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Senate 860 - Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Robert L. Hedlund, Robert K. Coughlin, SusanC. Tucker and other members of the General Court for legislation to prohibit internet hunting.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 08/02/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Robert S. Creedon, Jr.

All Bill Actions

  • 01/10/07 S Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
  • 01/10/07 H House concurred
  • Public Hearing date Apr 10 pm at 1:00 in Room A-2
  • 04/17/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 168
  • 05/07/07 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 204
  • 06/05/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 478
  • 06/21/07 S Read third
  • 06/21/07 S Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2273 - 34 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 47)
  • 06/21/07 S Passed to be engrossed -SJs 506-507
  • 06/25/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 492
  • 07/16/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 542
  • 07/19/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 554
  • 07/26/07 H Read third (title changed)
  • 07/26/07 H Passed to be engrossed - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 126) -HJs 569-570
  • 07/26/07 H Enacted -HJ 576
  • 07/26/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 637
  • 08/02/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2007

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