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Senate 1158 - Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and by-laws.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/02/08 H Discharged to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJs 1985-1986

Sponsor:

  • Robert S. Creedon, Jr.

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 S Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
  • 01/11/07 H House concurred
  • Public Hearing date Oct 17 am at 11:00 in Room B-1
  • 05/02/08 H Rules suspended
  • 05/02/08 H Reporting date extended to Wednesday, June 10, 2008 -HJ 1400
  • 05/06/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1559
  • 05/19/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 1591
  • 07/28/08 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 07/28/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/28/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2145
  • 07/28/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1844
  • 09/02/08 H Discharged to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJs 1985-1986

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