S 1443 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

This bill amends New York State law to allow the town justice of Rushford (Allegany County) to live outside the town, removing the requirement that they must be a resident or elector of Rushford. It specifically changes Town Law Section 23 and Public Officers Law Section 3 to exempt Rushford from general residency rules for town justices. This change applies only to Rushford; all other towns must still require their town justice to be a resident. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026
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What changed between versions

S1443 S1443A · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill amends two state laws to grant a specific exemption for the town justice of Rushford, New York. It removes the requirement that this official must be a registered voter in the town, while maintaining that rule for all other towns in the state.
Scope change
The bill's scope is narrowed to a single location (Rushford, Allegany County) by creating a specific exception to the general residency and voter eligibility rules for town justices.
ELIGIBILITY

The requirement for the town justice of Rushford to be an elector (registered voter) of the town was removed, whereas this requirement remains in effect for town justices in all other towns.

The bill number was updated from S 1443 to S 1443-A, indicating the bill has been amended and reprinted.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026 · Assembly Jun 5, 2026

How they voted

601
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D Democratic41
38 Yea 1 Nay 2
92% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1443A
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of George Borrello
George Borrello
RRepublican/Conservative
NY
57