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S3073 • 2025

An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth

An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth

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Sponsor
Joanne M. Comerford
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth

An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth By Ms.
  • Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 3073) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joanne M.
  • Comerford and Mindy Domb for legislation to designate asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth.

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. 2026-05-28 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  2. 2026-05-20 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:05 PM in B-1 Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2026-05-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2026-04-30 House

    House concurred

  5. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  7. 2025-12-24 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Official Summary Text

An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth
By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3073) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joanne M. Comerford and Mindy Domb for legislation to designate asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.3073

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

Section 65.

Asparagus shall be the official vegetable of the commonwealth.

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