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A 5231: Permits assistant district attorneys to live anywhere within the state.
What A 5231 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the Public Officers Law to allow assistant district attorneys to live anywhere within the state, not just within the county or city they are chosen to serve. The current law requires public officials to reside within the political subdivision or municipal corporation where they are elected or serve. This bill would exempt assistant district attorneys from this requirement, allowing them to live anywhere in the state while still holding their office. The proposed change would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5231
- What is the current status of A 5231?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 5231 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 5231 pass?
- Not yet. A 5231 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5231, and where is it now?
- A 5231 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 193 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5231 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting assistant district attorneys to live anywhere within the state 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 2-e to read as follows: 3 2-e. The provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resi- 4 dent of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state 5 for which they shall be chosen or within which their official functions 6 are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding 7 the office of assistant district attorney in any county. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08774-01-5
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