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S6008 • 2025

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
April Baskin
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers.

What This Bill Does

  • Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  2. 2026-06-04 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1711

  3. 2026-06-04 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  4. 2026-06-04 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-06-04 Assembly

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

  6. 2026-06-01 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

  7. 2026-06-01 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 6008A

  8. 2026-06-01 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

  9. 2026-06-01 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 6008B

  10. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  11. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  12. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

  13. 2025-06-11 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  14. 2025-06-11 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  15. 2025-06-11 Assembly

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

  16. 2025-05-15 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  17. 2025-05-14 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  18. 2025-05-13 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1072

  19. 2025-03-04 Senate

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          6008

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      March 4, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  BASKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to establishing the "Fallen
          Skywalkers 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 343-ddd
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 343-DDD.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE  DESIGNATED  AND
     4  KNOWN  AS  THE  "FALLEN SKYWALKERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL THAT PORTION OF
     5  THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE  ON  ROUTE  FIVE  WHICH
     6  CROSSES  OVER  FUHRMANN BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH END AND SPANS THE BUFFALO
     7  WATERFRONT UNTIL INTERSECTING AT THE NORTH END WITH  CHURCH  STREET  AND
     8  TURNS  INTO DELAWARE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO IN ERIE COUNTY, SHALL
     9  BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "FALLEN SKYWALKERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
    10    § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
    11  lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
    12  as designated pursuant to section one of this  act;  provided  that,  to
    13  avoid  any  confusion  and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,
    14  the designation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be
    15  one  of ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge shall not
    16  be changed as a result of this act.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08061-01-5