Assembly Bill A2656

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a bridge suicide barrier fund

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A2656 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-ss, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8728
2021-2022: A3288
2023-2024: A72

2025-A2656 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a fund to be used to research certain bridges being equipped with suicide barriers.

2025-A2656 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2656
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SAYEGH, CRUZ, ROSENTHAL, SHIMSKY, STIRPE, RAGA,
   SEAWRIGHT, BURDICK, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to creating a fund to
   be used to research equipping certain bridges with suicide barriers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 99-ss to read as follows:
   §  99-SS. BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIER FUND.  1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 TAXATION  AND  FINANCE A BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIER FUND WHICH SHALL CONSIST
 OF ALL MONIES APPROPRIATED TO SUCH FUND.
   2. MONIES IN THE BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIER FUND  SHALL  BE  UTILIZED  FOR
 STUDYING  ANY  PROJECT INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BRIDGE OR THE
 REPLACEMENT OF A BRIDGE WITH A HISTORY OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS  AND  HOW  TO
 INCLUDE IN THE NEW OR REPLACEMENT BRIDGE A SUICIDE BARRIER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02702-01-5

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