# New York S 7796: Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Chemung county

New York S 7796, Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Chemung county, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Thomas F. O'Mara (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-09-10 (SIGNED CHAP.405) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 7796
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Chemung county
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-06
- Last action: 2025-09-10, SIGNED CHAP.405
- Sponsor: Thomas F. O'Mara (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (222 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More residency options for Yates County attorneys: benefit, low. Yates County assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders can now live in Chemung County while holding office. They can also live in Yates County or an adjoining New York county. The first assistant district attorney remains subject to the prior residency rules. Assistant public defe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Thomas F. O'Mara (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-09 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 1 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-09-10: SIGNED CHAP.405 (Senate)
- 2025-09-05: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-16: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-16: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.822 (House)
- 2025-06-16: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8180A (House)
- 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (House)
- 2025-06-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1650 (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: PRINT NUMBER 7796A (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-06-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7796A)
- Original, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7796)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7796A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7796)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S7796-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).