---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as the Putnam Valley First Responders Bridge"
description: "Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Putnam Valley over the Taconic Parkway as the \"Putnam Valley First Responders Bridge\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8455"
citation: "New York A 8455 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BYRNE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-11-17"
last_action: "2022-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d83885ee-5f90-4f0f-8941-7a7d5b81105b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8455"
source_hash: "2795dd0e2acad08ac7efca032b58138918220276e49b3e4d8f85d0596ea53da7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 8455 (2021-2022) — Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as the Putnam Valley First Responders Bridge

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Putnam Valley over the Taconic Parkway as the "Putnam Valley First Responders Bridge".

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A8455** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8455&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A8455A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A8455A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **150–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BYRNE — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-11-17** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** PRINT NUMBER 8455A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-26** REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** REPORTED
- **2022-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.547
- **2022-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.547
- **2022-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7224A
- **2022-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1768
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-21** SIGNED CHAP.399 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d83885ee-5f90-4f0f-8941-7a7d5b81105b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).