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- Signed chap.195
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.171
- Substituted for A8753
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.518
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- Referred to transportation
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Designates a portion of the state highway system in the hamlet of Bay Shore, county of Suffolk, as the "Corey J. Swinson Memorial Bridge"
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Philip Ramos
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6828
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of the state highway system in the hamlet of Bay Shore, county of Suffolk, as the "Corey J. Swinson Memorial Bridge"
Purpose or general idea of bill
Designates the bridge on County Road 13 which crosses the Sunrise highway in the hamlet of Bay Shore, county of Suffolk, the "Corey J. Swinson Memorial Bridge".
Summary of provisions
Amends the highway law by adding a new section 343-cc to ensure the foregoing.
Justification
The intention of this bill is to designate the bridge on County Road 13 which crosses over Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore, New York as the "Corey J. Swinson Memorial Bridge". Corey Swinson was a native son of Bay Shore who became an NFL football star. After his career in the NFL, Corey J. Swinson returned home to Bay Shore to volunteer and make a difference in the lives of local young people. He coached a youth football league, worked as security director for the Bay Shore district and later went on to become director of school safety and security for Copiague public schools.
Swinson attended Hampton University in Virginia where he studied social work and played football. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 1995 and spent that season with the St. Louis Rams as a defensive tackle. Corey J. Swinson died of natural causes on September 10, 2013.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Minimal to the state, whose only obligation is for the State Department of Transportation to provide for the installation and maintenance of signage for state highway.
Effective date
Immediately.
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