Senate BillPassed both houses
S 10526: Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county.
What S 10526 does, verified October 17, 2026
<p> This bill amends the Public Officers Law to allow Assistant District Attorneys and Assistant Public Defenders in Yates County to reside in Monroe County. Currently, these officials must live in Yates County or an adjoining county. This legislation adds Monroe County to the list of acceptable residence locations for these specific roles, while maintaining the requirement that they reside in Yates County, an adjoining county, or Chemung County. The changes apply to all Assistant District Attorneys except the first one, and to Assistant Public Defenders who are regularly admitted to practice in New York state courts. The act takes effect immediately upon passage. </p>
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Quick answers about S 10526
- What is the current status of S 10526?
- As of October 17, 2026, S 10526 is recorded as "Passed both houses": it has cleared both chambers and awaits the Governor's signature or veto. The last recorded action, on October 16, 2026, was "DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR".
- Did S 10526 pass?
- Not yet law. S 10526 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
- Who wrote S 10526, and where is it now?
- S 10526 was authored by Sen. Thomas O'Mara.
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| Oct. 16, 2026 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.624 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted for a11395 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 18, 2026 · 377 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10526 IN SENATE May 18, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment 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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