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A 10961: Allows persons holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery to be a resident of certain other counties.
What A 10961 does, verified June 9, 2026
<ol> <li>The bill amends the Public Officers Law by adding a new subdivision for Montgomery County.</li> <li>This amendment allows individuals to hold the position of correction officer in Montgomery County even if they do not reside within the county, provided they live in Montgomery County or any adjoining New York State county.</li> <li>Specifically, residents of Albany, Delaware, Greene, Hamilton, Madison, Oneida, Rensselaer, Warren, and Washington counties are eligible to hold this position in Montgomery County.</li> </ol>
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s8733 (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 10961
- What is the current status of A 10961?
- As of June 9, 2026, A 10961 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "substituted by s8733".
- Did A 10961 pass?
- Not yet. A 10961 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 10961, and where is it now?
- A 10961 was authored by Asm. Robert Smullen with 1 coauthor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted by s8733 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.597 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | rules report cal.597 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | reported |
| May. 19, 2026 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 14, 2026 · 274 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10961 IN ASSEMBLY April 14, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgom- ery The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 77 to read as follows: 3 77. In the county of Montgomery, the provisions of this section 4 requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or 5 municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen 6 or within which such person's official functions are required to be 7 exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of 8 correction officer in Montgomery county, provided, however, that such 9 person performing the duties and functions of correction officer resides 10 in Montgomery county or any adjoining county within New York state 11 unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. Such 12 person performing the duties and functions of correction officer may 13 also reside in Albany county, Delaware county, Greene county, Hamilton 14 county, Madison county, Oneida county, Rensselaer county, Warren county, 15 or Washington county. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13749-03-6
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