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Senate 2167 - Petition of Patricia D. Jehlen, Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. and Timothy J. Toomey (with the approval of the mayor and board of aldermen) for legislation to establish a project mitigation contribution ("linkage") program for open space and historic preservation in the city of Somerville.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/01/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1669

Sponsor:

  • Patricia D Jehlen

All Bill Actions

  • 03/29/07 S Referred to the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development -SJs 132-133
  • 04/02/07 H House concurred -HJ 168
  • Public Hearing date Sep 19 am at 10:30 in Room A-1
  • 11/29/07 S Accompanied a study order, see S2431 -SJ 1008
  • 03/13/08 S Discharged from the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules
  • 03/13/08 S Recommitted to the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development -SJ 1314
  • 05/08/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 1563
  • 06/04/08 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 1864
  • 06/24/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 06/24/08 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1932
  • 06/25/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1630
  • 06/30/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1658
  • 07/01/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1669

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