Assembly Actions -
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S8678
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S8678 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9360
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3, Pub Off L
2023-S8678 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8678 SPONSOR: O'MARA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to allowing the Seneca county attorney to reside in a county adjoining Seneca county PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would allow Seneca County to consider candidates for county attorney who reside in an adjoining county. Making this change would allow county leadership to consider a wider range of qualified candi- dates. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends Section 3 of the public officer's law by adding a new subdivision 74 to read as follows: 74. In the county of Seneca, the provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdi- vision or municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall be chosen or within his or her official functions are required to be
2023-S8678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8678 I N S E N A T E February 28, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- 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 allowing the Seneca county attorney to reside in a county adjoining Seneca county 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 74 to read as follows: 74. IN THE COUNTY OF SENECA, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH HIS OR HER OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON REGULARLY ADMITTED TO PRACTICE AS AN ATTORNEY OR COUNSELOR IN THE COURTS OF RECORD OF THIS STATE FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF SENECA COUNTY ATTORNEY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY OF SENECA, OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF COUNTY ATTOR- NEY IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14354-01-4
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