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H3409 • 2025

An Act establishing the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth

An Act establishing the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth

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Sponsor
Rogers, John H.
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act establishing the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth

An Act establishing the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act establishing the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3409) of John H.
  • Rogers for legislation to designate cookies and Cream as the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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  • 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. 2026-01-27 House

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading

  2. 2025-12-18 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  3. 2025-09-25 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  4. 2025-06-18 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth
By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3409) of John H. Rogers for legislation to designate cookies and Cream as the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3409

SECTION 1. Chapter 2 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section XX. Cookies and Cream shall be the official ice cream flavor of the Commonwealth.

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