S 9447: Authorizes the village of Briarcliff Manor to provide that the positions of village treasurer, deputy village treasurer, village clerk, deputy clerk and building inspector may be held by residents of Westchester county, or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
What S 9447 does, verified October 17, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Village Law and the Public Officers Law in the state of New York. The Village of Briarcliff Manor is allowed to permit non-residents to hold the offices of village treasurer, deputy village treasurer, village clerk, deputy clerk, and building inspector, provided they reside in Westchester County, an adjoining county, or Dutchess County. The new law relaxes the residency requirement for certain village officials, allowing them to hold office without being a resident of the village itself. However, the person performing the functions of these positions in other municipalities must still be a resident of that municipality, unless otherwise specified by state law.
Bill journey
✓IntroducedComplete
✓In CommitteeComplete
✓First Chamber FloorComplete
✓Second ChamberComplete
5GovernorCurrent
6ChapteredPending
Last action: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (2026-10-16)Alert me
Quick answers about S 9447
- What is the current status of S 9447?
- As of October 17, 2026, S 9447 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 9447 pass?
- Not yet law. S 9447 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
- Who wrote S 9447, and where is it now?
- S 9447 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham. It is filed under VIL, alongside 13 other New York VIL bills this session.
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions13 total · showing 5
| Oct. 16, 2026 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.512 |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | substituted for a10867a |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 12, 2026 · 407 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9447 IN SENATE March 12, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation to qualifications to hold the positions of village treasurer, deputy village treasurer, village clerk, deputy clerk and building inspector in the village of Briarcliff Manor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3-300 of the village law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 37 to read as follows: 3 37. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or any other chap- 4 ter, general law, local law, ordinance, or special act, the village 5 board of trustees of the village of Briarcliff Manor, Westchester coun- 6 ty, may, by resolution, provide that the office of village treasurer, 7 deputy village treasurer, village clerk, deputy clerk and building 8 inspector of such village may be held by a person who is not a resident 9 of such village, provided that such person resides within Westchester 10 county, an adjoining county within the state of New York, or within 11 Dutchess county. 12 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new 13 subdivision 77 to read as follows: 14 77. In the village of Briarcliff Manor, Westchester county, the 15 provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the 16 political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which 17 they shall be chosen or within which their official functions are 18 required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the 19 office of village treasurer, deputy village treasurer, village clerk, 20 deputy clerk or building inspector, provided that such person resides 21 within Westchester county, an adjoining county within the state of New 22 York, or within Dutchess county. Provided, however that persons perform- 23 ing the functions of such appointed positions in any other municipality 24 shall be a resident of such municipality unless otherwise provided by an 25 act of the state legislature. 26 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15212-01-6
Text of S 9447 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions