The bill is before the state Senate.

QUINCY – There would be no more Wamps, Indians or Red Raiders on the fields of the South Shore.

That would be the case if a bill introduced this year into the state Senate that would ban the use of Native American mascots by public schools were to become law.

State Sen. John Keenan’s district includes Quincy and parts of Braintree, so he represents sites of the North Quincy Red Raiders and the Braintree Wamps – both of which appear that they wouldn’t be allowed under the bill.

Keenan had heard of the bill, but he declined to comment about it.

“There’s 5,700 bills there” before the Legislature this session, he said. “I haven’t read it.”

State Reps. Bruce Ayers, whose district includes North Quincy, Tackey Chan, whose district includes much of the rest of Quincy, and Mark Cusak, who represents Braintree, all couldn’t be reached for comment on Friday. No one returned calls seeking comment from Braintree, Quincy or Hanover school districts, the three public schools on the South Shore with Native American mascots.

The bill specifically prohibits the use of “a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to an American Indian tribe, individual, custom, or tradition that is used by a public school as a mascot, nickname, logo, letterhead, or team name.” It further goes on to omit in particular the use of the team names “Redskins, “Savages,” “Indians,” “Indianettes,” “Chiefs,” “Chieftains,” “Braves,” or “Redmen.”

The bill was introduced by state Sen. Barbara L’italien, D-Andover, on behalf of one of her constituents, Linda Thomas of Tewksbury. Thomas unsuccessfully fought last year for Tewksbury High School to change its teams’ names from the current moniker of the Redmen.

L’italien’s office deferred comment to Thomas, who couldn’t be reached by phone on Friday.

This is a “by request” bill, which means that it’s not endorsed by L’italien, but she introduced it on behalf of her constituent. This is normal procedure in the Massachusetts Legislature, as citizens can seek to have bills introduced through their right of free petition, according to the state’s website.

– Sean Cotter covers Quincy for the Ledger. He may be reached by email at scotter@ledger.com or by phone at 617-786-7049. Like the Ledger page on Facebook to follow more South Shore news.