Expands geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction officers employed by the counties of Rockland and Orange
This bill (A 10080) expands residency options for correction officers working at local correction facilities or sheriff's departments in New York. It allows officers to live in: (1) their facility’s county, (2) a contiguous New York county, (3) a county in a neighboring state, or (4) a county in a neighboring state within 45 miles (measured by nearest boundaries). This change removes current restrictions requiring officers to reside within the specific political subdivision where they work. The bill directly affects correction officers employed by local facilities, enabling them to live more flexibly near their workplace.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 30, 2026
Signed Jun 26, 2026
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A10080A
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MINOR
This bill narrows the residency exemption for correction officers from a broad statewide application to specifically cover only Rockland and Orange counties. It simplifies the rule by removing complex distance-based calculations and contiguous-state provisions, replacing them with a clear requirement that officers must live within 45 miles of these two specific counties.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from applying to all local correction facilities statewide to applying exclusively to facilities in Rockland and Orange counties.
SCOPE
The residency exemption is now limited to correction officers employed by facilities in Rockland and Orange counties, rather than applying to all local correction facilities across the state.
ELIGIBILITY
The eligibility criteria were simplified by removing provisions for officers living in contiguous states or those based on specific boundary line measurements, restricting the exemption to those residing within 45 miles of Rockland and Orange counties.
REQUIREMENT
The effective date for the new residency requirement was set to April 4, 2026, for officers employed in the specified counties.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2026 · Assembly Mar 30, 2026
How they voted
59–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Apr 1, 2026
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Jun 26, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.136
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 10080B
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 10080A
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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