Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8597: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2
Status: Passed both chambers, May 28, 2026
HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 28, 2026:
2026 -- H 8597 ======== LC006542 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ HOUSERESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR Introduced By: Representatives Fellela, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Place, Fascia, Hull, J. Lombardi, Noret, Costantino, and Lima Date Introduced: May 28, 2026 Referred To: House read and passed WHEREAS, Since being named the Boston Celtics Head Coach on September 22, 2022, Coach Mazzulla has led the Celtics to 4 straight first-place finishes in the Atlantic Division, straight playoff berths, an NBA championship in 2024, and 2 other trips to the Eastern Conference Finals. Overall, the Celtics under his leadership have compiled an astounding .726 winning percentage in the last 4 NBA regular seasons; and WHEREAS, Thanks to the sterling guidance and basketball acumen provided by Coach Mazzulla, forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have developed into NBA superstars and MVP contenders, and he has helped to develop guards Payton Pritchard and Derrick White into All-Star-caliber players; and WHEREAS, Entering the 2025-2026 season, expectations were low for the Celtics after Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles tear during the 2025 playoffs, an injury that also forced him to sit out nearly the entire first half of the current NBA season. Most people expected …
Sponsors
- Deborah Fellela (D) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Blazejewski (D)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
- David Place (R, HD-047)
- Richard Fascia (R, HD-042)
- Raymond Hull (D, HD-006)
- John Lombardi (D, HD-008)
- Thomas Noret (D, HD-025)
- Gregory Costantino (D)
- Charlene Lima (D, HD-014)
Latest actions
- : House read and passed
Subjects: RESOLUTIONS -- RECOGNITION AND COMMEMORATION
Common questions
- What is H8597?
- H8597 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2.
- What does H8597 do?
- HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR
- What is the status of H8597?
- Passed both chambers as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: House read and passed (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8597?
- Deborah Fellela (D), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8597?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8597.pdf
Source: official Rhode Island record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.