Assembly BillIntroduced
A 6212: Excludes certain judgments, orders or decrees issued in a matrimonial action from a stay of enforcement without a court order.
What A 6212 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt certain matrimonial actions from the provisions of a specific subdivision of the Civil Practice Law and Rules. This exemption applies to the maintenance, spousal support, and child support provisions as defined in the Domestic Relations Law and the Family Court Act. These provisions are not subject to the provisions of the subdivision, allowing for the continued enforcement of judgments, orders, or decrees in these areas. The bill takes effect immediately and applies to all matrimonial actions commenced after its effective date.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6212
- What is the current status of A 6212?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6212 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 6212 pass?
- Not yet. A 6212 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6212, and where is it now?
- A 6212 was authored by Asm. Vivian E. Cook with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 27, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 27, 2025 · 250 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6212 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to statu- tory stays on appeal in certain cases The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 5519 of the civil practice law 2 and rules is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as 3 follows: 4 Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, the provisions of 5 this subdivision shall not apply to the maintenance, spousal support or 6 child support provisions, as defined in article thirteen of the domestic 7 relations law and in articles four, five and five-B of the family court 8 act, of a judgment, order or decree. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 10 matrimonial actions whenever commenced; except that, where enforcement 11 of a judgment, order or decree has been stayed pursuant to subdivision 12 (a) of section 5519 of the civil practice law and rules prior to such 13 effective date, such stay shall continue in effect in accordance with 14 law then in effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09336-01-5
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