New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10961: Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Allows persons holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery to be a resident of certain other counties.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery.
From the introduced text, April 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery 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 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 CORRECTION OFFICER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH PERSON PERFORMING THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF CORRECTION OFFICER 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 CORRECTION OFFICER 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 law to be omitted. LBD13749-03-6
Sponsors
- Robert Smullen (R, 118) · primary sponsor
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S8733
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.597
- : RULES REPORT CAL.597
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 5, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 19, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Officers Law
Common questions
- What is A10961?
- A10961 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery.
- What does A10961 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery.
- What is the status of A10961?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S8733 (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10961?
- Robert Smullen (R, 118), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A10961?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10961
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