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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1990 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3396
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James M. Murphy
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act designating the official seasoning of the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James M. Murphy4th Norfolk1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1990 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3396
By Representative Murphy of Weymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3396) of
James M. Murphy for legislation to designate Bell's Seasoning as the official seasoning of the
Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3094 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act designating the official seasoning of the Commonwealth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 2 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 official edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting the following section:-
3 Section 65. “Bell’s Seasoning,” created by William G. Bell, a Boston inventor in 1867
4and manufactured in East Weymouth Massachusetts, shall be the official seasoning of the
5Commonwealth of Massachusetts