An Act establishing the official tugboat of the Commonwealth
This bill designates "Tawney the Tugboat," a fictional character from the children's book *Tawney the Tugboat*, as the official tugboat symbol of the Commonwealth. It is a purely ceremonial designation with no practical policy impact or real-world application. The bill amends the General Laws to formally recognize this literary character as a symbolic representation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Dec 24, 2025
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
Dec 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Rush
DDemocratic
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