New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11185: Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town
Status: In committee, June 5, 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, May 1, 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
- Philip Palmesano (R, 132) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S9969
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.611
- : RULES REPORT CAL.611
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 5, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 4, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Town Law
Common questions
- What is A11185?
- A11185 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 A11185 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 A11185?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S9969 (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11185?
- Philip Palmesano (R, 132).
- Where is the official record for A11185?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11185
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