HB 738 — An Act designating a portion of State Route 1006, also known as Ferry Road, from the intersection with Limekiln Road to the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 313, also known as Swamp Road, in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, as the Judge R. Barry McAndrews Memorial Highway.

PRINTER'S NO.   762

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 738
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY BRENNAN, LABS, GUENST, VITALI, SANCHEZ, HILL-
        EVANS, BOROWSKI, STAATS AND WARREN, FEBRUARY 25, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 25, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Designating a portion of State Route 1006, also known as Ferry
 2      Road, from the intersection with Limekiln Road to the
 3      intersection with Pennsylvania Route 313, also known as Swamp
 4      Road, in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, as the Judge R.
 5      Barry McAndrews Memorial Highway.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8   Section 1.     Judge R. Barry McAndrews Memorial Highway.
 9      (a)     Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
10   follows:
11            (1)   Judge R. Barry McAndrews was born in Philadelphia
12      and grew up in the West Oak Lane neighborhood where he
13      graduated from LaSalle College High School in 1950.
14            (2)   After graduating from LaSalle University in 1954,
15      Judge McAndrews received his Juris Doctor degree from
16      Villanova University School of Law in 1957.
17            (3)   Following his graduation from law school, Judge
18      McAndrews served in the United States Marine Corp from 1957
19      to 1962, receiving the rank of captain while stationed in
 1      Hawaii with his wife, Liz, and children.
 2            (4)   Judge McAndrews held many roles throughout his legal
 3      career, including chief counsel at CertainTeed Corporation
 4      from 1962 to 1967 and an assistant public defender from 1968
 5      to 1969.
 6            (5)   Judge McAndrews was a partner in private practice
 7      from 1967 to 1991 which led to his appointment as a judge for
 8      the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County in May 1991 by
 9      Governor Bob Casey, then he was elected for a 10-year term as
10      the eleventh judge on the bench.
11            (6)   While serving on the bench, Judge McAndrews was
12      selected as President Judge in 1999, a role he held until his
13      retirement in 2003.
14            (7)   As President Judge, Judge McAndrews was a leading
15      advocate for the building of the new Bucks County Justice
16      Center which opened in January 2015.
17            (8)   After many years of service to this Commonwealth and
18      to our country, Judge R. Barry McAndrews passed away on March
19      23, 2024, at 91 years of age.
20      (b)   Designation.--The section of State Route 1006, also
21   known as Ferry Road, from the intersection with Limekiln Road to
22   the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 313, also known as
23   Swamp Road, in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, is designated
24   the Judge R. Barry McAndrews Memorial Highway.
25      (c)   Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
26   maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
27   traffic in both directions on the highway.
28   Section 2.     Effective date.
29      This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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