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House 4107 - Bill regarding equality in the MassHealth program.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/31/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2008

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All Bill Actions

  • 06/20/07 H Reported from the committee on Health Care Financing
  • 06/20/07 H New draft of H1155
  • 06/20/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 482
  • 07/16/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 542
  • 09/20/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 670
  • 07/15/08 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1717
  • 07/16/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 2076
  • 07/17/08 S Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJs 2080-2081
  • 07/23/08 S Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2823
  • 07/23/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/23/08 S Read second
  • 07/23/08 S Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2823
  • 07/23/08 S Ordered to a third reading -SJ 2124
  • 07/23/08 S Read third and passed to be engrossed
  • 07/28/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/28/08 H House concurred in the Senate amendment -HJ 1851
  • 07/29/08 H Enacted -HJ 1857
  • 07/29/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJs 2160-2161
  • 07/31/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2008

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