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An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth

Filed by Joanne M. Comerford  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S3073  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD3498

7 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-12-24SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2026-02-05SenateRules suspended
2026-02-05SenateReferred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2026-04-30HouseHouse 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
2026-05-28SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

1 committee vote

State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)  ·  2026-05-21 18:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 6

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 (J)
FavorableState Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)

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.