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MA H3590
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mindy Domb
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AI Summary
- Governor may appoint a poet laureate biennially by March 31 from a list of 3 nominees submitted by a nominating committee by February 1
- Poet laureate serves a 2-year term with the mission of promoting appreciation for reading and writing poetry among Massachusetts residents, especially school children
- Five-member nominating committee includes the House Speaker, Senate President, 2 gubernatorial appointees, and the executive director of the Massachusetts Center for the Book (or their designees), serving without compensation
- Nominees must be Massachusetts residents and submit biographical, professional, and representative material demonstrating their poetic accomplishments
- Massachusetts Center for the Book may establish a stipend and cover expenses for the poet laureate, subject to appropriation
Legislative Description
Relative to the position of poet laureate for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5186
3/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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