New York A 2416: Relates to the full-time status of the district attorney of Hamilton county

Status: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 2416

Sponsors: Robert Smullen

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A02416 Summary:

BILL NOA02416 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSmullen

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Amd §700, County L

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Relates to the full-time status of the district attorney of Hamilton county.

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01/16/2025referred to local governments

05/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA02416 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chair:Jones 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means JonesAyeBrownAye

RamosAyeFriendAye

WoernerAyeManktelowAye

JacobsonAyeGallahanAye

ClarkAyeSimpsonAye

ConradAyeBeephanAye

RiveraAye

LevenbergAye

ShimskyAye

ShresthaAye

SchiavoniAye

WiederAye

KassayAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA02416 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA02416 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2416

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the full-time status of
 the district attorney of Hamilton county

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 700 of the county law, as amended
 2 by chapter 419 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
 3 8. The district attorney of a county having a population of more than
 4 one hundred thousand according to the last federal census [and], the
 5 district attorney of Hamilton county, the district attorney of Essex
 6 county and any county having a population of more than forty thousand
 7 but less than one hundred thousand according to the last federal census,
 8 the board of supervisors of which has designated such office as a full-
 9 time position, shall give [his] whole time attention to [his] the duties
 10 of the office and shall not engage in the practice of law, act as an
 11 arbitrator, referee or compensated mediator in any action or proceeding
 12 or matter or engage in the conduct of any other profession or business
 13 which interferes with the performance of [his] such duties as district
 14 attorney.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05824-01-5

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