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A01514 Summary:

A01514 Actions:

A01514 Committee Votes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:06/07/2023AYE/NAY:33/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Excused
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Excused
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:06/08/2023AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Excused
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Excused
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A01514 Floor Votes:

A01514 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A1514
 
SPONSOR: Giglio JM

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
authorizing the town justice of the town of Rushford, county of Allega-
ny, to be a nonresident of such town
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To amend an article and section of the Public Officers Law so that it
will reflect the expanded residency qualifications for town justices to
include all of Allegany County.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
  Section  1  amends Section 23 of the town law to authorize the town of
Rushford town justice to reside anywhere in Allegany County, while still
maintaining other town justices in New York State  reside  in  the  town
that they serve.
 
  Section  2  amends Section 3 of the Public Officers law to authorize a
resident of Allegany County to serve as a town justice in  the  town  of
Rushford  while  still maintaining other town justices in New York State
reside in the town that they serve.
 
  Section 3 provides for an immediate effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The town of Rushford would like the ability to  have  a  wider  pool  of
candidates  to  seek the position of town justice due to the size of the
town and potential candidate pool.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2022: S.9046 Referred to Local Government
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

A01514 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1514
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. J. M. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments
 
        AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
          authorizing the town justice of the town of Rushford, county of  Alle-
          gany, to be a nonresident of such town

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 23 of the town law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  subdivision 36 to read as follows:
     3    36. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
     4  in  the town of Rushford, in the county of Allegany, the person perform-
     5  ing the function of town justice, need not be an elector of  such  town.
     6  Provided, however, the person performing the function of town justice in
     7  any  other  town  shall  be  an  elector  of such town, unless otherwise
     8  provided by an act of the state legislature.
     9    § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
    10  subdivision 73 to read as follows:
    11    73. In the town of Rushford, in the county of Allegany, the provisions
    12  of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
    13  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
    14  shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
    15  required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
    16  office  of  town  justice  of  the  town of Rushford; provided that such
    17  person resides in a town which is in the county of  Allegany.  Provided,
    18  however, the person performing the function of town justice in any other
    19  town shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03997-01-3

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