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Senate 488 - Petition of Stephen M. Brewer, Richard T. Moore, Todd M. Smola, Christine E. Canavan and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect public water supply lands.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/24/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1815

Sponsor:

  • Stephen M. Brewer

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 S Referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
  • 01/11/07 H House concurred
  • Public Hearing date Jun 25 pm at 1:00 in Room A-1
  • 02/19/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1237
  • 07/24/08 S Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment
  • 07/24/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/24/08 S Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on Ways and Means) and ordered to a third reading
  • 07/24/08 S Read third
  • 07/24/08 S Passed to be engrossed - 37 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 295) -SJs 2133-2134
  • 07/24/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1815

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