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House 1981 - Petition of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to police auctions.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/23/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 2122

Sponsor:

  • Alice Hanlon Peisch

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date Jun 27 pm at 1:00 in Room 222
  • 05/02/08 H Rules suspended
  • 05/02/08 H Reporting date extended to Wednesday, June 10, 2008 -HJ 1400
  • 05/06/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1559
  • 06/12/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1600
  • 06/25/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1633
  • 06/26/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1643
  • 07/22/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1764
  • 07/23/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 2122

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