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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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