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H5088Introduced in the House

Designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth

Introduced

Introduced by Homar Gomez, District 02-HAM

What does this bill do?

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Official description

For legislation to designate asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Where it stands

Read second and ordered to a third reading

July 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred to the committee on House Rules

  2. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  3. Senate concurred

  4. Hearing scheduled for 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  5. Hearing rescheduled to 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:05 PM in B-1 Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  7. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Read second and ordered to a third reading

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