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House 4016 - Petition of Brian P. Wallace (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the appointment of police officers in the city of Boston, notwithstanding the maximum age requirements.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: Public Hearing date Oct 4 am at 10:30 in Room B-2

Sponsor:

  • Brian P. Wallace

All Bill Actions

  • 05/08/07 H Referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 376
  • 05/09/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 209
  • 05/14/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 05/14/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 05/14/07 H Rules suspended
  • 05/14/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 401
  • 05/16/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 407
  • 05/17/07 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 236
  • 05/17/07 H Amendment adopted
  • 05/17/07 S Rules suspended
  • 05/17/07 S Senate concurred in the House amendment -SJ 236
  • 05/17/07 H Enacted -HJ 415
  • 05/17/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 237
  • 05/18/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2007
  • Public Hearing date Oct 4 am at 10:30 in Room B-2

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Bills are the most common form of proposals for laws. In order to become a law, a bill must be approved by a majority vote in both the House and the Senate, and then must be approved by the Governor.