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Senate 2261 - Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation to improve juror service.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 08/02/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Robert S. Creedon, Jr.

All Bill Actions

  • 03/29/07 S Referred to the committee on Joint Rules -SJ 133
  • 04/04/07 S Rules suspended
  • 04/04/07 S Referred to the committee on The Judiciary -SJ 143
  • 06/07/07 H House concurred -HJ 451
  • 07/09/07 S Accompanied by H4090
  • 07/09/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 563
  • 07/16/07 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 07/16/07 S Rules suspended
  • 07/16/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 583
  • 07/17/07 S Read third
  • 07/17/07 S Amendment adopted
  • 07/17/07 S Passed to be engrossed - 34 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 64) -SJs 589-590
  • 07/19/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 07/19/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 07/19/07 H Rules suspended
  • 07/19/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 07/19/07 H Rules suspended
  • 07/19/07 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 548
  • 07/19/07 H Emergency preamble adopted -HJ 552
  • 07/19/07 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJ 604
  • 07/23/07 H Enacted -HJ 559
  • 07/23/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 609
  • 08/02/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2007

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