S 601 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the Boston NY Fallen Firefighters

This bill (S 601) commemorates fallen firefighters from Boston, New York, by designating a specific bridge on Rice Hill Road (crossing State Route 219 in Boston, Erie County) as "Bridge Dedicated to Boston NY Fallen Firefighters." It requires the Department of Transportation to install ceremonial signage honoring the firefighters but explicitly states the bridge's official name will remain unchanged to avoid disrupting commerce. The dedication is purely symbolic, with no legal or functional changes to the highway system. The bill was signed into law on September 10, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Sep 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

S601B → S601C · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill amends a memorial highway dedication in Erie County to change the name from 'Boston Fire Company Fallen Firefighters' to 'Boston NY Fallen Firefighters'. The change reflects a shift in how the dedication is officially named, likely to better align with the town's identity or standard naming conventions.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it still dedicates a bridge in the town of Boston, Erie County - but the official name of the dedication has been modified.

REQUIREMENT

The official name of the dedicated bridge was changed from 'Boston Fire Company Fallen Firefighters' to 'Boston NY Fallen Firefighters' in both the act title and the section text.

The required signage text was updated to reflect the new dedication name 'Bridge Dedicated to Boston NY Fallen Firefighters' instead of the previous 'Boston Fire Company Fallen Firefighters'.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2025 · Assembly Jun 17, 2025

How they voted

59–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 13, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 10, 2025

Signed into law

SIGNED CHAP.386

upper

Jun 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

Jun 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 12, 2025

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 601C

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 601B

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 601A

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors