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House 4139 - Petition of Daniel E. Bosley (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the retirement of Leo Senecal, an employee of the city of North Adams.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/31/08 Chapter 325 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Daniel E. Bosley

All Bill Actions

  • 07/12/07 H Referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 522
  • 07/12/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 572
  • Public Hearing date Sep 20 am at 10:30 in Room B-2
  • 10/02/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 696
  • 10/15/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 741
  • 10/17/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 749
  • 11/15/07 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 844
  • 11/19/07 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 965
  • 12/06/07 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 12/06/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1021
  • 12/10/07 H Enacted -HJ 938
  • 12/10/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1028
  • 12/19/07 G Governor returned to the House with veto
  • 12/20/07 H For message, see H4439
  • 12/20/07 H Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 949
  • 07/30/08 H Passed over veto - 128 YEAS to 27 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 507) -HJ 1902
  • 07/31/08 S Passed over veto - 26 YEAS to 6 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 370) -SJs 2330-2331
  • 07/31/08 Chapter 325 of the Acts of 2008

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