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H3645 • 2025

An Act designating a portion of state highway Route 7A in the town of Lenox as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial highway

An Act designating a portion of state highway Route 7A in the town of Lenox as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial highway

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Sponsor
Davis, Leigh
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact design and cost of the markers are not specified in the bill text.

Designating a Highway in Lenox as Ross B. Dindio Memorial Highway

This act designates part of Route 7A in Lenox, Massachusetts, as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial highway and requires the state transportation department to put up signs.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates a section of Route 7A from mile marker 2 to mile marker 2.62 in Lenox as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial Highway.
  • Requires the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to place and maintain markers along this highway with the memorial name.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Massachusetts Department of Transportation
  • Drivers on Route 7A in Lenox

Terms To Know

Mile marker
A sign showing how many miles a road has been traveled from its starting point.
Department of Transportation
The government agency that manages roads, bridges, and public transportation in Massachusetts.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the exact design or cost of the markers.
  • It is unclear when the markers will be put up after this act passes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 Senate

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  2. 2026-05-11 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  3. 2026-02-19 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  4. 2026-02-19 House

    Rules suspended

  5. 2026-02-19 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  6. 2026-01-27 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  7. 2025-10-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  8. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  9. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act designating a portion of state highway Route 7A in the town of Lenox as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial highway
By Representative Davis of Great Barrington and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3645) of Leigh Davis that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation be directed to designate a portion of state highway Route 7A in the town of Lenox as the Ross B. Dindio memorial highway. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3645

The portion of state highway route 7A in the town of Lenox from mile marker 2 to mile marker 2.62 shall be designated and known as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial highway. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is hereby directed to erect and maintain suitable markers along said highway bearing said designation in accordance with the standards of the department.

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