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S 7796: Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Chemung county.
What S 7796 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to allow assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders from Yates County to reside in Chemung County. This change is intended to make it easier for individuals to live in the area where they work, rather than having to reside in their county of origin. The bill specifically targets subdivisions 38 and 38-a of the Public Officers Law, which currently require residents of the state for which officials are chosen to reside in their county of origin. The proposed changes would exempt assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders from this requirement, allowing them to reside in Chemung County if they also work in Yates County.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.405 (2025-09-10)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7796
- What is the current status of S 7796?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7796 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on September 10, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.405".
- Did S 7796 pass?
- Yes. S 7796 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action September 10, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 7796, and where is it now?
- S 7796 was authored by Sen. Thomas O'Mara.
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| Sep. 10, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.405 |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.822 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 6, 2025 · 148 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7796 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 6, 2025 ___________ 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 repeal subdivisions 38 and 38-a of section 3 of the public officers law, relating to exempting Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders from the requirement to reside in Yates 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 are REPEALED. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11512-01-5
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