New York S10526: Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county

What the bill says

An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county.

From the introduced text, May 18, 2026:

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 38 and 38-a of section 3 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 405 of the laws of 2025, are amended to read as follows: 38. In the county of Yates, 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 assistant district attorney of the county of Yates, other than the first assistant district attorney, provided that such person resides in Yates county, an adjoining county within the state of New York, [or] within Chemung county, OR WITHIN MONROE COUNTY. 38-a. In the county of Yates, 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 …

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Sponsors

• Thomas O'Mara (R, 58) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. October 23, 2026: SIGNED CHAP.362
2. October 16, 2026: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
3. June 5, 2026: RETURNED TO SENATE
4. June 5, 2026: PASSED ASSEMBLY
5. June 5, 2026: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.624
6. June 5, 2026: SUBSTITUTED FOR A11395
7. June 1, 2026: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
8. June 1, 2026: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
9. June 1, 2026: PASSED SENATE
10. June 1, 2026: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1518

Votes

• Senate Rules Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (June 1, 2026): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
• Rules Committee Vote (June 1, 2026): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
• FLOOR Vote (June 1, 2026): 59 yea, 1 nay, passed

Common questions

What is S10526?

S10526 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county.

What does S10526 do?

In its own words: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county.

What is the status of S10526?

Signed into law as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.362 (October 23, 2026).

Who sponsored S10526?

Thomas O'Mara (R, 58).

Where is the official record for S10526?

On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10526