Senate BillPassed both houses
S 9969: Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix, county of Schuyler, to be a nonresident of such town.
What S 9969 does, verified October 17, 2026
<ol> <li>The bill amends the Town Law and Public Officers Law.</li> <li>It allows the town justice of Dix, Schuyler County, to not be a resident or elector of the town.</li> <li>The change applies only to the town of Dix; other towns must adhere to existing requirements.</li> </ol>
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Quick answers about S 9969
- What is the current status of S 9969?
- As of October 17, 2026, S 9969 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 9969 pass?
- Not yet law. S 9969 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
- Who wrote S 9969, and where is it now?
- S 9969 was authored by Sen. Thomas O'Mara.
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| 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.611 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted for a11185 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 20, 2026 · 358 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9969 IN SENATE April 20, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the town justice of the town of Dix, county of Schuyler, to be a nonresident of such town The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 38 to read as follows: 3 38. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, 4 in the town of Dix, in the county of Schuyler, the person performing the 5 function of town justice, need not be an elector of such town. 6 Provided, however, the person performing the function of town justice in 7 any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise 8 provided by an act of the state legislature. 9 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new 10 subdivision 77 to read as follows: 11 77. In the town of Dix, in the county of Schuyler, the provisions of 12 this section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdi- 13 vision or municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall 14 be chosen or within which such person's official functions are required 15 to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of 16 town justice of the town of Dix; provided that such person resides in a 17 town which is in the county of Schuyler. Provided, however, the person 18 performing the function of town justice in any other town shall be a 19 resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15592-01-6
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