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Senate 2012 - Petition of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to create a cranberry heritage study commission.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 02/12/08 S Amended by substituting a new draft, see S2496 -SJ 1216

Sponsor:

  • Marc R. Pacheco

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 S Referred to the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
  • 01/11/07 H House concurred
  • Public Hearing date Sep 19 am at 10:30 in Room A-1
  • 10/29/07 S Accompanied by H3396
  • 10/29/07 S Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Joint Rules -SJ 891
  • 02/06/08 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 02/06/08 S Rules suspended
  • 02/06/08 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 1198
  • 02/07/08 S Read third
  • 02/07/08 S Postponed to the next session -SJ 1202
  • 02/12/08 S Amended by substituting a new draft, see S2496 -SJ 1216

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