An Act creating the official shellfish of the Commonwealth
This bill designates the quahog as the official shellfish of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It achieves this by adding a new section to Chapter 2 of the state's General Laws, which formally recognizes the shellfish in the legal code. The measure directly affects state records and symbols by establishing the quahog as the state's representative shellfish.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Nov 22, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Nov 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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