# Massachusetts H 3404: An Act naming the Eastern Brook Trout as the official freshwater fish of the Commonwealth

Massachusetts H 3404, An Act naming the Eastern Brook Trout as the official freshwater fish of the Commonwealth, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Edward R. Philips (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-03-02 (Accompanied a study order, see H5166) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3404
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act naming the Eastern Brook Trout as the official freshwater fish of the Commonwealth
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-03-02, Accompanied a study order, see H5166
- Sponsor: Edward R. Philips (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Edward R. Philips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven D'Addieco
- Cosponsor: William C. Galvin (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-02: Accompanied a study order, see H5166 (House)
- 2025-06-18: Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3404.pdf)

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3404.pdf)

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- [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3404-194 (as of 2026-11-01).