Assembly BillIntroduced
A 11395: Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county.
What A 11395 does, verified June 8, 2026
<p> This act amends the Public Officers Law to allow Assistant District Attorneys and Assistant Public Defenders in Yates County to reside in Monroe County while holding their offices. Previously, these officials were required to live in Yates County or an adjoining county; this change specifically adds Monroe County to the list of acceptable residence locations for these roles. The law takes effect immediately upon passage. </p>
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s10526 (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11395
- What is the current status of A 11395?
- As of June 8, 2026, A 11395 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 s10526".
- Did A 11395 pass?
- Not yet. A 11395 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11395, and where is it now?
- A 11395 was authored by Asm. Philip Palmesano.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted by s10526 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.624 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | rules report cal.624 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | reported |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 15, 2026 · 375 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11395 IN ASSEMBLY May 15, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Palmesano) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 38 and 38-a of section 3 of the public offi- 2 cers law, as amended by chapter 405 of the laws of 2025, are amended to 3 read as follows: 4 38. In the county of Yates, the provisions of this section requiring a 5 person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corpo- 6 ration of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within 7 which such person's official functions are required to be exercised, 8 shall not prevent a person from holding the office of assistant district 9 attorney of the county of Yates, other than the first assistant district 10 attorney, provided that such person resides in Yates county, an adjoin- 11 ing county within the state of New York, [or] within Chemung county, or 12 within Monroe county. 13 38-a. In the county of Yates, the provisions of this section requiring 14 a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal 15 corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within 16 which such person's official functions are required to be exercised, 17 shall not prevent a person regularly admitted to practice as an attorney 18 or counselor in the courts of record of this state from holding the 19 office of assistant public defender of the county of Yates, provided 20 that such person resides in the county of Yates, an adjoining county 21 within the state of New York, [or] within Chemung county, or within 22 Monroe county. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15864-01-6
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