MassachusettsRoute 7A in Lenox bears Ross B. Dindio’s memorial name
The law names a stretch of Route 7A in Lenox for Ross B. Dindio and directs the state transportation department to put up and maintain markers there.
What it does
A section of Route 7A in Lenox, from mile marker 2 to mile marker 2.62, bears the name Ross B. Dindio Memorial highway.
The state transportation department must put up and maintain markers with the memorial name along the designated stretch, following department standards.
Argument forThe name and markers could help travelers identify this stretch of road and remember Ross B. Dindio.
Argument againstMaintaining memorial markers could take department time and resources away from other signs or road work.
More detail
The law names the Route 7A stretch from mile marker 2 to mile marker 2.62 the Ross B. Dindio Memorial highway. The named stretch is in the town of Lenox.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation must put up and maintain suitable markers bearing the memorial name. The markers must be along the named section of Route 7A in Lenox. The markers must follow department standards.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Oct 9Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 239 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Oct 1Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Oct 1EnactedBecame Law
- Sep 28Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Sep 28Rules suspended
- Sep 28Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- May 14Read; and referred to the committee on Senate RulesMinor
- May 11Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 19Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 19Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Jan 27Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- 2025
- Oct 24Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- Feb 27Senate concurred
- Feb 27Referred to the committee on TransportationIntroduced
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