# New York S 8440: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson

New York S 8440, Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Fahy (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-05-14 (RETURNED TO SENATE) (as of 2026-10-15).

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- As of: 2026-10-15
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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8440
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Last action: 2026-05-14, RETURNED TO SENATE
- Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: RULES, TRANSPORTATION, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (264 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jake Ashby (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 134 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | committee | Transportation Committee Vote | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-05-14: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-05-14: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-05-14: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.123 (House)
- 2026-05-14: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8897A (House)
- 2026-04-01: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2026-04-01: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: REPASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8440A (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-03-23: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (House)
- 2026-02-11: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: 1ST REPORT CAL.252 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8440A)
- Original, 2025-06-12: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8440)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8440A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8440)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8440-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).