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House 3498 - Petition of Mary E. Grant and others relative to the safe operation of trains.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 02/06/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1043

Sponsor:

  • Mary E. Grant

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Transportation
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date Jun 7 am at 11:00 in Room B-1
  • 11/29/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 922
  • 01/15/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 991
  • 02/06/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1043

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