An Act designating the interchange of Interstate 81 with State Route 4007, known as Exit 119, on the border of Cass Township and Butler Township, Schuylkill County, as the PSP Trooper Michael E. Pahira, Jr. Memorial Interchange.
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1426 designates the Interstate 81 and State Route 4007 interchange, known as Exit 119 in Schuylkill County, as the PSP Trooper Michael E. Pahira, Jr. Memorial Interchange. The bill honors Trooper Pahira, who died in July 2026 after being struck by a tractor-trailer while conducting a commercial vehicle safety inspection at that specific location. It directs the state Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs displaying the new name at the interchange.
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in committee
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Introduction
Aug 2026
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Governor
Introduced Aug 10, 2026
Last action Aug 10, 2026
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Aug 10, 2026
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Referred to Transportation
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1 primary · 32 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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State
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P
Dave Argall
RRepublican
Co
Amanda Cappelletti
DDemocratic
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Carolyn Comitta
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Gebhard
RRepublican
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Dan Laughlin
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Keefer
RRepublican
Co
Devlin Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Doug Mastriano
RRepublican
Co
Elder Vogel
RRepublican
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