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An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth

Filed by Homar Gómez  ·  14 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5088  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5474

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-12-31HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2026-01-20HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2026-02-09SenateSenate concurred
2026-05-05JointHearing scheduled for 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2026-05-20JointHearing rescheduled to 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:05 PM in B-1 . Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-07-08HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-07-20HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-07-20HouseRules suspended
2026-07-20HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading

1 committee vote

State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)  ·  2026-07-06 10:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 10

no action · 1

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-05-20State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorableState Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.