senate Bill S8645

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Permits residents of Orange county and adjoining counties to hold the position of assistant district attorney in Orange county

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9785 - Signed by Governor

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

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 30, 2022 signed chap.275
Jun 22, 2022 delivered to governor
May 16, 2022 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.800
substituted for s8645
May 16, 2022 substituted by a9785
Apr 27, 2022 advanced to third reading
Apr 26, 2022 2nd report cal.
Apr 25, 2022 1st report cal.800
Mar 24, 2022 referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

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May 16, 2022 - floor Vote

A9785
61
0
floor
61
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: May 16, 2022

aye (61)
excused (2)

Apr 25, 2022 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

S8645
7
0
committee
7
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Investigations and Government Operations Committee Vote: Apr 25, 2022

aye (7)

S8645 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9785
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Off L

S8645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits residents of Orange county and adjoining counties to hold the position of assistant district attorney in Orange county.

S8645 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S8645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8645
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 district  attorney  in  the  county  of
   Orange
 
   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 72 to read as follows:
   72. IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, 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 FROM  HOLDING  THE  OFFICE  OF  ASSISTANT  DISTRICT
 ATTORNEY  OF  THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN
 ORANGE COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY  WITHIN  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING
 THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A
 RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON HOLDING THE OFFICE  OF
 CHIEF  ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THE HOLDER OF WHICH WOULD ASSUME THE
 DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY UPON  THE  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S  ABSENCE
 FROM THE COUNTY OR UPON THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S INABILITY TO PERFORM HIS
 OR HER DUTIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15172-01-2

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