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House 4053 - Petition of Antonio F. D. Cabral and Mark C. Montigny (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of New Bedford be authorized to adopt regulations for the operation of motorized bicycles and scooters on public ways within said city.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 11/12/08 H Discharged to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security -HJ 2099

    11/13/08 S Senate concurred

Sponsor:

  • Antonio F. D. Cabral

All Bill Actions

  • 04/04/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation -HJs 172-173
  • 05/29/07 S Senate concurred -SJs 464-465
  • Public Hearing date Oct 16 am at 11:00 in Room A-1
  • 04/17/08 H Discharged to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 1275
  • 04/22/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1498
  • 10/14/08 H Rules suspended
  • 10/14/08 H Committee recommended ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10)
  • 10/14/08 H Recommitted to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 2043
  • Public Hearing date Oct 23 am at 10:00 in Room A-2
  • 10/27/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 2071
  • 11/12/08 H Discharged to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security -HJ 2099
  • 11/13/08 S Senate concurred

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