NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8294A

Senate Bill S8294A

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Renames the 149th Street Grand Concourse subway station the "149th Street-Hostos station"

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9137 - Signed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 30, 2022	signed chap.257
Jun 23, 2022	delivered to governor
May 23, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1226 substituted for s8294a
May 23, 2022	substituted by a9137a
May 16, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 11, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 10, 2022	1st report cal.1226
May 03, 2022	reported and committed to finance
Mar 10, 2022	print number 8294a
Mar 10, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Feb 10, 2022	referred to transportation

Votes

- May 23, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A9137
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 23, 2022
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Krueger
      
      excused (2)
      
      Brouk
      
      Sanders Jr.
  May 10, 2022 - Finance Committee Vote
  S8294A
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 10, 2022
      
      aye (20)
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Liu
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (1)
      
      Krueger
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      O'Mara
      
      absent (1)
      
      Parker

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2021-S8294 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9137
Law Section:: Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S8294, A9137

2021-S8294 - Summary

Renames the 149th Street Grand Concourse subway station the "149th Street-Hostos station".

2021-S8294 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8294 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8294
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT in relation to renaming the 149th Street Grand  Concourse  subway
   station the "149th Street-Hostos station"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Upon a determination  by  the  Metropolitan  Transportation
 Authority  or  the New York City Transit Authority that sufficient funds
 have been committed to it specifically for such purpose,  the  Metropol-
 itan Transportation Authority, the public benefit corporation created by
 section 1263 of the public authorities law, and the New York City Trans-
 it  Authority, the public benefit corporation created by section 1201 of
 the public authorities law, shall use such specifically committed  funds
 to  rename the 149th Street Grand Concourse subway station shared by the
 IRT Jerome Avenue line and the IRT White Plains Road  line  of  the  New
 York  city  subway  to  the  149th  Street-Hostos station. The MTA shall
 ensure that all signs and any other items issued by the MTA are  updated
 to accurately reflect the new name of the station within ten months.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14353-01-2

2021-S8294A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9137
Law Section:: Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S8294, A9137

2021-S8294A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Renames the 149th Street Grand Concourse subway station the "149th Street-Hostos station".

2021-S8294A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8294A

SPONSOR: SERRANO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to renaming the 149th Street Grand Concourse subway
station the "149th Street-Hostos station"; and providing for the repeal
of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:

This bill will rename the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station to the
"149th Street-Hostos" station. The renaming will recognize the impor-
tance and value of Hostos Community College to the South Bronx community
by implementing MTA sign changes.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. The 149th Street-Grand Concourse subway station is hereby
renamed the 149th Street Hostos station. The MTA shall ensure that all
signs, maps, and any other items issued by the MTA are updated to accu-
rately reflect the new name of the stations with a time and in a manner

deemed appropriate by the MTA.

Section 2. Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Hostos Community College was founded in 1968 to serve the unique educa-
tional needs of the South Bronx community. Named after Eugenio Maria de
Hostos, the college the college is a beacon for those who have histor-
ically been excluded from the opportunity to go to college, especially
those Americans of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. Hostos Community
College has celebrated Dominican and Puerto Rican culture over the past
50-plus years. This renaming will further the sense of cultural identity
and belonging of people in the South Bronx community.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; and shall be deemed expired and
repealed after the signs and any other items described in section one of
this act are accurately updated. The chief executive officer of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority or president of the New York City
Transit Authority shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission
upon the completion of such updates in order that the commission may
maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
public officers law.

2021-S8294A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8294--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to renaming the 149th Street Grand  Concourse  subway
   station  the  "149th  Street-Hostos  station";  and  providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Upon  a  determination by the Metropolitan Transportation
 Authority or the New York City Transit Authority that  sufficient  funds
 have  been  committed to it specifically for such purpose, the Metropol-
 itan Transportation Authority, the public benefit corporation created by
 section 1263 of the public authorities law, and the New York City Trans-
 it Authority, the public benefit corporation created by section 1201  of
 the  public authorities law, shall use such specifically committed funds
 to rename the 149th Street Grand Concourse subway station shared by  the
 IRT  Jerome  Avenue  line  and the IRT White Plains Road line of the New
 York city subway to the  149th  Street-Hostos  station.  The  MTA  shall
 ensure  that all signs and any other items issued by the MTA are updated
 to accurately reflect the new name of the station within ten months.
   § 2. This act shall take  effect  immediately;  and  shall  be  deemed
 expired  and  repealed  after the signs and any other items described in
 section one of this act are  accurately  updated.  The  chief  executive
 officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or president of the
 New  York  City  Transit  Authority    shall notify the legislative bill
 drafting commission upon the completion of such updates  in  order  that
 the  commission  may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base
 of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
 of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law  and
 section 70-b of the public officers law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14353-03-2

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