New York A 5231: Permits assistant district attorneys to live anywhere within the state

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A05231 Summary:

BILL NOA05231 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRMcDonough, Manktelow, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSRAngelino, Blankenbush

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Amd §3, Pub Off L

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Permits assistant district attorneys to live anywhere within the state.

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BILL NOA05231 

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02/12/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5231

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting
 assistant district attorneys to live anywhere within the state

 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 2-e to read as follows:
 3 2-e. The provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resi-
 4 dent of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state
 5 for which they shall be chosen or within which their official functions
 6 are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding
 7 the office of assistant district attorney in any county.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08774-01-5

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