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House 4089 - Petition of David B. Sullivan and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the appointment of certain persons to the position of fire fighter in the city of Fall River.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/31/08 Chapter 324 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • David B. Sullivan

All Bill Actions

  • 06/14/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on Public Service -HJs 468-469
  • 06/19/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 500
  • Public Hearing date Jul 26 am at 10:30 in Room B-2
  • 07/31/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 585
  • 08/13/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 08/13/07 H Rules suspended
  • 08/13/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 601
  • 11/08/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 827
  • 11/13/07 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 937
  • 11/20/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 976
  • 02/11/08 S Taken out of the Notice Section of the Calendar
  • 02/11/08 S Read third
  • 02/11/08 S Bills in the Third Reading discharged
  • 02/11/08 S Passed to be engrossed -SJ 1211
  • 02/13/08 H Enacted -HJ 1059
  • 02/13/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1226
  • 02/21/08 G Governor returned to the House with veto
  • 02/25/08 H For message, see H4549
  • 02/25/08 H Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 1080
  • 07/30/08 H Passed over veto - 139 YEAS to 18 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 508) -HJ 1902
  • 07/31/08 S Passed over veto - 27 YEAS to 6 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 369) -SJs 2329-2330
  • 07/31/08 Chapter 324 of the Acts of 2008

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