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House 3246 - Petition of John W. Scibak and others for the issuance of an annual proclamation by the Governor establishing the third week in September as Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 08/04/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 237 of the Acts of 2008 -SJ 2166

Sponsor:

  • John W. Scibak

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date May 1 am at 10:30 in Room A-1
  • 05/08/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1461
  • 06/03/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1540
  • 06/04/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1546
  • 06/30/08 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1661
  • 07/01/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 1957
  • 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 2146
  • 07/28/08 H Emergency preamble adopted -HJ 1849
  • 07/28/08 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJ 2152
  • 07/29/08 H Enacted -HJ 1862
  • 07/29/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor
  • 08/04/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 237 of the Acts of 2008 -SJ 2166

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