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A 8247: Dedicates a portion of state highway 284 in the village of Unionville, county of Orange, to the Appalachian Trail.
What A 8247 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill dedicates a portion of a state highway system in the village of Unionville, county of Orange, to the Appalachian Trail. The highway, currently known as state route 284, will be designated as part of the trail. The Commissioner of Transportation will ensure adequate signing on the dedicated highway, indicating it is part of the Appalachian Trail. The dedication is ceremonial in nature and does not change the official name of the highway. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8247
- What is the current status of A 8247?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8247 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 8247 pass?
- Not yet. A 8247 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8247, and where is it now?
- A 8247 was authored by Asm. Karl Brabenec. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| May. 28, 2025 | print number 8247c |
| May. 28, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
| May. 22, 2025 | print number 8247b |
| May. 22, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 263 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8247 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of the state highway system in the village of Unionville as the "Appalac- hian Trailway 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 "Appalachian Trailway Highway". All that portion of the state highway 5 system constituting state route 284 in the village of Unionville shall 6 be designated and known as the "Appalachian Trailway Highway". 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. LBD11828-01-5
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