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House 4151 - Petition of Byron Rushing and others relative to reviving and continuing the special commission (including members of the General Court) established to make an investigation and study of homelessness in the Commonwealth.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/25/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Byron Rushing

All Bill Actions

  • 07/12/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Joint Rules
  • 07/12/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 575
  • 07/12/07 H Rules suspended
  • 07/12/07 H Resolve reported favorably by committee
  • 07/12/07 H Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJs 522-523
  • 07/16/07 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 582
  • 07/16/07 H Resolve passed -HJ 543
  • 07/16/07 S Resolve passed and laid before the Governor -SJ 586
  • 07/25/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2007

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