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Senate 2163 - Petition of Steven A. Tolman for legislation relative to the founders of Boston University.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/12/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules -HJ 535

Sponsor:

  • Steven A. Tolman

All Bill Actions

  • 03/22/07 S Referred to the committee on Joint Rules -SJ 115
  • 03/22/07 S Rules suspended
  • 03/22/07 S Referred to the committee on Higher Education -SJ 124
  • 03/26/07 H House concurred -HJ 158
  • 04/05/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 04/05/07 S Rules suspended
  • 04/05/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 150
  • 04/05/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 04/05/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 04/05/07 H Rules suspended
  • 04/05/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJs 178-179
  • 07/12/07 H Read third
  • 07/12/07 H Bills in the Third Reading report accepted
  • 07/12/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules -HJ 535

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