Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward
This bill ceremonially dedicates a specific segment of State Route 42 in Fallsburg, Sullivan County (from Railroad Plaza to 5286-5288 Main Street) to honor Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward. It requires installing commemorative signage but explicitly states the highway's official name will not change. The dedication is purely symbolic, with no alteration to the road's legal designation or impact on transportation operations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 14, 2025
Last action May 14, 2026
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The bill was amended to reflect procedural actions taken by the Senate Committee on Transportation, specifically noting that the committee has been discharged and the bill was amended before being re-referred. Additionally, the text was updated to shorten the name of the honoree from 'Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward' to 'Lt Gator Ward' for brevity.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was updated to include a procedural note stating the committee was discharged and the bill was amended, which was not present in the original version.
The name of the honoree was shortened from 'Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward' to 'Lt Gator Ward' in the act title and the main body of the text.
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2026
How they voted
57–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
May 14, 2026
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 14, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
lower
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7942A
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Peter Oberacker
RRepublican/Conservative
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