NY State Senate Bill 2021-S5399

Senate Bill S5399

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Highway"

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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
Jul 30, 2021	signed chap.319
Jul 21, 2021	delivered to governor
Jun 08, 2021	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.598 substituted for a7031
May 25, 2021	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 24, 2021	ordered to third reading cal.1282 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 03, 2021	referred to transportation

Votes

- May 25, 2021 - Floor Vote
  S5399
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 25, 2021
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Brisport
  May 24, 2021 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5399
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 24, 2021
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      Stewart-Cousins

2021-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7031
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §344-m, Hway L

2021-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Mendon, county of Monroe, as the "Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Highway".

2021-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5399

SPONSOR: ORTT
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian J.
Koch Memorial Highway"

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Chief Warrant
Officer 4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Highway"

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one: Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new
section 344-m. Section two: The commissioner of transportation shall
provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the
state highway system as designated pursuant to section one of this act.
Section three: Sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On January 20, 2021, five days short of his fortieth birthday, Chief
Warrant Officer 4 Christian J. Koch was one of three New York State
National Guardsmen that lost their lives in a helicopter crash on a
training mission in Mendon, NY. Christian was born and raised in Living-
ston County. He studied mathematics at the State University of New York
at Brockport. Christian had served for twenty years in the New York
State National Guard earning many medals, citations, and awards. He also
had been deployed for multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addi-
tion to his service to our country, Christian was also dedicated to our
state as a civilian pilot employed by the New York State Police. Chris-
tian was survived by his wife and four young children. After discussion
with the family of Christian as well as the Mendon Town Supervisor and
Honeoye Falls Mayor, it was decided an appropriate gesture to honor
Christian by naming a portion of Route 64 in his memory. Christian lived
with his wife and children in the Town of Mendon. Route 64 is the clos-
est state road to the helicopter crash site.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal costs associated with sign installation.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5399
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 "Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian  J.
   Koch 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 344-m to
 read as follows:
   § 344-M. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "CHIEF  WARRANT OFFICER 4 CHRISTIAN J. KOCH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".  ALL THAT
 PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING STATE ROUTE  SIXTY-FOUR
 WITHIN  THE  TOWN  OF  MENDON, COUNTY OF MONROE, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND
 KNOWN AS THE "CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4 CHRISTIAN J.  KOCH 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.
                                                            LBD09912-02-1

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