New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A9074: Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director
Status: In committee, June 5, 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. LBD13466-03-6
Sponsors
- Scott Gray (R, 116) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S8454A
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.543
- : RULES REPORT CAL.543
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 9074A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 5, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 2, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Officers Law
Common questions
- What is A9074?
- A9074 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 A9074 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 A9074?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S8454A (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A9074?
- Scott Gray (R, 116).
- Where is the official record for A9074?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9074
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