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Senate bill · S5585 (2025-26)

Changes the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the POW-MIA Memorial Highway

New York State Senate

Latest action Jun 1, 2026

Sponsor: Andrew J. Lanza (State Senator, District 24, Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 19, 2026. About our data

Summary

Changes the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the "POW-MIA Memorial Highway".

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Highway Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would change the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the POW-MIA Highway.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate

Also referred to Transportation · New York State Assembly, Transportation · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Andrew J. Lanza says this is needed

In 1997 the Staten Island Expressway was ceremoniously named the MIA-POW Memorial Highway in honor of those who served our country, many of whom never came home. This bill would make this name official to pay tribute to those men and women who, in service to their country during times of conflict, were Prisoners of War or listed as Missing in Action.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 1, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 1, 2026Result: passed

    (59) (1) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations

    Senate Investigations And Government OperationsFeb 10, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (57) (1) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (18) (1) (0) (2)

Full history

  1. Jun 1, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 1, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1460

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1460

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)
  1. Feb 10, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 10, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 10, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1749

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1749

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  8. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    NY Assembly

  9. Feb 25, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    NY Senate

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