Changes the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the POW-MIA Memorial Highway
This bill (S 5585) renames a specific segment of the Staten Island Expressway in Richmond County to the "POW-MIA Memorial Highway." It changes the official name for the portion from Outerbridge Crossing to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, updating references in state highway law and transportation documents. The bill does not alter highway operations, funding, or policy - it is solely a naming change to honor POW-MIA veterans. No new regulations or impacts on residents or businesses are created by this procedural amendment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Jun 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025
How they voted
57–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 10, 2025
D
Democratic41
87% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Lanza
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence/Reform
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