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S.2182 May Native Plant Month in Massachusetts

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Hearings are scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 1pm in the State House for the S.2182 bill to establish May as Native Plant Month in Massachusetts permanently.

We ask you to please take a moment to submit written statements of support for this bill (see instructions below). Written testimony can be just as effective as in-person or virtual testimony (which is limited to 3 minutes). Email is preferred since it can easily be distributed to the committee and added to the record.

Thank you for your ongoing support for this important effort. Your advocacy is greatly appreciated!

Written Testimony

Written testimony can be submitted via email to Svetlana Yefimenko or to Riley Nichols.

Alternatively, testimony can be physically mailed to either the House or Senate Chair:

Chair Antonio F. D. Cabral
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
ATTN: Svetlana Yefimenko
24 Beacon St, Suite 466
Boston, MA 02133

Chair Nick Collins
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
ATTN: Riley Nichols
24 Beacon St, Room 511-A
Boston, MA 02133

Written testimony is encouraged and will continue to be accepted after the hearing until the relevant bill is acted upon.

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