1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 399 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3397
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen and Kate Donaghue
_________________
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 establishing the official salamander of the Commonwealth.
_______________
PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/9/2025Steven J. Ouellette8th Bristol1/10/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester1/27/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester2/27/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 399 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3397
By Representatives Nguyen of Andover and Donaghue of Westborough, a petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 3397) of Tram T. Nguyen, Steven J. Ouellette and others for legislation to
designate the blue-spotted salamander as the official amphibian of the Commonwealth. State
Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3096 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
_______________
An Act establishing the official salamander 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 is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
2 The blue-spotted salamander shall be the official salamander of the commonwealth.