Waives the residency requirement for certain county attorney positions within Essex county
This bill removes the requirement for assistant public defenders in Essex County to live within the county, allowing them to reside in any neighboring county in New York instead. It applies specifically to assistant public defenders while maintaining the residency rule for the first assistant public defender and other county attorney roles. The change is designed to expand the pool of eligible candidates for these legal positions without altering the duties of the office.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Signed Aug 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2024 · Assembly Jun 6, 2024
How they voted
58–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 62
May 28, 2024
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Aug 28, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.267
upper
Jun 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 28, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5608C
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Jun 10, 2023
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5608B
upper
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5608A
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Stec
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
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