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Senate 1457 - Petition of Stephen M. Brewer and Mary S. Rogeness for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Todd J. Martinson, an employee of the Monson Developmental Center.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/06/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Stephen M. Brewer

All Bill Actions

  • 01/10/07 S Referred to the committee on Public Service
  • 01/10/07 H House concurred
  • 04/04/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 142
  • 06/14/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 06/14/07 S Rules suspended
  • 06/14/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 492
  • 06/19/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJs 477-478
  • 07/30/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 580
  • 08/16/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 08/16/07 H Rules suspended
  • 08/16/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 606
  • 08/20/07 H Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed -HJs 612-613
  • 08/23/07 S Rules suspended
  • 08/23/07 S Senate concurred in the House amendment
  • 08/27/07 H Emergency preamble adopted
  • 08/27/07 S Emergency preamble adopted
  • 08/27/07 H Enacted -HJs 621-622
  • 08/27/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor
  • 09/06/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2007

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