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House 4048 - Bill authorizing the town of Burlington to issue eight additional licensesfor the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, and two additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 01/31/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2008

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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 H2532
  • 05/24/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 427
  • 06/25/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 495
  • 07/12/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 535
  • 09/20/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 669
  • 09/24/07 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 806
  • 10/16/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 857
  • 01/22/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 01/22/08 S Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1162
  • 01/23/08 H Enacted -HJ 1012
  • 01/24/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1167
  • 01/31/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2008

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