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House 44 - Petition of Elizabeth A. Malia and others for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Janice Brown, an employee of the Appellate Tax Board.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 04/25/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Elizabeth A. Malia

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • 03/12/07 H Discharged to the committee on Public Service -HJ 130
  • 03/15/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 87
  • 03/15/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 135
  • 03/20/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 142
  • 03/21/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 145
  • 03/22/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 155
  • 03/26/07 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 128
  • 04/17/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 04/17/07 S Rules suspended
  • 04/17/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 174
  • 04/17/07 H Emergency preamble adopted
  • 04/17/07 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJs 175-176
  • 04/17/07 H Enacted -HJ 203
  • 04/17/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJs 175-176
  • 04/25/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2007

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