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House 4117 - Petition of James R. Miceli and Susan C. Tucker (by vote of the town) relative to salary payments to teachers in theschool department of the town of Tewksbury.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/20/07 Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • James R. Miceli

All Bill Actions

  • 06/25/07 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 492
  • 06/26/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 522
  • 06/27/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 06/27/07 H Rules suspended
  • 06/27/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 06/27/07 H Rules suspended
  • 06/27/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 499
  • 06/28/07 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 536
  • 06/28/07 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 06/28/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 541
  • 07/02/07 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 07/02/07 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 547
  • 07/02/07 H Enacted -HJ 509
  • 07/02/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 558
  • 07/12/07 G Governor returned to the House with veto
  • 07/16/07 H For message, see H4161
  • 07/16/07 H Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 540
  • 09/18/07 H Passed over veto - 136 YEAS to 17 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 168) -HJ 665
  • 09/20/07 S Passed over veto - 34 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 113) -SJs 797-798
  • 09/20/07 Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2007

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