SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1282        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2006

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Barry R. Finegold

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to establish the blue-spotted salamander as the official amphibian of the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/1/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

3/7/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/17/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1282        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2006

By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2006) of Barry R. Finegold, Hannah Kane and Jack Patrick Lewis for legislation to establish the blue-spotted salamander as the official amphibian of the Commonwealth.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act to establish the blue-spotted salamander as the official amphibian of the Commonwealth.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 2 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 64 the following section:-

Section 65. Amphibian of commonwealth

The blue-spotted salamander shall be the official amphibian of the commonwealth.