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Assembly Bill A6979

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Pavilion in Genesee county to share and hold justice court in the town of Covington in Wyoming county

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2025-A6979 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Genesee County

2025-A6979 - Summary

Authorizes the town of Pavilion in Genesee county to share and hold justice court in the town of Covington in Wyoming county.

2025-A6979 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6979
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              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:
 
   Section 1. Pursuant to section 106-b of the uniform justice court act,
 the  town  of  Pavilion  in  Genesee county and the town of Covington in
 Wyoming county have conducted and completed a study,  each  town  having
 adopted  a  joint resolution providing for the study, conducted a public
 hearing upon the findings of the study, and adopted a  joint  resolution
 adopting  such plan providing for the abolition of existing town justice
 positions in the towns of Pavilion and Covington and providing  for  the
 election  of a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such
 towns. The town justice elected pursuant to this plan shall  preside  in
 the  towns of Pavilion and Covington following the next general election
 in such towns and shall preside for the year term as elected.
   § 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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2025-A6979A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Genesee County

2025-A6979A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Pavilion in Genesee county to share and hold justice court in the town of Covington in Wyoming county.

2025-A6979A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6979--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. HAWLEY, BAILEY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Pavilion in Genesee county
   to  share  and  hold justice court in the town of Covington in Wyoming
   county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regu-
 lation to the contrary, the town of Pavilion in Genesee county  and  the
 town  of  Covington  in  Wyoming  county have adopted a joint resolution
 providing for the adoption of a plan to authorize the town of  Pavilion,
 Genesee  county,  to share and hold justice court in the town of Coving-
 ton, Wyoming county, pursuant to an agreement made  between  such  towns
 for the use of such court.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08644-03-5

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