Assembly BillChaptered/Signed
A 8237: Dedicates a portion of the state and local highway system constituting route thirty-five to Westchester Purple Heart Recipients.
What A 8237 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill proposes to dedicate a portion of the state highway system to Westchester County's Purple Heart recipients. The dedicated highway section will run from its intersection with US Route 202 to its intersection with State Route 1 in the town of Somers. The highway will be marked with signs stating "Highway dedicated to Westchester Purple Heart recipients" to inform drivers of the dedication. The dedication will be of ceremonial nature and will not result in a change of the official highway name. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: signed chap.383 (2025-09-10)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8237
- What is the current status of A 8237?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8237 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.383".
- Did A 8237 pass?
- Yes. A 8237 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 8237, and where is it now?
- A 8237 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater.
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| Sep. 10, 2025 | signed chap.383 |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1235 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 303 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8237 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 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 "Westchester Purple Heart 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 342-aaa 2 to read as follows: 3 § 342-aaa. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the 4 "Westchester Purple Heart Highway". All that portion of the state high- 5 way system constituting state route thirty-five beginning at the inter- 6 section of state route thirty-five and United States route two hundred 7 two, continuing in a generally easterly direction, and terminating at 8 the intersection of state route thirty-five and state route one hundred 9 in the town of Somers, county of Westchester, shall be designated and 10 known as the "Westchester Purple Heart Highway". 11 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal- 12 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system 13 as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid 14 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig- 15 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of 16 ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be 17 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. LBD06466-02-5
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