New York A 9074: Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director

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A09074 Summary:

BILL NOA09074A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08454-A

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Amd §3, Pub Off L

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Exempts persons holding the offices of public health director and director of community services of St. Lawrence county from the requirement that such person 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.

Go to top A09074 Actions:

BILL NOA09074A

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09/05/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

05/28/2026amend and recommit to governmental operations

05/28/2026print number 9074a

06/01/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/02/2026reported referred to rules

06/05/2026reported 

06/05/2026rules report cal.543

06/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.543

06/05/2026substituted by s8454a

&nbspS08454 AMEND=A STEC

&nbsp07/11/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

&nbsp05/12/20261ST REPORT CAL.1066

&nbsp05/13/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/14/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/19/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/19/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/19/2026referred to governmental operations

&nbsp05/28/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/28/2026returned to senate

&nbsp05/28/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

&nbsp05/28/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8454A

&nbsp06/04/2026REPASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/04/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/05/2026substituted for a9074a

&nbsp06/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.543

&nbsp06/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/05/2026returned to senate

Go to topA09074 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/02/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAbsent

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Heastie 
DATE:06/05/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09074 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09074 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9074--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 5, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to waiving the
 residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health direc-
 tor and community services director

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 77 to read as follows:
 3 77. In the county of St. Lawrence, the provisions of this section
 4 requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or
 5 municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
 6 or within which their official functions are required to be exercised,
 7 shall not prevent a person from holding the office of county public
 8 health director or director of community services of the county of St.
 9 Lawrence, provided that such person resides in a county adjoining St.
 10 Lawrence county within the state of New York; provided, however that any
 11 person performing such functions or holding the office of county public
 12