Senate BillPassed both houses
S 8276: Allows a non-resident to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland.
What S 8276 does, verified October 17, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the Public Officers Law to allow individuals to hold the office of Assistant County Attorney in Rockland County without being a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation. This change applies to individuals who reside in Rockland County, any county in the Ninth Judicial District of New York, New York City, or an adjoining county. However, individuals performing such functions or holding the office in other counties must be residents of those counties. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (2026-10-16)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8276
- What is the current status of S 8276?
- As of October 17, 2026, S 8276 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 8276 pass?
- Not yet law. S 8276 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
- Who wrote S 8276, and where is it now?
- S 8276 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham with 1 coauthor.
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| Oct. 16, 2026 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| May. 11, 2026 | returned to senate |
| May. 11, 2026 | passed assembly |
| May. 11, 2026 | ordered to third reading cal.464 |
| May. 11, 2026 | substituted for a8344 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 29, 2025 · 278 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8276 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 qualification to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rock- land 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 county of Rockland, the provisions of this section requir- 4 ing a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal 5 corporation of the state for which they shall be chosen or within which 6 their official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent 7 a person from holding the office of the assistant county attorney of the 8 county of Rockland, provided that such person resides in Rockland coun- 9 ty, any county of the Ninth Judicial District of New York, New York 10 city, or any other adjoining county; provided, however that any person 11 performing such functions or holding the office of the assistant county 12 attorney in any other county shall be a resident of such county unless 13 otherwise provided by law. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11898-01-5
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