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House 4082 - Petition of Benjamin Swan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Springfield be authorized to enter into a certain lease with the Springfield Library and Museums Association, notwithstanding the provisions of the uniform procurement law.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 03/11/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Benjamin Swan

All Bill Actions

  • 06/07/07 H Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight -HJ 449
  • 06/14/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 490
  • Public Hearing date Jul 10 am at 10:30 in Room A-2
  • 01/07/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 979
  • 01/22/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1008
  • 02/13/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1061
  • 02/21/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1077
  • 02/25/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 1247
  • 03/03/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 03/03/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1274
  • 03/04/08 H Enacted -HJ 1119
  • 03/04/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1280
  • 03/11/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2008

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