New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11321: Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys
Status: Signed into law, October 23, 2026
Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys, provided that they live in Washington county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to removing residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys.
From the introduced text, May 11, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to removing residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys 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 WASHINGTON, 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 THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS OR HOLDING THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY IN ANY OTHER COUNTY SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH COUNTY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15748-01-6
Sponsors
- Matthew Simpson (R, 114) · primary sponsor
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113)
- Scott Bendett (R, 107)
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.328
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1135
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S10162
- : REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.164
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (May 29, 2026): 57 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 29, 2026): 57 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (May 28, 2026): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (May 20, 2026): 27 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 A11321?
- A11321 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys.
- What does A11321 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to removing residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys.
- What is the status of A11321?
- Signed into law as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.328 (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11321?
- Matthew Simpson (R, 114), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A11321?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11321
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