S 2214 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

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

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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

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Mike Rush
DDemocratic
MA
Norfolk and Suffolk