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A 7612: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to "De La Soul Way".
What A 7612 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state highway system in New York will be dedicated to "De La Soul", a hip-hop group from the state. A specific section of state highway, Route 110 between Smith Street and Great Neck Road in Suffolk County, will be dedicated to the group. The dedication will be of ceremonial nature, and the official name of the highway will not be changed. The commissioner of transportation will be responsible for installing and maintaining adequate signage on the designated highway section. The changes will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7612
- What is the current status of A 7612?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7612 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to transportation".
- Did A 7612 pass?
- Not yet. A 7612 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7612, and where is it now?
- A 7612 was authored by Asm. Kwani O'Pharrow. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| May. 23, 2025 | print number 7612a |
| May. 23, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 264 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7612 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- 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 "De La Soul Way" 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 designated as "De 4 La Soul Way". All that portion of the state highway system constituting 5 state route 110 between Smith Street and Great Neck Road in the Town of 6 Babylon, county of Suffolk, shall be known as "De La Soul Way". 7 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal- 8 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system 9 as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid 10 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig- 11 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of 12 ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be 13 changed as a result of this act. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11199-01-5
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