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S 5997: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Eden, county of Erie, to Maintenance Supervisor Stephen C. Ebling.
What S 5997 does, verified September 11, 2025
The state of New York is dedicating a portion of its highway system to Maintenance Supervisor Stephen C. Ebling. The bridge on Eden Evans Center Road in the town of Evans, County of Erie, crossing over the state thruway, will be dedicated to him. The New York State Thruway Authority will provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing on the state highway system to indicate the bridge's dedication. The dedication is of ceremonial nature and the official name of the bridge will not be changed as a result. This change will take effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.393 (2025-09-10)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5997
- What is the current status of S 5997?
- As of September 11, 2025, S 5997 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.393".
- Did S 5997 pass?
- Yes. S 5997 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 S 5997, and where is it now?
- S 5997 was authored by Sen. Patrick Gallivan with 1 coauthor.
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| Sep. 10, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.393 |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.660 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 287 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5997 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 "Thruway Maintenance Supervisor Steph- en C. Ebling 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 "Thruway Maintenance Supervisor Stephen C. Ebling Memorial Bridge". The 5 bridge on Eden-Evans center road, in the town of Eden, county of Erie, 6 crossing over the New York state thruway, shall be designated and known 7 as the "Thruway Maintenance Supervisor Stephen C. Ebling Memorial 8 Bridge". 9 § 2. The chair of the New York state thruway authority shall provide 10 for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state 11 highway system as designated pursuant to section one of this act. Howev- 12 er, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, 13 the designation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be 14 one of ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge shall not 15 be 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. LBD10357-02-5
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