Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8308: Designates state route 22 between Lorraine Avenue and Lincoln Avenue in the city of Mount Vernon as the "Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers Way".
What A 8308 does, verified January 10, 2026
Designates state route 22 between Lorraine Avenue and Lincoln Avenue in the city of Mount Vernon as the "Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers Way".
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8308
- What is the current status of A 8308?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 8308 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 8308 pass?
- Not yet. A 8308 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8308, and where is it now?
- A 8308 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| May. 13, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 13, 2025 · 274 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8308 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- 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 as the "Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers 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 344-r to 2 read as follows: 3 § 344-r. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the 4 "Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers Way". All that portion of the state highway 5 system constituting state route 22 between Lorraine Avenue and Lincoln 6 Avenue in the city of Mount Vernon, county of Westchester, shall be 7 designated and known as the "Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers Way". 8 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal- 9 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system 10 as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid 11 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig- 12 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of 13 ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be 14 changed as a result of this act. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10257-01-5
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