HB 2366 — An Act designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 18 from the intersection with 37th Street to the intersection with Wallace Run Road in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, as the Sgt. Allan R. Bevington Memorial Highway.

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                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2366
                                                Session of
                                                  2026

     INTRODUCED BY KOZAK, HADDOCK, JAMES, GUENST, KAUFFMAN, SMITH,
        ANDERSON AND BERNSTINE, APRIL 8, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 8, 2026


                                     AN ACT
 1   Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 18 from the
 2      intersection with 37th Street to the intersection with
 3      Wallace Run Road in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, as the Sgt.
 4      Allan R. Bevington Memorial Highway.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7   Section 1.     Sgt. Allan R. Bevington Memorial Highway.
 8      (a)     Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
 9   follows:
10            (1)   Allan R. Bevington was born December 25, 1983, in
11      Beaver Falls.
12            (2)   Sgt. Bevington graduated from Beaver Falls High
13      School in 2002, where he played baseball and football.
14            (3)   While still in high school, Sgt. Bevington enlisted
15      in the United States Army as a combat engineer.
16            (4)   Outside of work, Sgt. Bevington loved spending time
17      hunting and fishing, and during his first leave from the
18      Army, Sgt. Bevington purchased a 2002 Ford Mustang GT, which
19      was his dream car.
 1            (5)    Sgt. Bevington displayed great dedication and skill
 2      within his first and only unit, Bravo Company 40th Engineers
 3      1st Armored Division, stationed in Baumholder, Germany.
 4            (6)    While deployed on his first tour in Iraq, Sgt.
 5      Bevington was quickly promoted to the rank of Sergeant as a
 6      result of his leadership.
 7            (7)    Sgt. Bevington was awarded the Purple Heart and
 8      Bronze Star for defending his unit on his first deployment
 9      and was awarded the Silver Star on his last deployment.
10            (8)    Sgt. Bevington was sent to special training as a
11      Sapper, earning the title as an elite combat engineer.
12            (9)    During Sgt. Bevington's last tour, his unit was
13      preparing to return to Germany in one week.
14            (10)    In preparation for convoy, Sgt. Bevington's squad
15      was sent on a pre-route inspection, during which they found
16      an IED.
17            (11)    On September 21, 2006, while preparing to disarm
18      the IED, the IED went off, killing Sgt. Bevington instantly
19      and wounding another soldier.
20            (12)    Sgt. Bevington is survived by his mother, Beverly
21      Bevington, father, Frank Law, brothers, Charles (Chuck) and
22      Robert (Bob) Bevington, nieces, Sarah Smiley, Chealsey
23      Bevington and nephew, Brock Bevington.
24      (b)   Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 18 from
25   the intersection with 37th Street to the intersection with
26   Wallace Run Road in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, is designated
27   the Sgt. Allan R. Bevington Memorial Highway.
28      (c)   Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
29   maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
30   traffic in both directions on the highway.

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1   Section 2.   Effective date.
2      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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