---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to residency requirements for certain peace officers in Putnam county"
description: "Relates to residency requirements for certain peace officers in Putnam county; allows peace officers residing in counties adjacent to Putnam county to be appointed as peace officers for the Putnam county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7639"
citation: "New York A 7639 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GALEF"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-19"
last_action: "2021-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a6a4a09-1938-4e4e-9a13-8a5c9c980de3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7639"
source_hash: "6c30883c9e255b4d472dab5084a3390df22d2e66f67caa750e71e887c15fb8f5"
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 7639 (2021-2022) — Relates to residency requirements for certain peace officers in Putnam county

Relates to residency requirements for certain peace officers in Putnam county; allows peace officers residing in counties adjacent to Putnam county to be appointed as peace officers for the Putnam county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7639** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7639&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–4** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GALEF — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-19** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** REPORTED
- **2021-06-02** RULES REPORT CAL.389
- **2021-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.389
- **2021-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6327
- **2021-06-07** 3RD READING CAL.1068
- **2021-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-07-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-16** SIGNED CHAP.263 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a6a4a09-1938-4e4e-9a13-8a5c9c980de3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).