A11527 • 2025

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney Memorial Bridge"

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Sponsor: David McDonough
Last action: 2026-05-28
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney Memorial Bridge"

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J.

What This Bill Does

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J.
Sweeney Memorial Bridge" Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J.
Sweeney Memorial Bridge" in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.

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Bill History

2026-05-28 Assembly
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney Memorial Bridge"
Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney Memorial Bridge" in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          11527

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      May 28, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. McDonough)
          -- read once and referred 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 "Trooper Edward  J.  Sweeney  Memorial
          Bridge"

          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 DESIGNATED  AS  THE
     4  "TROOPER  EDWARD  J.  SWEENEY  MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE
     5  STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE ON  THE  MEADOWBROOK  STATE
     6  PARKWAY AT THE EXIT M10, LOOP PARKWAY OVERPASS IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD,
     7  COUNTY  OF  NASSAU, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "TROOPER EDWARD
     8  J. SWEENEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
     9    § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
    10  lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
    11  as designated pursuant to section one of this  act.  However,  to  avoid
    12  confusion  and  to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
    13  nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be  one  of
    14  ceremonial  nature  and  the  official  name of such bridge shall not be
    15  changed as a result 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.
                                                                   LBD01189-01-5