# New York S 1678: Permits the office of village justice and/or associate justice may be held by a non-resident

New York S 1678, Permits the office of village justice and/or associate justice may be held by a non-resident, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher Ryan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-26 (SIGNED CHAP.357) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 1678
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Permits the office of village justice and/or associate justice may be held by a non-resident
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-08-26, SIGNED CHAP.357
- Sponsor: Christopher Ryan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (215 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- East Syracuse can allow nonresident village justices: benefit, low. The law takes effect immediately. East Syracuse's board of trustees can allow a village justice or associate justice to live outside the village. The board must approve this option by resolution, but is not required to do so. The justice must live in the Town of DeWitt in Onondaga County. Justices…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher Ryan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 147 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 61 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | committee | Local Government Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-08-26: SIGNED CHAP.357 (Senate)
- 2025-08-22: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-03-24: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-03-24: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.64 (House)
- 2025-03-24: SUBSTITUTED FOR A2124 (House)
- 2025-03-05: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-03-04: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 1ST REPORT CAL.374 (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1678)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1678)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S1678-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).