NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4900A

Senate Bill S4900A

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial Highway"

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Current Bill Status Via A5261 - Signed by Governor

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
Nov 10, 2023	signed chap.614
Nov 09, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 09, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1488 substituted for s4900a
Jun 09, 2023	substituted by a5261a
Jun 01, 2023	ordered to third reading cal.1488 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 15, 2023	print number 4900a
May 15, 2023	amend and recommit to transportation
Feb 16, 2023	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 9, 2023 - Floor Vote
  A5261
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2023
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Brisport
      
      The following Member(s) participated via videoconferencing: Cooney
  Jun 1, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote
  S4900A
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2023
      
      aye (20)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Sepúlveda

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-S4900 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5261
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §345-b, Hway L

2023-S4900 - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Fishkill, Dutchess county as the "Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial Highway".

2023-S4900 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4900

SPONSOR: ROLISON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial
Highway"

 
PURPOSE:

Designates portion of the state highway system as the Sergeant Elijah A.
Briggs Memorial Highway.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the highway law by adding a new section 345-b to read
as follows: Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
"Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial Highway". All that portion of the
New York state route nine between the town of Fishkill's municipal boun-
dary with the town of Wappinger and the Town of Fishkill's municipal
boundary known as Phillipstown, county of Dutchess, shall be designated

and known as the Sergeant Elijah A.  Briggs Memorial Highway."

Section 2: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
for the installation and maintenance of adequate signage of the state
highway

Section 3: States the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Town of Fishkill submitted resolution 2023-5 to request that a
portion of the New York state route nine to be designated as the
"Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial Highway."

Sergeant Briggs fought for the Union Army during the Civil War, during
which he was wounded in service and was subsequently awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery. Sergeant Briggs was honor-
ably discharged at the completion of the war and went on to raise a
family within the boundaries of the Town of Fishkill.

He is buried in the Fishkill Rural Cemetery on Route 9 and the people of
Fishkill wish to honor his memory and bravery with this designation.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S4900 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4900
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- 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 "Sergeant Elijah  A.  Briggs  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 345-b to
 read as follows:
   § 345-B. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "SERGEANT  ELIJAH  A.  BRIGGS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF NEW
 YORK STATE ROUTE NINE BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FISHKILL'S MUNICIPAL  BOUNDARY
 WITH THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER AND THE TOWN OF FISHKILL'S MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY
 WITH  THE  TOWN  OF PHILIPSTOWN, COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, SHALL BE DESIGNATED
 AND KNOWN AS THE "SERGEANT ELIJAH A. BRIGGS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
   § 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.
                                                            LBD08969-01-3

2023-S4900A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5261
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §345-b, Hway L

2023-S4900A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Fishkill, Dutchess county as the "Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial Highway".

2023-S4900A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4900A

SPONSOR: ROLISON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial
Highway"

 
PURPOSE:

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Sergeant Elijah
A. Briggs Memorial Highway.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the highway law by adding a new section 345-b to read
as follows: Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
"Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial Highway". All that portion of state
route nine in the town of Fishkill, county of Dutchess, shall be desig-
nated and known as the "Sergeant Elija A. Briggs Memorial Highway."

Section 2: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
for the installation and maintenance of adequate signage of the state
highway system.

Section 3: States the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Town of Fishkill submitted resolution 2023-5 to request that a
portion of the New York state route nine to be designated as the
"Sergeant Elija A. Briggs Memorial Highway."

Sergeant Briggs fought for the Union Army during the Civil War, during
which he was wounded in service and was subsequently awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery. Sergeant Briggs was honor-
ably discharged at the completion of the war and went on to raise a
family within the boundaries of the Town of Fishkill.

He is buried in the Fishkill Rural Cemetery on Route 9 and the people of
Fishkill wish to honor his memory and bravery with this designation.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S4900A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4900--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- 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 designating a portion of
   the state highway system as the "Sergeant Elijah  A.  Briggs  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 345-b to
 read as follows:
   § 345-B. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "SERGEANT  ELIJAH A. BRIGGS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF STATE
 ROUTE NINE IN THE TOWN OF FISHKILL, COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, SHALL BE  DESIG-
 NATED AND KNOWN AS THE "SERGEANT ELIJAH A. BRIGGS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
   §  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.
                                                            LBD08969-03-3

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