Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town
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.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action May 20, 2026
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What changed between versions
S5691A
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S5691B
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to correct a procedural error where a previously deleted provision regarding residency requirements for town justices in other towns was accidentally removed. The amendment restores this general rule, ensuring that while West Almond has a special exception, justices in all other towns must still be residents of their respective towns.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability was restored to include all towns in the state, rather than unintentionally limiting the residency requirement to only the town of West Almond.
REQUIREMENT
Restored the requirement that town justices in any town other than West Almond must be residents of that town.
TECHNICAL
Corrected the legislative history text to accurately reflect that the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations.
Updated the bill number from version A to version B and adjusted the internal reference numbers for subdivisions to reflect the new addition.
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026 · Assembly May 20, 2026
How they voted
58–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
May 19, 2026
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
4
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5691B
upper
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5691A
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
George Borrello
RRepublican/Conservative
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