# Massachusetts H 3608: An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge

Massachusetts H 3608, An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-10-14 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 247 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3608
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-10-14, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 247 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Transportation, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-18 | committee | Committee Favorable: Favorable | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-10-14: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 247 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-10-08: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-10-08: Enacted (House)
- 2026-10-05: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-10-05: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-26: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-01-27: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-10-24: Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 247 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-10-14: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3608.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 247 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3608.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3608-194 (as of 2026-11-04).