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H3390 • 2025

An Act adding an indigenous member to the Massachusetts Historical Commission

An Act adding an indigenous member to the Massachusetts Historical Commission

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Sponsor
Thomas W. Moakley
Last action
2025-12-18
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act adding an indigenous member to the Massachusetts Historical Commission

An Act adding an indigenous member to the Massachusetts Historical Commission By Representative Moakley of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act adding an indigenous member to the Massachusetts Historical Commission By Representative Moakley of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3390) of Thomas W.
  • Moakley relative to adding an indigenous tribal member to the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-18 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-10-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:45 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-10-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-10-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-11:45 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-10-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-11:45 AM in A-2

  6. 2025-10-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act adding an indigenous member to the Massachusetts Historical Commission
By Representative Moakley of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3390) of Thomas W. Moakley relative to adding an indigenous tribal member to the Massachusetts Historical Commission. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3390

SECTION 1. Section 26 of chapter 9 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words “11 persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 12 persons.

SECTION 2. Said section 9 is further amended by inserting the following after “Antiquities”:- one from a list of two nominees, each nominee submitted by one of the two federally recognized tribes in the Commonwealth.

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