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House 4049 - Bill authorizing the town of Westboro to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/27/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2007

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All Bill Actions

  • 05/24/07 H Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  • 05/24/07 H New draft of H3944
  • 05/24/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 427
  • 06/11/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 458
  • 06/13/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 464
  • 07/09/07 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 517
  • 07/11/07 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 566
  • 07/16/07 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 07/16/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 583
  • 07/17/07 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 589
  • 07/19/07 H Enacted -HJ 552
  • 07/19/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 598
  • 07/27/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2007

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