---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts persons holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Columbia from the requirement that such persons reside in such county"
description: "Exempts persons holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Columbia from the requirement that such persons reside in such county."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8622"
citation: "New York A 8622 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Didi Barrett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-12"
last_action: "2024-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10387b51-e665-44f7-b9d1-410a87e3a41c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8622"
source_hash: "4a6b0d46f61df0a153ffef3d6686db5b2c4f32478f8fb47ffa76e762f2bfd0e4"
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 8622 (2023-2024) — Exempts persons holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Columbia from the requirement that such persons reside in such county

Exempts persons holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Columbia from the requirement that such persons reside in such county.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8622** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8622&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Didi Barrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-12** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** REPORTED
- **2024-03-07** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.358
- **2024-03-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-03-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-03-11** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8334
- **2024-04-17** 3RD READING CAL.710
- **2024-04-17** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-04-17** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-08-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-28** SIGNED CHAP.237 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10387b51-e665-44f7-b9d1-410a87e3a41c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).