S 7942 NY
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward
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Summary
This bill would dedicate a portion of State Route 42 in Fallsburg, Sullivan County, to Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward. The dedication applies to the section of State Route 42 from the intersection with Railroad Plaza to 5286-5288 Main Street. The dedication is ceremonial in nature and the official name of the highway will not be changed. The Commissioner of Transportation would be responsible for installing and maintaining signage for the dedication. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Official abstract
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Sullivan county to Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward.
Sponsor (1)
- Peter Oberacker Republican · primary
Action history (10)
- May 14, 2025 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · upper
- May 30, 2025 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION · upper
- May 30, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 7942A · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.250 · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 9, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 14, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 14, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 14, 2026 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S07942 Summary: BILL NO S07942A   SAME AS No Same As   SPONSOR OBERACKER   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Add §344-r, Hway L   Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Sullivan county to Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
7942--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 14, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 Lt Gator Ward
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 344-r to 2 read as follows: 3 § 344-r. Portion of the state highway system to be dedicated to Lieu- 4 tenant Roland "The Gator" Ward. All that portion of the state highway 5 system constituting a portion of state route 42 in the town of Falls- 6 burg, county of Sullivan, from the intersection of state route 42 and 7 Railroad Plaza to 5286-5288 Main Street, shall be dedicated to Lt Gator 8 Ward. 9 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal- 10 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system 11 pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid confusion and to 12 limit any possible disruption of commerce, the dedication called for 13 pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of ceremonial nature 14 and the official name of such highway shall not be changed as a result 15 of this act. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13052-02-5
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