---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits residents of Orange county and adjoining counties to hold the position of assistant district attorney in Orange county"
description: "Permits residents of Orange county and adjoining counties to hold the position of assistant district attorney in Orange county."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9785"
citation: "New York A 9785 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GUNTHER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-04-08"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b13b4133-b921-4cfe-9200-10779048e432"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9785"
source_hash: "2ac80ea895c403bed8bdf2fde43d4f8ffda8c59e8beffbcc29d7dec80839df23"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 9785 (2021-2022) — Permits residents of Orange county and adjoining counties to hold the position of assistant district attorney in Orange county

Permits residents of Orange county and adjoining counties to hold the position of assistant district attorney in Orange county.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A9785** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9785&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GUNTHER — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-04-08** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** REPORTED
- **2022-05-10** RULES REPORT CAL.144
- **2022-05-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.144
- **2022-05-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-11** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8645
- **2022-05-16** 3RD READING CAL.800
- **2022-05-16** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-16** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.275 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b13b4133-b921-4cfe-9200-10779048e432`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).