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House 2401 - Petition of Joseph F. Wagner and others for legislation to increase the homeland security of the commonwealth by merging the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police department into the department of state police.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 04/28/08 H Sections 4 to 20, inclusive, 34 to 38, inclusive and 40 to 43, inclusive, discharged from the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJs 1294-1295

    04/29/08 S Senate concurred -SJs 1520-1521

Sponsor:

  • Joseph F. Wagner

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • 07/16/07 H Sections 4 to 20, inclusive, 34 to 38, inclusive and 40 to 43, inclusive, discharged to the committee on Public Service -HJ 541
  • 07/17/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 588
  • Public Hearing date Sep 20 am at 10:30 in Room B-2
  • 04/17/08 H Sections 4 to 20, inclusive, 34 to 38, inclusive and 40 to 43, inclusive, discharged from committee on Public Service and recommitted to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security -HJ 1273
  • 04/17/08 H Residue (being Sections 1, 2, 3, 21 to 33, inclusive, 39 and 44 to 50, inclusive) discharged from committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1274
  • 04/22/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1498
  • 04/28/08 H Sections 4 to 20, inclusive, 34 to 38, inclusive and 40 to 43, inclusive, discharged from the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJs 1294-1295
  • 04/29/08 S Senate concurred -SJs 1520-1521

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