Senate BillPassed both houses
S 5691: Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town, so long as such person resides in Allegany county.
What S 5691 does, verified October 17, 2026
The bill amends the town law and public officers law to allow the town justice of the town of West Almond, in the county of Allegany, to not be an elector of the town. This provision applies specifically to the town of West Almond, allowing the town justice to reside in the county, rather than the town. In all other towns, the town justice must be a resident of the town and an elector of the town.
Bill journey
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Last action: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (2026-10-16)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5691
- What is the current status of S 5691?
- As of October 17, 2026, S 5691 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 5691 pass?
- Not yet law. S 5691 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
- Who wrote S 5691, and where is it now?
- S 5691 was authored by Sen. George Borrello.
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| Oct. 16, 2026 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| May. 20, 2026 | returned to senate |
| May. 20, 2026 | passed assembly |
| May. 20, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.145 |
| May. 20, 2026 | substituted for a7844b |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 27, 2025 · 264 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5691 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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 authorizing the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town 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 76 to read as follows: 3 76. In the town of West Almond, in the county of Allegany, the 4 provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the 5 political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which 6 such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official func- 7 tions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from 8 holding the office of town justice of the town of West Almond; provided 9 that such person resides in the county of Allegany. Provided, however, 10 the person performing the function of town justice in any other town 11 shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09331-01-5
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