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Senate 1870 - Petition of Robert L. Hedlund for legislation relative to brain aneurysm awareness month.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/14/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Robert L. Hedlund

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 S Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
  • 01/11/07 H House concurred
  • Public Hearing date May 1 am at 10:30 in Room A-1
  • 08/30/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 702
  • 09/04/07 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 09/04/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 707
  • 09/04/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 629
  • 09/06/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 09/06/07 H Rules suspended
  • 09/06/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 09/06/07 H Rules suspended
  • 09/06/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 634
  • 09/06/07 H Enacted -HJ 636
  • 09/06/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 712
  • 09/14/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2007

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