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Assembly Bill A8897A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson

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2025-A8897 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8440
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §345-e, Hway L

2025-A8897 - Summary

Dedicates the bridge located on Interstate 90, designated as Bridge Number 1092839, which crosses over the Hudson River in the cities of Albany and Rensselaer to Sgt Henry Johnson.

2025-A8897 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8897
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, ROMERO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
   the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson
 
   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-d to
 read as follows:
   §  345-D.  PORTION  OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DEDICATED TO SGT
 HENRY JOHNSON. THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON INTERSTATE 90, DESIGNATED AS BRIDGE
 NUMBER 1092839, WHICH CROSSES OVER THE HUDSON RIVER  IN  THE  CITIES  OF
 ALBANY AND RENSSELAER, COUNTIES OF ALBANY AND RENSSELAER, SHALL BE DEDI-
 CATED TO SGT HENRY JOHNSON.
   §  2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state  highway  system
 as  dedicated  pursuant  to  section one of this act, provided that such
 signing shall state "Bridge Dedicated to Sgt Henry Johnson".    However,
 to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the
 dedication  called  for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one
 of ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge 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.
                                                            LBD13384-02-5

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2025-A8897A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8440
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §345-e, Hway L

2025-A8897A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates the bridge located on Interstate 90, designated as Bridge Number 1092839, which crosses over the Hudson River in the cities of Albany and Rensselaer to Sgt Henry Johnson.

2025-A8897A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8897--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. McDONALD, ROMERO, STECK, KAY, SCHIAVONI, McDO-
   NOUGH, HEVESI, RAGA, MAGNARELLI, CONRAD,  WOERNER  --  read  once  and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
   the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson
 
   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-e to
 read as follows:
   §  345-E.  PORTION  OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DEDICATED TO SGT
 HENRY JOHNSON. THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON INTERSTATE 90, DESIGNATED AS BRIDGE
 NUMBER 1092839, WHICH CROSSES OVER THE HUDSON RIVER  IN  THE  CITIES  OF
 ALBANY AND RENSSELAER, COUNTIES OF ALBANY AND RENSSELAER, SHALL BE DEDI-
 CATED TO SGT HENRY JOHNSON.
   §  2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state  highway  system
 as  dedicated  pursuant  to  section one of this act, provided that such
 signing shall state "Bridge Dedicated to Sgt Henry Johnson".    However,
 to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the
 dedication  called  for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one
 of ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge 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.
                                                            LBD13384-03-6

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