New York S 7270: Waives the residency requirement for the commissioner of health and public health director for Putnam county

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S07270 Summary:

BILL NOS07270 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3, Pub Off L

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Waives the residency requirement for the commissioner of health and public health director for Putnam county.

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BILL NOS07270 

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04/07/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

05/12/20261ST REPORT CAL.1062

05/13/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/14/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

06/02/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/02/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7270

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to waiving the
 residency requirement for the commissioner of health and public health
 director for Putnam county

 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 76 to read as follows:
 3 76. In the county of Putnam, the provisions of this section requiring
 4 a person to be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal
 5 corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within
 6 which such person's official functions are required to be exercised,
 7 shall not prevent a person from holding the office of commissioner of
 8 health and the public health director of the county of Putnam, provided
 9 that such person resides in Putnam county or an adjoining county within
 10 the state of New York; provided, however that any person performing such
 11 functions or holding the office of commissioner of health and public
 12 health director in any other county shall be a resident of such county
 13 unless otherwise provided by law.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11268-01-5

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