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Senate Bill S5691A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town

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2025-S5691 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7844
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2025-S5691 - Summary

Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town, so long as such person resides in Allegany county.

2025-S5691 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5691 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5691
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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 authorizing  the
   town  justice  of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a
   nonresident of such town

   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 76 to read as follows:
   76.  IN  THE  TOWN  OF  WEST  ALMOND,  IN  THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY, THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A  RESIDENT  OF  THE
 POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH
 SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL FUNC-
 TIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL  NOT  PREVENT  A  PERSON  FROM
 HOLDING  THE OFFICE OF TOWN JUSTICE OF THE TOWN OF WEST ALMOND; PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 THE  PERSON  PERFORMING  THE  FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER TOWN
 SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09331-01-5

2025-S5691A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7844
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2025-S5691A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town, so long as such person resides in Allegany county.

2025-S5691A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5691A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5691--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
   authorizing  the  town  justice  of the town of West Almond, county of
   Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  23  of  the  town law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 37 to read as follows:
   37. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
 IN THE TOWN OF WEST ALMOND,  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  ALLEGANY,  THE  PERSON
 PERFORMING  THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE, NEED NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH
 TOWN; PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON  RESIDES  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  ALLEGANY.
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN
 ANY  OTHER  TOWN  SHALL  BE  AN  ELECTOR  OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
   § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 76 to read as follows:
   76.  IN  THE  TOWN  OF  WEST  ALMOND,  IN  THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY, THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A  RESIDENT  OF  THE
 POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH
 SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL FUNC-
 TIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL  NOT  PREVENT  A  PERSON  FROM
 HOLDING  THE OFFICE OF TOWN JUSTICE OF THE TOWN OF WEST ALMOND; PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 THE  PERSON  PERFORMING  THE  FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER TOWN
 SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09331-03-5

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