PRINTER'S NO. 3942
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2593
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, DRISCOLL, WHITE, BURNS, COX, DAY,
DELLOSO, DUSH, GALLOWAY, GILLESPIE, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HILL-
EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, JOZWIAK, MILLARD, MURT, READSHAW, RYAN,
SANCHEZ, SCHMITT, SONNEY, STAATS, STEPHENS AND TOMLINSON,
JUNE 15, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 15, 2020
AN ACT
Designating the portion of State Route 1015, also known as
Knights Road, between State Route 63 and U.S. Route 13 in the
City of Philadelphia as the Sergeant James O'Connor IV
Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sergeant James O'Connor IV Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Sergeant James O'Connor IV, Badge #8162, was a 23-
year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and a 15-
year veteran of the City's Swat Unit.
(2) On March 13, 2020, Sergeant James O'Connor IV was
shot and killed in the line of duty at 46 years of age while
serving a homicide warrant in the Frankford neighborhood of
Philadelphia.
(3) He was posthumously promoted to the rank of
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Sergeant.
(4) The Governor ordered the Commonwealth flag on all
public facilities Statewide to be flown at half-staff in
honor of Sergeant James O'Connor IV.
(5) Sergeant James O'Connor IV dedicated his life to
public service and his memory shall inspire future
generations of law enforcement throughout this Commonwealth.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 1015, also
known as Knights Road, between State Route 63 and U.S. Route 13
in the City of Philadelphia is designated as the Sergeant James
O'Connor IV Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain two appropriate signs displaying the name of the
highway to traffic in both directions on the highway. The
Department of Transportation shall also erect and maintain two
additional signs located in the center traffic island on State
Route 1015, also known as Knights Road, immediately adjacent to
11024 Knights Road in the City of Philadelphia displaying the
name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the
highway.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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