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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 5088: An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 5088 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on December 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth. Primary sponsor: Homar Gomez (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 20, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Gómez of Easthampton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Homar Gómez and others for legislation to designate asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Homar GomezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Hampshire
Shirley ArriagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Hampden
Brian AsheCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Hampden
Michelle BadgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
Mindy DombCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Hampshire
Pat DuffyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Hampden
Lisa FieldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Bristol
Mike FinnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Hampden
Jessica GianninoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16th Suffolk
Hadley LuddyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Barnstable
Thomas MoakleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Frank MoranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17th Essex
Angelo PuppoloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Hampden
Estela ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Essex
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Rules suspended
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Hearing rescheduled to 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:05 PM in B-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
  6. Hearing scheduled for 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
  7. Senate concurred
  8. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
  9. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source