HD 5731·MA·house
An Act modernizing the Official Poem of the Commonwealth
In CommitteeFiled Mar 9, 2026
Sponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis
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Referred to the committee on House Rules
Mar 9, 2026
Summary
The bill amends the state statutes to remove the current official poem, “Blue Hills of Massachusetts” by Katherine E. Mullen, and substitute it with “Song of Massachusetts” by Regie Gibson, the Commonwealth’s first Poet Laureate. It updates the symbolic state designation without creating programs, funding, or regulatory requirements.
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