New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S8454: Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director
Status: Signed into law, October 23, 2026
Exempts persons holding the offices of public health director and director of community services of St. Lawrence county from the requirement that such person be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official functions are required to be exercised.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to waiving the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director.
From the amended text, May 28, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to waiving the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new subdivision 77 to read as follows: 77. IN THE COUNTY OF ST. LAWRENCE, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OF THE COUNTY OF ST. LAWRENCE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN A COUNTY ADJOINING ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING THE OFFICE OF COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13466-02-6
Sponsors
- Daniel Stec (R, 45) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.341
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.543
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A9074A
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : REPASSED SENATE
- : AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8454A
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 59 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 19, 2026): 58 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 12, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote (May 12, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Officers Law
Common questions
- What is S8454?
- S8454 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director.
- What does S8454 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to waiving the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director.
- What is the status of S8454?
- Signed into law as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.341 (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S8454?
- Daniel Stec (R, 45).
- Where is the official record for S8454?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8454
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