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A 8251: Increases the maximum compensation for commissioners of improvement districts from one hundred to one hundred twenty dollars per day.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 9, 2026

What A 8251 does, verified January 9, 2026

The proposed law aims to amend the town law to regulate the compensation of commissioners in improvement districts. Commissioners must take the constitutional oath of office and file an official undertaking before entering their duties. The town board can require commissioners to file new undertakings at any time and approve the sureties and sum. Commissioners can be paid a daily amount, not exceeding $120 per day, for each day spent serving the district, which is considered a district expense. The law takes effect immediately.

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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8251
What is the current status of A 8251?
As of January 9, 2026, A 8251 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 local governments".
Did A 8251 pass?
Not yet. A 8251 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 8251, and where is it now?
A 8251 was authored by Asm. Daniel Norber. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to local governments
May. 05, 2025referred to local governments
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 276 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8251 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to compensation of commission- ers of improvement districts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 214 of the town law, as amended by chapter 344 of 2 the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 214. Oaths, undertakings and compensation of commissioners. Each 4 commissioner, before entering upon the duties of [his] such commission- 5 er's office, shall take the constitutional oath of office and execute to 6 the town and file with the town clerk an official undertaking in such 7 sum and with such sureties as the town board may direct. The town board 8 at any time may require any such commissioners to file a new official 9 undertaking for such sum and with such sureties as the board shall 10 approve. Such commissioners may be paid such an amount as the town board 11 may designate, but not to exceed the sum of one hundred twenty dollars 12 per day each for each day actually and necessarily spent in the service 13 of the district. Such compensation shall be deemed an expense of main- 14 taining the district. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10977-01-5 
Text of A 8251 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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