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NJ A5701

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Karabinchak

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the Stelton Road overpass at milepost 5.88 on Interstate Highway Route 287 North and South in South Plainfield as the "Officer Conklin-Officer Cady Memorial Overpass"

  • Honors Richard H. Conklin and William J. Cady, two South Plainfield police officers and Vietnam War veterans who died in the line of duty—Conklin was shot in 1972 and Cady was struck by a car in 1975, both incidents occurring on or near this location

  • Prohibits the use of state or public funds for producing, purchasing, or erecting the memorial signs

  • Authorizes the Commissioner of Transportation to accept private gifts, grants, or financial assistance from non-governmental sources to cover costs of the signs

  • Work on the signs cannot proceed until an agreement is reached with a responsible party to fund production, installation, and maintenance

Legislative Description

Designates overpass of Stelton Road on Interstate Highway Route 287 as "Officer Conklin-Officer Cady Memorial Overpass."

Substituted by another Bill

Last Action

Substituted by S4313

12/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Independent Authorities5/22/2025

Full Bill Text

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