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Senate 1169 - Petition of Michael R. Knapik and William S. Pignatelli for legislation authorizing the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission to convey certain land.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/26/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Michael R. Knapik

All Bill Actions

  • 01/10/07 S Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
  • 01/10/07 H House concurred
  • Public Hearing date Apr 10 am at 11:00 in Room B-2
  • 04/26/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 183
  • 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, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJs 478-479
  • 06/07/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 451
  • 06/20/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 482
  • 06/21/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 486
  • 09/13/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 646
  • 09/18/07 H Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 139) -HJ 657
  • 09/20/07 S Enacted - 34 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 114)
  • 09/20/07 S Laid before the Governor -SJs 798-799
  • 09/26/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2007

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