NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8224

Senate Bill S8224

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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May 23, 2025	referred to transportation

2025-S8224 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4846
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §344-r, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S8702, A9347
2023-2024: S5249, A5526, A6572

2025-S8224 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates the bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between Parkdale Drive and Sylvan Road in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy".

2025-S8224 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8224

SPONSOR: WEIK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
the state highway system to "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur
B. Reddy"

 
PURPOSE:

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to "Trooper Gerard B.
Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy "

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

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
Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy". The bridge over the South-
ern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between Parkdale Drive and Sylvan

Road in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, shall be dedicated to
"Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy".

Section 2: The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the
installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway
system as dedicated pursuant to section 1 of this act. However, to avoid
confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the dedi-
cation shall be for ceremonial purposes only, and the official name of
such bridge shall not be changed as a result of this act.

Section 3: Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy died instantly on
November 15, 1937 when their automobile stuck a tree while responding to
a report of criminal mischief to equipment used to build the Parkway
system on Long Island. Their car left a dirt road adjacent to Deer Park
Avenue in the Town of Babylon. He was thrown from'the open touring car
as it struck a clump of trees. Trooper Kane and his partner were enroute
to a criminal mischief complaint when the accident occurred. This legis-
lation is to pay tribute to Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B.
Reddy.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023: S.5249 Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Unknown.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2025-S8224 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8224
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  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 dedicating a portion  of
   the state highway system to "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur
   B. Reddy"

   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  GERARD  B.  KANE AND TROOPER ARTHUR B. REDDY". THE BRIDGE OVER
 THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY ON DEER PARK AVENUE  BETWEEN  PARKDALE  DRIVE
 AND  SYLVAN  ROAD  IN  THE  TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, SHALL BE
 DEDICATED TO "TROOPER GERARD B. KANE AND TROOPER ARTHUR B. REDDY".
   § 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.
                                                            LBD04086-03-5

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