S 5585 NY
Changes the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the POW-MIA Memorial Highway
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Summary
This bill would change the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the "POW-MIA Memorial Highway". The legislation designates the Staten Island Expressway with a new official name honoring prisoners of war and missing in action service members. The renamed highway would be officially known as the POW-MIA Memorial Highway. The bill is a designating measure that honors military personnel captured or missing in military service.
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Official abstract
Changes the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the "POW-MIA Memorial Highway".
Sponsor (1)
- Andrew J. Lanza Republican · primary
Action history (15)
- Feb 25, 2025 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
- Jun 10, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 10, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1749 · upper
- Jun 10, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 10, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 10, 2025 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
- Feb 10, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1460 · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · lower
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