S 8732: Expands the area outside Montgomery county in which a deputy sheriff in Montgomery county may reside.
The bill amends the Public Officers Law to relax the residency requirement for individuals holding the office of deputy sheriff in Montgomery County. Currently, the law requires individuals to be residents of the county or municipality where they are chosen or where their official functions are required to be exercised. The bill allows individuals to hold the office of deputy sheriff in Montgomery County, regardless of their residency, as long as they reside in the county or an adjoining county within New York State. Additionally, the bill permits individuals to also reside in Albany County, Delaware County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Madison County, Oneida County, Rensselaer County, Warren County, or Washington County, while still holding the office of deputy sheriff.
- What is the current status of S 8732?
- As of October 17, 2026, S 8732 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 8732 pass?
- Not yet law. S 8732 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
- Who wrote S 8732, and where is it now?
- S 8732 was authored by Sen. Patricia Fahy.
| Oct. 16, 2026 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.598 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted for a10962 |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8732 IN SENATE January 7, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- 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 qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 48 of section 3 of the public officers law, as 2 added by chapter 518 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 3 48. In the county of Montgomery, the provisions of this section 4 requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or 5 municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen 6 or within which such person's official functions are required to be 7 exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy 8 sheriff in Montgomery county, provided, however, that such person 9 performing the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Mont- 10 gomery county or any adjoining county within New York state unless 11 otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. Such person 12 performing the duties and functions of deputy sheriff may also reside in 13 Albany county, Delaware county, Greene county, Hamilton county, Madison 14 county, Oneida county, Rensselaer county, Warren county, or Washington 15 county. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13656-02-5