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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts Directs Route 3 Highway Markers Designating Marshfield as Home to Daniel Webster and Edward Winslow
Last action · February 26, 2026: Read second and ordered to a third readingSponsor: Patrick Kearney
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What This Bill Would Do
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is required to erect and maintain highway markers on Route 3 North and Route 3 South designating the Town of Marshfield as the home of Senator Daniel Webster and Governor Edward Winslow.
Changes only the municipality's official highway designation; no funding, regulatory, or service changes are stated.
Who It Would Affect
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Town of Marshfield
The town receives official highway markers on Route 3 designating it as the home of Senator Daniel Webster and Governor Edward Winslow.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
The highway division is required to erect and maintain the markers in compliance with its standards.
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Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
7 actions- Feb 26, 2026HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Feb 26, 2026HouseRules suspended
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Oct 24, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
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- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Transportation
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