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Senate 2154 - Petition of Marc R. Pacheco, James H. Fagan, Patricia A. Haddad and Stephen R. Canessa (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the certification and eligibility as firefighters in the city of Taunton.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 01/16/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 996

Sponsor:

  • Marc R. Pacheco

All Bill Actions

  • 03/19/07 S Referred to the committee on Public Service -SJ 93
  • 03/20/07 H House concurred -HJ 140
  • Public Hearing date Oct 4 am at 10:30 in Room B-2
  • 11/08/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 924
  • 11/15/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 11/15/07 S Rules suspended
  • 11/15/07 S Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 954
  • 11/19/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 879
  • 01/15/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 990
  • 01/16/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 996

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