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A 7849: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system including the bridge on the South Service Road, between Federal Circle and Perimeter Road Overpass, crossing over the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr.
What A 7849 does, verified August 1, 2026
The state of New York is dedicating a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr. This dedication is in recognition of his service. The designated portion is the bridge on the south service road, between Federal Circle and the Perimeter Road Overpass, crossing over the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. Adequate signing will be installed to mark the bridge, indicating that it is dedicated to Officer Ansert Jr. The dedication is ceremonial in nature and the official name of the bridge will not be changed as a result of this act. This act will take effect immediately.
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Last action: signed chap.185 (2026-07-31)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7849
- What is the current status of A 7849?
- As of August 1, 2026, A 7849 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on July 31, 2026, was "signed chap.185".
- Did A 7849 pass?
- Yes. A 7849 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action July 31, 2026). 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 7849, and where is it now?
- A 7849 was authored by Asm. Khaleel Anderson with 10 coauthors.
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| Jul. 31, 2026 | signed chap.185 |
| Jul. 24, 2026 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | 3RD READING CAL.779 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 330 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7849 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON, ROZIC -- 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 "Port Authority Police Officers Arthur M. Ansert Jr. and William J. Leahy 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 344-r to 2 read as follows: 3 § 344-r. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the 4 "Port Authority Police Officers Arthur M. Ansert Jr. and William J. 5 Leahy Memorial Bridge". All that portion of the state highway system 6 constituting the bridge on the South Service Road, between Federal 7 Circle and the Perimeter Road Overpass, crossing over the Van Wyck 8 Expressway in the neighborhood of Jamaica, county of Queens, shall be 9 designated and known as the "Port Authority Police Officers Arthur M. 10 Ansert Jr. and William J. Leahy Memorial Bridge". 11 § 2. The commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the 12 executive director of the port authority of New York and New Jersey, 13 shall provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing 14 of the state highway system as designated pursuant to section one of 15 this act. However, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible 16 disruption of commerce, the designation called for pursuant to section 17 one of this act shall be one of ceremonial nature and the official name 18 of such bridge shall not be changed as a result of this act. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11359-02-5
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