New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S8732: Relates to qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery
Status: Signed into law, October 23, 2026
Expands the area outside Montgomery county in which a deputy sheriff in Montgomery county may reside.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
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 ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 48 of section 3 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 518 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 48. In the county of Montgomery, 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 such person's official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy sheriff in Montgomery county, provided, however, that such person performing the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Montgomery county or any adjoining county within New York state unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. SUCH PERSON PERFORMING THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPUTY SHERIFF MAY ALSO RESIDE IN ALBANY COUNTY, DELAWARE COUNTY, GREENE COUNTY, HAMILTON COUNTY, MADISON COUNTY, ONEIDA COUNTY, RENSSELAER COUNTY, WARREN COUNTY, OR WASHINGTON COUNTY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old …
Sponsors
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.343
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.598
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A10962
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (May 28, 2026): 59 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (April 21, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote (April 21, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Officers Law
Common questions
- What is S8732?
- S8732 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery.
- What does S8732 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery.
- What is the status of S8732?
- Signed into law as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.343 (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S8732?
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46).
- Where is the official record for S8732?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8732
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