New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10962: Relates to qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery
Status: In committee, June 5, 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, April 14, 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
- Robert Smullen (R, 118) · primary sponsor
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S8732
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.598
- : RULES REPORT CAL.598
- : 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 A10962?
- A10962 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 A10962 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 A10962?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S8732 (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10962?
- Robert Smullen (R, 118), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A10962?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10962
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