| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 07, 2026 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S8732
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
Actions
2025-S8732 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3, Pub Off L
2025-S8732 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8732
SPONSOR: FAHY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications
for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery
PURPOSE:
To allow individuals residing in counties adjoining Montgomery County to
hold the office of deputy sheriff in the County
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Section 3 of the public officers law to allow resi-
dents of counties adjoining Montgomery County to serve as deputy sher-
iffs in Montgomery County
Section 2: Sets the effective date
2025-S8732 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8732
I N S E N A T E
January 7, 2026
___________
Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- 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 qualifications
for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 48 of section 3 of the public officers law, as
added by chapter 518 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
48. In the county of Montgomery, 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 functions are required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
sheriff in Montgomery county, provided, however, that such person
performing the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Mont-
gomery county or any adjoining county within New York state unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. SUCH PERSON
PERFORMING THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPUTY SHERIFF MAY ALSO RESIDE IN
ALBANY COUNTY, DELAWARE COUNTY, GREENE COUNTY, HAMILTON COUNTY, MADISON
COUNTY, ONEIDA COUNTY, RENSSELAER COUNTY, WARREN COUNTY, OR WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13656-02-5
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