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A 11449: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting state route nine-W within the town of Bethlehem, at the town line bordering the city of Albany until its intersection with Moriah road, to Patrick LaFortune Jr.
What A 11449 does, verified June 8, 2026
<p> This act amends the New York Highway Law to dedicate a specific portion of the state highway system to Patrick LaFortune Jr. The dedicated section consists of State Route 9W, starting where it crosses the town line from the City of Albany into the Town of Bethlehem in Albany County and ending at its intersection with Moriah Road in the same town. The Commissioner of Transportation is required to install and maintain signs for this dedicated highway that read "Highway Dedicated to Patrick LaFortune Jr." However, the official name of the highway will not change, and the dedication is intended to be ceremonial to prevent confusion and limit potential disruption to commerce. The act takes effect immediately upon passage. </p>
Bill journey
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Last action: substituted by s10384 (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11449
- What is the current status of A 11449?
- As of June 8, 2026, A 11449 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "substituted by s10384".
- Did A 11449 pass?
- Not yet. A 11449 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11449, and where is it now?
- A 11449 was authored by Asm. Scott Bendett.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted by s10384 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.625 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | rules report cal.625 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | reported |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 18, 2026 · 308 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11449 IN ASSEMBLY May 18, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Bendett) -- 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 Patrick LaFortune Jr. 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-s to 2 read as follows: 3 § 344-s. Portion of the state highway system to be dedicated to 4 Patrick LaFortune Jr. All that portion of the state highway system 5 constituting state route nine-W beginning where such state route crosses 6 the town line from the city of Albany into the town of Bethlehem, county 7 of Albany, and extending until the intersection of such state route and 8 Moriah road in the town of Bethlehem, county of Albany, shall be dedi- 9 cated to Patrick LaFortune Jr. 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 dedicated pursuant to section one of this act, provided that such 13 signing shall state "Highway Dedicated to Patrick LaFortune Jr". Howev- 14 er, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, 15 the dedication called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be 16 one of ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not 17 be changed as a result of this act. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15362-05-6
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