S 8305: Reestablishes the office of coroner in the county of Oswego; removes the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in such county; allows Oswego County to appoint a coroner.
What S 8305 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill reestablishes the office of coroner in Oswego County, New York. The coroner's powers and duties, previously held by the district attorney, are now placed in the office of the coroner. The coroner will be appointed by the county legislature. The provisions of this section do not allow any other county to change or supersede the provisions of this chapter. The district attorney in Oswego County will continue to serve as the coroner until a new coroner is appointed.
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Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8305
- What is the current status of S 8305?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 8305 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT".
- Did S 8305 pass?
- Not yet. S 8305 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8305, and where is it now?
- S 8305 was authored by Sen. Mark Walczyk. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government. It is filed under CNT, alongside 26 other New York CNT bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| May. 30, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 30, 2025 · 332 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8305 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to reestablishing the office of coroner in the county of Oswego and removing the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in such county and allowing Oswego county to appoint a coroner The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act reestablishes the office of coroner within the 2 county of Oswego and removes such powers and duties from the office of 3 the district attorney and places it with the office of the coroner with- 4 in the county of Oswego. 5 § 2. Section 400 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi- 6 sion 3-c to read as follows: 7 3-c. Coroner in Oswego county. The office of coroner is hereby rees- 8 tablished in the county of Oswego. The powers and duties of the coroner 9 previously held by the district attorney are now placed in the office of 10 the coroner of the county of Oswego. Such coroner shall be appointed by 11 the county legislature. The provisions of this section shall not have 12 the effect under section ten of the municipal home rule law to permit 13 any county, other than Oswego county as herein prescribed, to change, 14 amend or supersede, by local law, any provisions of this chapter. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that 16 the district attorney in Oswego county shall continue to serve as the 17 coroner until such time as a coroner is appointed. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05562-01-5
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