29, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 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
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