Assembly BillIntroduced
A 9324: Abolishes the office of coroner.
What A 9324 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state of New York is abolishing the office of coroner in all counties except Lewis and Madison counties. The board of supervisors in each county can create the office of medical examiner through a local law with a 150-day notice period prior to a general election. The terms of all existing coroners will expire upon the appointment and qualification of the medical examiner, and no new coroners can be elected after that year. The new law will take effect on January 1st of the following year.
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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9324
- What is the current status of A 9324?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 9324 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 9324 pass?
- Not yet. A 9324 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9324, and where is it now?
- A 9324 was authored by Asm. Michaelle Solages. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Dec. 10, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, December 10, 2025 · 281 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9324 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to abolishing the office of coroner The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 400 of the county law, as amended 2 by chapter 654 of the laws of 1952, is amended to read as follows: 3 2. Coroners. (a) Each county, excluding Lewis county and Madison coun- 4 ty, shall abolish the office of coroner. 5 (b) At least one hundred fifty days prior to any general election and 6 subject to a permissive referendum, the board of supervisors shall have 7 power by local law to abolish the office of coroner and create the 8 office of medical examiner. 9 (c) The terms of office of all coroners elected or appointed and hold- 10 ing office in the county at the time [such local law becomes effective] 11 such office is abolished shall expire upon the appointment and quali- 12 fication of the medical examiner and at the general election to be held 13 in such year and thereafter no coroners shall be elected in the county. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 15 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07002-01-5
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