A 7250 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the town justice of the town of Rushford, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town

This bill changes the residency requirement for the town justice position in Rushford, New York. It allows the person serving as town justice to live outside Rushford, as long as they reside within Allegany County. This adjustment specifically applies only to Rushford; all other towns in New York must still require their justices to be residents of the town itself. The change removes a prior rule that mandated the town justice be an elector or resident of Rushford.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

A7250 → A7250A · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the bill number to indicate it is a new version (A7250A) and records its procedural history, showing it was sent back to committee after being amended. The core policy change modifies the law to allow the town justice of Rushford, Allegany County, to be a non-resident, while maintaining the general rule that town justices must be residents of their town unless the legislature says otherwise.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the town of Rushford, but the eligibility criteria for the town justice position were expanded to permit non-residents.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the section number for the Town Law amendment from subdivision 37 to subdivision 38 to reflect the addition of new text.

Changed the section number for the Public Officers Law amendment from subdivision 76 to subdivision 77 to reflect the addition of new text.

Updated the Town Law to explicitly authorize the town justice of Rushford, Allegany County, to be a non-resident of the town.

Updated the Public Officers Law to explicitly authorize the town justice of Rushford, Allegany County, to be a non-resident of the town.

TECHNICAL

Added procedural text indicating the bill was ordered to a third reading, amended, and recommitted to the Committee on Local Governments.

Updated the bill number from A7250 to A7250-A to reflect the amended version.

Floor votes · Assembly May 29, 2025

How they voted

145–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 149

May 29, 2025

D Democratic102

98 Yea 4

96% Yea

R Republican47

47 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7250A

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

COMMITTED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

lower

May 29, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

upper

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 27, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 20, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors