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A 3938

Enacts the Alexander John Smullen Traffic Safety Memorial Law

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joe Angelino and 79 co-sponsors

Creates the Alexander John Smullen Traffic Safety Memorial to authorize signage, safety upgrades, and safety-education programs aimed at reducing injuries.

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Bill Summary · A 3938

Summary — A.3938: "Alexander John Smullen Traffic Safety Memorial Law"

Status: Returned to Assembly (as of 2025-06-11)
Introduced: January 30, 2025
Primary sponsor: Assemblymember Robert Smullen (many cosponsors)
Companion: S.5568 (substituted) — prior-session related bill A.9748

Purpose / Intent

The bill would enact the "Alexander John Smullen Traffic Safety Memorial Law." By its title and legislative context, the measure is intended to memorialize Alexander John Smullen and to advance traffic safety objectives in his name. Memorial traffic-safety laws commonly authorize named signage, safety improvements, educational programs, or targeted grants and reporting requirements intended to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities.

Key provisions (summary and notes)

The official bill text is not included here; the title indicates a memorial traffic-safety law. The following items reflect the typical substantive elements such laws include and should be confirmed against the enrolled bill text:

  • Establishes a named traffic safety designation ("Alexander John Smullen Traffic Safety Memorial") for specific roadway(s), intersections, or for a statewide program.
  • Authorizes installation of memorial signage and markers (placement, maintenance responsibility, and funding source usually specified).
  • May direct the Department of Transportation, State Police, or local agencies to undertake safety improvements (e.g., signage, pavement markings, crosswalks, lighting, traffic calming measures) at or near a designated location.
  • Could create or authorize grants, awards, or educational/outreach programs in the name of Alexander John Smullen focused on pedestrian, bicycle, or motorist safety.
  • May require agency reporting or tracking of implemented safety measures and related outcomes.

Note: The exact provisions, funding mechanisms, and any regulatory or enforcement changes must be verified in the bill text; the PDF versions available in the legislative record here were not legible.

Who would be affected

  • New York State Department of Transportation and local highway agencies (responsible for signage, capital improvements, or program administration).
  • State and local law enforcement and traffic safety/planning entities (implementation, reporting).
  • Motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and local communities in any designated area.
  • Families, advocacy groups and organizations engaged in traffic safety education.

Legislative actions & timeline

  • Referred to Transportation: 2025-01-30
  • Multiple committee actions and amendments; printed as A.3938A and A.3938B (Mar–May 2025)
  • Reported and ordered to third reading; Passed Assembly: 2025-06-11
  • Delivered to Senate, substituted for S.5568B, passed Senate: 2025-06-11
  • Returned to Assembly (6/11/2025) — likely for concurrence on Senate amendments

Next steps / Notes

Because the enrolled/official bill text is not provided in the accessible PDF content here, readers should consult the Assembly or Senate bill text and the Legislative Bill Jacket for the precise language, locations described, funding details, and any effective dates. The bill has passed both houses and is awaiting final action (e.g., concurrence, signature) following its return to the Assembly.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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