A 5574: Reestablishes the office of coroner in the county of Oswego; removes the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in such county; allows Oswego County to appoint a coroner.
What A 5574 does, verified June 9, 2026
The bill reestablishes the office of coroner in Oswego County and removes the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in that county. The office of coroner will be appointed by the county legislature. The provisions of this section will not affect other counties from changing their coroner provisions. The district attorney in Oswego County will continue to serve as coroner until a new coroner is appointed.
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Quick answers about A 5574
- What is the current status of A 5574?
- As of June 9, 2026, A 5574 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "REFERRED TO RULES".
- Did A 5574 pass?
- Not yet. A 5574 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote A 5574, and where is it now?
- A 5574 was authored by Asm. William Barclay. Its committee of record is Senate Rules. It is filed under CNT, alongside 26 other New York CNT bills this session.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | REFERRED TO RULES |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | delivered to senate |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | home rule request |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.560 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 328 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5574 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to reestablishing the office of coroner in the county of Oswego and removing the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in such county and allowing Oswego county to appoint a coroner The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act reestablishes the office of coroner within the 2 county of Oswego and removes such powers and duties from the office of 3 the district attorney and places it with the office of the coroner with- 4 in the county of Oswego. 5 § 2. Section 400 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi- 6 sion 3-c to read as follows: 7 3-c. Coroner in Oswego county. The office of coroner is hereby rees- 8 tablished in the county of Oswego. The powers and duties of the coroner 9 previously held by the district attorney are now placed in the office of 10 the coroner of the county of Oswego. Such coroner shall be appointed by 11 the county legislature. The provisions of this section shall not have 12 the effect under section ten of the municipal home rule law to permit 13 any county, other than Oswego county as herein prescribed, to change, 14 amend or supersede, by local law, any provisions of this chapter. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that 16 the district attorney in Oswego county shall continue to serve as the 17 coroner until such time as a coroner is appointed. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05562-01-5
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