Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S564: An Act designating a certain promenade in the town of Clinton as the Honorable Harold P. Naughton, Jr. Promenade
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
An Act designating a certain promenade in the town of Clinton as the Honorable Harold P. Naughton, Jr. Promenade
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. The Wachusett Dam Promenade located in the town of Clinton shall be designated and known as the Honorable Harold P. Naughton, Jr. Promenade in recognition of the Honorable Harold Naughton, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard and a Veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. The Honorable Harold Naughton served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2021, before serving as Associate Justice of the Massachusetts District Court. SECTION 2. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing the designation in compliance with the standards of the department.
Sponsors
- John Cronin (D, Worcester and Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Jonathan Zlotnik (D, 2nd Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
- : Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Votes
- Committee Vote - Senate Committee on Rules (July 8, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (July 29, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S564?
- S564 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act designating a certain promenade in the town of Clinton as the Honorable Harold P. Naughton, Jr. Promenade.
- What does S564 do?
- An Act designating a certain promenade in the town of Clinton as the Honorable Harold P. Naughton, Jr. Promenade
- What is the status of S564?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored S564?
- John Cronin (D, Worcester and Middlesex), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S564?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S564
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