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House 4224 - Joint petition of Jennifer L. Flanaganand Robert A. Antonioni for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Michael Antonucci, an employee of the Department of Correction.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 11/13/07 H Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 828

Sponsor:

  • Jennifer L. Flanagan

All Bill Actions

  • 08/02/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules -HJ 590
  • 08/13/07 H Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 600
  • 08/27/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 700
  • 09/06/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 635
  • 09/17/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 651
  • 09/18/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 656
  • 09/24/07 H Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed -HJ 675
  • 09/26/07 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJs 810-811
  • 10/22/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 10/22/07 S Rules suspended
  • 10/22/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 877
  • 10/23/07 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 882
  • 10/25/07 H Emergency preamble adopted
  • 10/25/07 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJ 889
  • 10/25/07 H Enacted -HJ 776
  • 10/29/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 894
  • 11/08/07 G Governor returned to the House with veto
  • 11/13/07 H For message, see H4368
  • 11/13/07 H Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 828

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