Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3608: An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge
Status: Signed into law, October 14, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Massachusetts Department of Transportation Bridge number H-23-009 located on Fruit street in the town of Hopkinton shall be designated and known as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge in recognition of United States Army Major General Frank D. Merrill, who was born in Hopkinton and displayed outstanding courage and leadership during World War II. Major General Merrill led the 5307th Composite Unit, later nicknamed Merrill's Marauders, which fought in 5 major engagements and 32 skirmishes in the mountainous jungles of the South-East Asian theater resulting in each member being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. SECTION 2. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain suitable markers on the bridge bearing the designation in compliance with the standards of the department.
Sponsors
- James Arena-DeRosa (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 247 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Transportation (December 18, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H3608?
- H3608 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial bridge.
- What is the status of H3608?
- Signed into law as of October 14, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 247 of the Acts of 2026 (October 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3608?
- James Arena-DeRosa (D).
- Where is the official record for H3608?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3608
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