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Read. Follow. Verify.New York creates state trooper highway memorial task force to establish guidelines for fallen officer tributes
Last action · July 29, 2026: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATIONSponsor: Chris Eachus
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What This Bill Would Do
New York establishes a state trooper highway memorial task force to create guidelines for honoring fallen members of the division of state police through highway dedications, plaques, or markers. The task force must develop these guidelines within 90 days and must review and respond to written public petitions within 60 days.
Residents and groups can officially petition the state to dedicate portions of highways or place memorial markers for fallen state troopers, while highway naming remains purely ceremonial to avoid altering official route names.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
New York State Police
Fallen members of the division become eligible for formal highway dedications and memorial markers through a new task force process.
Department of Transportation
The commissioner must approve marker placements for traffic safety and provide for the installation and maintenance of approved plaques and signs.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 29, 2026HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
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