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2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1217

An act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 7591, carrying State Route 2043 over the SEPTA West Trenton Line, Bensalem Township, Bucks County, as the Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth O. Hunter Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 30666, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 309 over the Little Schuylkill River, Tamaqua Borough, Schuylkill County, as the PFC David L. Verbilla, USMC Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 47656, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 309 over the Little Schuylkill River, Tamaqua Borough, Schuylkill County, as the CPL Howard Arthur Donald, USMC Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 30656, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 209 East Broad Street over the Little Schuylkill River, Tamaqua Borough, Schuylkill County, as the Sergeant Franklin Eugene Hosler Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 30696, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 443 over the Keenigs Creek, East Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, as the Specialist Gary George Geiger Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5845, carrying 8th Street over the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in the City of Altoona, Blair County, as the PFC Ronald and CPL Thomas Kustaborder Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 53671, carrying U.S. Business Route 220 over Sandy Run in Logan Township, Blair County, as the Kutz Brothers Veterans Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5672, carrying State Route 1001, Valley View Boulevard, over Brush Run between Jaggard Street and South 16th Street in the City of Altoona, Blair County, as the S.W. Neal Family WWII Veterans Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 41558, carrying Pennsylvania Route 164, Johnstown Road, over South Dry Run between Baird Lane and Gates Lane in Freedom Township, Blair County, as the Hazenstab Family Veterans Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 67831, carrying Pennsylvania Route 913 over Great Trough Creek in the Village of Robertsdale, Wood Township, Huntingdon County, as the Robertsdale Area Veterans Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 53911, carrying U.S. Route 222 over Cedar Creek in Allentown, Lehigh County, as the Mayor William L. Heydt Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19237, carrying State Route 1018, over a tributary of Dixon Run in Green Township, Indiana County, as the US Army SSGT James D. Rushton Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19080, carrying Pennsylvania Route 259 over Laurel Run in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County, as the Marine Corps SSGT Michael A. Geneva Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 42251, carrying Pennsylvania Route 61 over the Shamokin Creek in Mount Carmel Borough, Northumberland County, as the Veterans Viaduct; designating a portion of Blakely Street, State Route 6011 and Pennsylvania Route 347, from the intersection with Pine Street to the intersection with Drinker Street in Dunmore Borough, Lackawanna County, as Staff Sergeant Steven R. Tudor Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 45346, carrying Pennsylvania Route 653 over Buffalo Creek in Garrett Borough, Somerset County, as the Corporal Harold L. Gray Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 46384, carrying Galloway Road over Interstate 276 in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, as the Sgt. John J. Bonk, Jr., Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 7041, carrying Pennsylvania Route 513 over Neshaminy Creek in Hulmeville Borough, Bucks County, as the Corporal Robert Lee Clampffer Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 22595, located on that portion of U.S. Route 22 in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, over Pennsylvania Route 934 as the CW5 John Michael Travers Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 16676, carrying Pennsylvania Route 381 over Meadow Run in the Borough of Ohiopyle, Fayette County, as the Paul T. Sucevic Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19033, located on northbound Pennsylvania Route 119 over Pennsylvania Route 286 in White Township, Indiana County, as the Specialist Five Timothy Rice Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19034, located on southbound Pennsylvania Route 119 over Pennsylvania Route 286 in White Township, Indiana County, as the Specialist Five Timothy Rice Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 53696, carrying Pennsylvania Route 913 over Shoup Run in the Village of Barnettstown, Carbon Township, Huntingdon County, as the Corporal Eldon "Bish" Neuder Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19636, on that portion of U.S. Route 322 over the Mill Creek in Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County, as the PFC Walter Elwood "Barney" Martin Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 67845, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 830 over Falls Creek in Falls Creek Borough, Jefferson County, as the PFC Norman P. Chittester Memorial Bridge; designating the interchange of Interstate 81 with State Route 4007, known as Exit 119, on the border of Cass Township and Butler Township, Schuylkill County, as the PSP Trooper Michael E. Pahira, Jr., Memorial Interchange; designating the bridges, identified as Bridge Keys 25048 and 25050, carrying Interstate 99 over Pennsylvania Route 973 in Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, as the Mark Murawski Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of State Route 3062 from the intersection with Lieds Road in West Bradford Township, Chester County, to the intersection with Ryan Boulevard in West Bradford Township, Chester County, as the Corporal Timothy J. O'Connor, Jr. Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 15287, carrying State Route 2031 over Amtrak in Ridley Park Borough, Delaware County, as the Mayor Hank Eberle Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 48271, on that portion carrying State Route 0130 over Turtle Creek in Trafford Borough, Westmoreland County, as the Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 70551, carrying State Route 3013 over Blair Gap Run in Allegheny Township, Blair County, as the Lt. Col. Palmer Brown Memorial Bridge; designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 73 from the Boyertown Borough/Colebrookdale Township Line in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, to the intersection with Covered Bridge Road and Oysterdale Road in Oley Township, Berks County, as the Officer Kristen M. Yeager Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 46807, on that portion of State Route 2007 over the South Fork Little Conemaugh River in Summerhill Township, Cambria County, as Army Specialist Four Anthony Michael Notich Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 47686, carrying U.S. Route 219 over the West Branch Susquehanna River in Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, as the Seaman First Class Paul Kephart Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 27860, carrying State Route 4038 over the Schuylkill River in Pottstown Borough, Montgomery County, as the Commander Job W. Price Memorial Bridge; designating the roundabout on Pennsylvania Route 415 at the intersection of Main Street and Lake Street in Dallas Borough, Luzerne County, as the Charles D. Lemmond, Jr., Memorial Roundabout; designating a portion of Wyoming Avenue, U.S. Route 11, from the western border of Edwardsville Borough to the intersection with Church Street in Kingston Borough, Luzerne County, as the James J. Haggerty Memorial Highway; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19239, carrying State Route 1019, also known as Valley Road, over Two Lick Creek in Green Township, Indiana County, as the Tec 5 John George Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 68471, carrying Pennsylvania Route 403 over Pine Run in Marion Center Borough, Indiana County, as the Sergeant Larry McManus Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 70470, carrying State Route 2012, also known as River Road, over Blacklick Creek between Buffington and East Wheatfield Townships in Indiana County, as the Sgt. SOF Frank J. McCloskey Memorial Bridge; and making repeals.

Became law as Act 107 of 2026, signed October 22, 2026, 218 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

March 18 to October 22, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action21 actions on 11 days

In the SenateMar 18 to Sep 30196 days

TransportationMar 18 to Sep 28194 days

In the House of RepresentativesSep 30 to Oct 1919 days

TransportationSep 30 to Oct 55 days

AppropriationsOct 7 to Oct 1912 days

Waiting to be sentOct 19 to Oct 212 days

With the GovernorOct 21 to Oct 221 day

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading49–0

    Passed · Sep 30

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Oct 19

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 28

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Mar 18 – Sep 30

  1. Sent to TRANSPORTATION
  2. TRANSPORTATION recommended it as amended
  3. Read a second time
  4. Passed the Senate, 49 to 0

In the House of Representatives Sep 30 – Oct 19

  1. Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to TRANSPORTATION
  3. TRANSPORTATION recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

To the Governor Oct 19 – Oct 22

  1. Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 107 of 2026
All 21 actions, as published