New York A 2656: Relates to creating a bridge suicide barrier fund

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A02656 Summary:

BILL NOA02656 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSayegh

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COSPNSRCruz, Rosenthal, Shimsky, Stirpe, Raga, Seawright, Burdick, Davila

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §99-ss, St Fin L

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Creates a fund to be used to research certain bridges being equipped with suicide barriers.

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BILL NOA02656 

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01/21/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2656

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, CRUZ, ROSENTHAL, SHIMSKY, STIRPE, RAGA,
 SEAWRIGHT, BURDICK, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to creating a fund to
 be used to research equipping certain bridges with suicide barriers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 2 99-ss to read as follows:
 3 § 99-ss. Bridge suicide barrier fund. 1. There is hereby established
 4 in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of
 5 taxation and finance a bridge suicide barrier fund which shall consist
 6 of all monies appropriated to such fund.
 7 2. Monies in the bridge suicide barrier fund shall be utilized for
 8 studying any project involving the construction of a new bridge or the
 9 replacement of a bridge with a history of suicide attempts and how to
 10 include in the new or replacement bridge a suicide barrier.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02702-01-5

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