A8897 • 2025

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: John T. McDonald III
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson Dedicates the bridge located on Interstate 90, designated as Bridge Number 1092839, which crosses over the Hudson River in the cities of Albany and Rensselaer to Sgt Henry Johnson.

What This Bill Does

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson Dedicates the bridge located on Interstate 90, designated as Bridge Number 1092839, which crosses over the Hudson River in the cities of Albany and Rensselaer to Sgt Henry Johnson.

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Bill History

2026-05-14 Assembly
REPORTED
2026-05-14 Assembly
RULES REPORT CAL.123
2026-05-14 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.123
2026-05-14 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED BY S8440A
2026-05-12 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
2026-03-24 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
2026-03-18 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
2026-03-18 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 8897A
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
2025-06-12 Assembly
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson
Dedicates the bridge located on Interstate 90, designated as Bridge Number 1092839, which crosses over the Hudson River in the cities of Albany and Rensselaer to Sgt Henry Johnson.

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

                                          8897

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      June 12, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, ROMERO -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Transportation

        AN  ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
          the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson

          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 345-d to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  345-D.  PORTION  OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DEDICATED TO SGT
     4  HENRY JOHNSON. THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON INTERSTATE 90, DESIGNATED AS BRIDGE
     5  NUMBER 1092839, WHICH CROSSES OVER THE HUDSON RIVER  IN  THE  CITIES  OF
     6  ALBANY AND RENSSELAER, COUNTIES OF ALBANY AND RENSSELAER, SHALL BE DEDI-
     7  CATED TO SGT HENRY JOHNSON.
     8    §  2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
     9  lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state  highway  system
    10  as  dedicated  pursuant  to  section one of this act, provided that such
    11  signing shall state "Bridge Dedicated to Sgt Henry Johnson".    However,
    12  to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the
    13  dedication  called  for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one
    14  of 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.
                                                                   LBD13384-02-5