# Massachusetts H 5335: An Act establishing the official crustacean of the Commonwealth

Massachusetts H 5335, An Act establishing the official crustacean of the Commonwealth, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Joan Meschino (Democratic), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican); status third reading, last action 2026-07-20 (Read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5335
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing the official crustacean of the Commonwealth
- Status: third reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-19
- Last action: 2026-07-20, Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsors: Joan Meschino (Democratic), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: House Rules, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joan Meschino (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alan Silvia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lydia Edwards (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Ouellette (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-06 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-07-20: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-07-20: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-20: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-07-08: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-05-20: Hearing rescheduled to 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:05 PM in B-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-05-05: Hearing scheduled for 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2026-04-02: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (House)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5335.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- 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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5335.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5335-194 (as of 2026-11-01).