Permits the office of village justice and/or associate justice may be held by a non-resident

Latest action Aug 26, 2025

Authorizes the board of trustees of the village of East Syracuse to permit that the office of village justice and/or associate justice may be held by a non-resident who lives in the town of Dewitt.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A2124, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Local Government · New York State Senate

Also referred to Local Governments · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Permits the office of village justice and/or associate justice may be held by a non-resident.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 4, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Local Government
Senate Local GovernmentFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Christopher Ryan says this is needed

Under current law, a person occupying the office of village judge is required to be a resident of the municipality in which they reside. Though this is an important part of representative democracy, in prac- tice this limitation can make filling this position difficult or impos- sible for smaller communities. East Syracuse is one such community. Allowing the municipality to permit non-village residents of the town of Dewitt to.be eligible for the position of .village judge will greatly expand the pool of potential candidates while ensuring that the village judge is still a member of the community.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Aug 26, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.357
NY Senate
Aug 22, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.64
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.64
NY Assembly
Mar 24, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Mar 24, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A2124
NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Mar 20, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.64
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.64
NY Assembly
Mar 18, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Mar 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
1ST Report CAL.374
1ST REPORT CAL.374
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NY Senate

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