Senate Bill S601A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the Boston Fire Company Fallen Firefighters

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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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Bill Amendments

2025-S601 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §342-aaa, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8328

2025-S601 - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the "Boston Fire Company Fallen Firefighters".

2025-S601 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S601 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    601
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 "Boston Fire Company Fallen Firefight-
   ers Memorial Bridge"
 
   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 342-aaa
 to read as follows:
   § 342-AAA. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "BOSTON FIRE COMPANY FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE".   THE  BRIDGE
 ON  RICE HILL ROAD, IN THE TOWN OF BOSTON, COUNTY OF ERIE, CROSSING OVER
 STATE ROUTE TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN  AS  THE
 "BOSTON FIRE COMPANY FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
   §  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  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.
                                                            LBD02510-01-5

2025-S601A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §342-aaa, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8328

2025-S601A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the "Boston Fire Company Fallen Firefighters".

2025-S601A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S601A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  601--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 dedicating a portion  of
   the state highway system to the "Boston Fire Company Fallen Firefight-
   ers"
 
   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  342-aaa
 to read as follows:
   §  342-AAA.  PORTION  OF  THE  STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DEDICATED TO
 "BOSTON FIRE COMPANY FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS".   THE  BRIDGE  ON  RICE  HILL
 ROAD,  IN  THE TOWN OF BOSTON, COUNTY OF ERIE, CROSSING OVER STATE ROUTE
 TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO "BOSTON FIRE COMPANY  FALLEN
 FIREFIGHTERS".
   §  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.
                                                            LBD02510-02-5

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