NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4898A

Senate Bill S4898A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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
Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Jun 10, 2023	recommitted to rules
Jun 01, 2023	ordered to third reading cal.1487 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 15, 2023	print number 4898a
May 15, 2023	amend and recommit to transportation
Feb 16, 2023	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 1, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote
  S4898A
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2023
      
      aye (20)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Sepúlveda

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-S4898 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6284
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §345-b, Hway L

2023-S4898 - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Fishkill, Dutchess county as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway".

2023-S4898 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4898

SPONSOR: ROLISON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial
Highway"

 
PURPOSE:

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Private Sidney
A. Scofield Memorial Highway.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the highway law by adding a new section 345-b to read
as follows: Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
"Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway". All that portion of the
New York state route nine-D between the town of Fishkill's municipal
boundary with the town of Wappinger and the town of Fishkill's municipal
boundary with the city of Beacon, and the town of Fishkill's municipal

boundary with the town of Phillipstown, county of Dutchess, shall be
designated and known as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial High-
way.

Section 2: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
for the installation and maintenance of adequate signage of the state
highway system.

Section 3: States the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Town of Fishkill submitted resolution 2023-6 to request that a
portion of the New York state route nine to be designated as the
"Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway."

Mr. Scofield was a resident of the town of Fishkill when he enlisted in
the United States army at the outset of the Spanish-American war.  He
was killed in action in Cuba on July 1, 1898 while charging up San Juan
Hill alongside Teddy Roosevelt.

He is buried in the Fishkill Rural Cemetery on the designated portion of
Route 9. The people of Fishkill wish to honor his bravery and sacrifice
with this designation.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S4898 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4898
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the state highway system as the "Private Sidney A.  Scofield  Memorial
   Highway"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 345-b to
 read as follows:
   § 345-B. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "PRIVATE  SIDNEY  A. SCOFIELD MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE
 NEW YORK STATE ROUTE NINE-D BETWEEN THE  TOWN  OF  FISHKILL'S  MUNICIPAL
 BOUNDARY WITH THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER AND THE TOWN OF FISHKILL'S MUNICIPAL
 BOUNDARY  WITH  THE CITY OF BEACON, AND THE TOWN OF FISHKILL'S MUNICIPAL
 BOUNDARY WITH THE TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN,  COUNTY  OF  DUTCHESS,  SHALL  BE
 DESIGNATED  AND  KNOWN AS THE "PRIVATE SIDNEY A. SCOFIELD MEMORIAL HIGH-
 WAY".
   § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
 lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
 as designated pursuant to section one of this  act.  However,  to  avoid
 confusion  and  to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be  one  of
 ceremonial  nature  and  the  official name of such highway shall not be
 changed as a result of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08952-01-3

2023-S4898A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6284
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §345-b, Hway L

2023-S4898A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Fishkill, Dutchess county as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway".

2023-S4898A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4898A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4898--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- 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 to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the state highway system as the "Private Sidney A.  Scofield  Memorial
   Highway"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 345-b to
 read as follows:
   § 345-B. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "PRIVATE SIDNEY A. SCOFIELD MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF STATE
 ROUTE  NINE-D  IN  THE  TOWN  OF  FISHKILL, COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, SHALL BE
 DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "PRIVATE SIDNEY A. SCOFIELD  MEMORIAL  HIGH-
 WAY".
   §  2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state  highway  system
 as  designated  pursuant  to  section one of this act. However, to avoid
 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,  the  desig-
 nation  called  for  pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
 ceremonial nature and the official name of such  highway  shall  not  be
 changed as a result of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08952-03-3

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