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A 6979: Authorizes the town of Pavilion in Genesee county to share and hold justice court in the town of Covington in Wyoming county.
What A 6979 does, verified January 10, 2026
The town of Pavilion in Genesee County and the town of Covington in Wyoming County have adopted a joint resolution to share and hold justice court. This agreement allows the town of Pavilion to use the justice court in Covington. The plan authorizes this sharing of the court for its intended purpose. This arrangement takes effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6979
- What is the current status of A 6979?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 6979 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 local governments".
- Did A 6979 pass?
- Not yet. A 6979 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6979, and where is it now?
- A 6979 was authored by Asm. Stephen Hawley with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Apr. 07, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to local governments |
| Apr. 07, 2025 | print number 6979a |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 263 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6979 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Pavilion in Genesee county and the town of Covington in Wyoming county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Pursuant to section 106-b of the uniform justice court act, 2 the town of Pavilion in Genesee county and the town of Covington in 3 Wyoming county have conducted and completed a study, each town having 4 adopted a joint resolution providing for the study, conducted a public 5 hearing upon the findings of the study, and adopted a joint resolution 6 adopting such plan providing for the abolition of existing town justice 7 positions in the towns of Pavilion and Covington and providing for the 8 election of a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such 9 towns. The town justice elected pursuant to this plan shall preside in 10 the towns of Pavilion and Covington following the next general election 11 in such towns and shall preside for the year term as elected. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08644-01-5
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