---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts the residency requirement for the comptroller and building inspector in the town of Chester, county of Orange"
description: "Waives the residency requirement for the comptroller and building inspector in the town of Chester, county of Orange."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 9828"
citation: "New York A 9828 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Maher"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-04-11"
last_action: "2024-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a2c2ad5-5cff-4e6c-bcd1-afb8bba3abd9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9828"
source_hash: "40c2c70ddb96a84d4f0193aa029fdf90a602da799c2228b0aa0ef42a5f7a3f89"
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 9828 (2023-2024) — Exempts the residency requirement for the comptroller and building inspector in the town of Chester, county of Orange

Waives the residency requirement for the comptroller and building inspector in the town of Chester, county of Orange.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9828** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9828&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Maher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-11** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** REPORTED
- **2024-05-28** RULES REPORT CAL.201
- **2024-05-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.201
- **2024-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-30** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8806
- **2024-06-03** 3RD READING CAL.899
- **2024-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-08-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-28** SIGNED CHAP.251 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a2c2ad5-5cff-4e6c-bcd1-afb8bba3abd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).