Assembly BillChaptered/Signed
A 7843: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, to Jake Arcara.
What A 7843 does, verified September 28, 2025
The state of New York is dedicating a portion of its highway system to Jake Arcara. The highway, which spans from the intersection with Underhill Avenue to the intersection with Old Country Way in the town of Yorktown, County of Westchester, will be designated as such. The commissioner of transportation is required to install and maintain adequate signage on the highway, which will state "highway dedicated to Jake Arcara". The dedication is of ceremonial nature, and the official name of the highway will not be changed as a result of this act. This act will take effect immediately.
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Last action: signed chap.381 (2025-09-10)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7843
- What is the current status of A 7843?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 7843 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on September 10, 2025, was "signed chap.381".
- Did A 7843 pass?
- Yes. A 7843 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action September 10, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 7843, and where is it now?
- A 7843 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater with 3 coauthors.
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| Sep. 10, 2025 | signed chap.381 |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1240 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 279 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7843 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- 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 "Jake Acara Worker's Memorial Highway" 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 "Jake Acara Worker's Memorial Highway". All that portion of the state 5 highway system constituting state route one hundred eighteen from Under- 6 hill Avenue to Old Country Way in the town of Yorktown, county of West- 7 chester, shall be designated and known as the "Jake Acara Worker's Memo- 8 rial Highway". 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 highway 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. LBD11554-01-5
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