S 4550 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Relates to enacting the SIGH act to prohibit the construction of new schools near a major roadway, with exceptions

Summary
Enacts the "schools impacted by gross highways (SIGH) act"; prohibits the commissioner of education from approving the plans for the erection of any new schoolhouse within five hundred feet of a controlled-access highway unless the commissioner of education determines that space limitations are so severe that there is no other site to erect such new schoolhouse, and there are adequate engineering controls to address air quality; makes related provisions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Feb 10, 2023 Signed Dec 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly Jun 6, 2024

How they voted

4517
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 6, 2023
D Democratic42
41 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican21
4 Yea 17 Nay
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Dec 21, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.650
upper
Jun 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4550B
upper
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4550A
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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