New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9969: Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town
Status: Signed into law, October 23, 2026
Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix, county of Schuyler, to be a nonresident of such town.
What the bill says
An act to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the town justice of the town of Dix, county of Schuyler, to be a nonresident of such town.
From the introduced text, April 20, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the town justice of the town of Dix, county of Schuyler, to be a nonresident of such town THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivision 38 to read as follows: 38. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN THE TOWN OF DIX, IN THE COUNTY OF SCHUYLER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE, NEED NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE. § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new subdivision 77 to read as follows: 77. IN THE TOWN OF DIX, IN THE COUNTY OF SCHUYLER, 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 …
Sponsors
- Thomas O'Mara (R, 58) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.355
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.611
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A11185
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1572
Votes
- Senate Rules Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (June 2, 2026): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Rules Committee Vote (June 2, 2026): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 2, 2026): 60 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Town Law
Common questions
- What is S9969?
- S9969 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town.
- What does S9969 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the town justice of the town of Dix, county of Schuyler, to be a nonresident of such town.
- What is the status of S9969?
- Signed into law as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.355 (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9969?
- Thomas O'Mara (R, 58).
- Where is the official record for S9969?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9969
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