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S 6426: Authorizes the assistant court clerk and fire marshal of the town of Harrison, county of Westchester, to be nonresidents of such town.
What S 6426 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill aims to amend the town law and the public officers law in New York. The assistant court clerk and fire marshal of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County, are allowed to be non-residents of the town. However, if they are appointed in another town, they must be residents of that town. The bill also clarifies that the requirements for residency for public officials do not apply to the assistant court clerk and fire marshal of Harrison, as long as they reside in Westchester County.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A7287 (2025-06-04)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6426
- What is the current status of S 6426?
- As of July 2, 2025, S 6426 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 4, 2025, was "SUBSTITUTED BY A7287".
- Did S 6426 pass?
- Not yet. S 6426 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6426, and where is it now?
- S 6426 was authored by Sen. Shelley Mayer.
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| Jun. 04, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A7287 |
| May. 01, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| Apr. 29, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.721 |
| Mar. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 13, 2025 · 383 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6426 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the assistant court clerk and fire marshal of the town of Harrison, county of Westchester, to be nonresidents 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 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 37 to read as follows: 3 37. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, 4 in the town of Harrison, in the county of Westchester, the person 5 performing the function of assistant court clerk or fire marshal, need 6 not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person perform- 7 ing the function of assistant court clerk or fire marshal in any other 8 town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an 9 act of the state legislature. 10 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new 11 subdivision 76 to read as follows: 12 76. In the town of Harrison, in the county of Westchester, the 13 provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the 14 political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which 15 such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official func- 16 tions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from 17 holding the office of assistant court clerk or fire marshal of the town 18 of Harrison; provided that such person resides in a town which is in the 19 county of Westchester. Provided, however, the person performing the 20 function of assistant court clerk or fire marshal in any other town 21 shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10317-02-5
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