Assembly Bill A1420

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of Rochester to adopt a local law requiring police officers in such city to be residents of Rochester

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A1420 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4565

2023-A1420 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of Rochester to adopt a local law requiring a member of the police force in such city to be a resident of Rochester subsequent to the effective date of such local law.

2023-A1420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1420
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CLARK, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to authorizing  the
   city of Rochester to adopt a local law requiring police officers to be
   residents of Rochester

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 73 to read as follows:
   73. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,
 OR ANY PROVISION OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL  LAW,  CHARTER,  CODE,
 ORDINANCE,  RESOLUTION,  RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE CITY OF
 ROCHESTER, AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL HAVE  THE
 AUTHORITY  TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW SUBSEQUENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION REQUIRING ANY PERSON WHO IS APPOINTED AS  A  MEMBER  OF  THE
 POLICE  FORCE OF SUCH CITY TO BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH A CITY DURING HIS OR
 HER EMPLOYMENT AS A MEMBER OF SUCH POLICE FORCE; PROVIDED HOWEVER,  THAT
 NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL AUTHORIZE SUCH LOCAL LAW TO AFFECT ANY
 PERSON WHO ENTERED SUCH CITY SERVICE AS A POLICE OFFICER PRIOR TO THIRTY
 DAYS SUBSEQUENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH LOCAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04501-01-3

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