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House 4167 - Petition of Michael F. Rush (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the issuance of permits for the erection of garages in the first fire zone, so-called, in the city of Boston.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/19/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 115 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Michael F. Rush

All Bill Actions

  • 07/19/07 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 546
  • 07/19/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 594
  • 07/30/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 580
  • 07/31/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 07/31/07 H Rules suspended
  • 07/31/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 585
  • 09/04/07 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 630
  • 09/06/07 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 710
  • 09/10/07 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 09/10/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 714
  • 09/13/07 H Enacted -HJ 645
  • 09/13/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 719
  • 09/19/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 115 of the Acts of 2007

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