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Assembly Bill A8899

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney"

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2025-A8899 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S290
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9378, S9023
2023-2024: A3893, S2201, S6867

2025-A8899 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney" in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.

2025-A8899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8899
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BURROUGHS  --  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 "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney"
 
   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 344-r to
 read as follows:
   § 344-R. PORTION OF THE  STATE  HIGHWAY  SYSTEM  TO  BE  DEDICATED  TO
 "TROOPER  EDWARD  J.  SWEENEY".  ALL  THAT  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY
 SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE ON THE MEADOWBROOK STATE PARKWAY  AT  THE
 EXIT  M10,  LOOP  PARKWAY  OVERPASS  IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF
 NASSAU, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO "TROOPER EDWARD J. SWEENEY".
   § 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.  However,  to  avoid
 confusion  and  to  limit any possible disruption of commerce, the dedi-
 cation 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.
                                                            LBD01189-03-5

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