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Assembly Bill A2416

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the full-time status of the district attorney of Hamilton county

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2025-A2416 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §700, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7215
2021-2022: A7137
2023-2024: A4694

2025-A2416 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the full-time status of the district attorney of Hamilton county.

2025-A2416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2416
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the full-time  status  of
   the district attorney of Hamilton county
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 700 of the county law, as  amended
 by chapter 419 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   8.  The district attorney of a county having a population of more than
 one hundred thousand according to the last  federal  census  [and],  THE
 DISTRICT  ATTORNEY  OF  HAMILTON  COUNTY, the district attorney of Essex
 county and any county having a population of more  than  forty  thousand
 but less than one hundred thousand according to the last federal census,
 the  board of supervisors of which has designated such office as a full-
 time position, shall give [his] whole time ATTENTION to [his] THE duties
 OF THE OFFICE and shall not engage in the practice of  law,  act  as  an
 arbitrator,  referee or compensated mediator in any action or proceeding
 or matter or engage in the conduct of any other profession  or  business
 which  interferes  with the performance of [his] SUCH duties as district
 attorney.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05824-01-5

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