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House 4218 - Joint petition of Garrett J. Bradley and Robert L. Hedlund (by vote of the town) for legislation to prohibit certain elected public officials in the town of Hull from receiving retirement and health benefits.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/02/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Sponsor:

  • Garrett J. Bradley

All Bill Actions

  • 08/16/07 H Referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 603
  • 08/20/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 687
  • Public Hearing date Nov 15 am at 10:30 in Room B-2
  • 11/29/07 H Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing -HJ 920
  • 04/24/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 04/24/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1290
  • 05/27/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1520
  • 05/28/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1527
  • 09/29/08 H Rules suspended
  • 09/29/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed
  • 10/02/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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