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House 4194 - Joint petition of Eric Turkingtonand Robert A. O'Leary (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Tisbury to issue licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to certain restaurants.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 02/21/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Eric Turkington

All Bill Actions

  • 08/02/07 H Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure -HJ 589
  • 08/06/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 668
  • Public Hearing date Oct 9 am at 10:00 in Room B-1
  • 10/15/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 741
  • 10/24/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 770
  • 10/25/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 778
  • 01/10/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 987
  • 01/14/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 1149
  • 02/07/08 S Read second and ordered to a third reading, rules suspended,
  • read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1201
  • 02/11/08 H Enacted -HJ 1053
  • 02/12/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1221
  • 02/21/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2008

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