S 7270 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Waives the residency requirement for the commissioner of health and public health director for Putnam county

This bill waives the requirement that Putnam County's commissioner of health and public health director must reside within Putnam County itself. Instead, it allows these officials to live in Putnam County or any neighboring county in New York. The change modifies state law to exempt these specific county health roles from the standard residency rule that applies elsewhere. It directly affects future appointees to these two health leadership positions in Putnam County. The bill creates a limited exception for Putnam County only, leaving residency rules unchanged for other counties.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 7, 2025 Last action Jun 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026

How they voted

61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Pete Harckham
Pete Harckham
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
40