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House 4243 - Petition of Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Karen Rice, and employee of the teachers' retirement system.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 12/10/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Elizabeth A. Malia

All Bill Actions

  • 08/16/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules -HJ 604
  • 08/30/07 H Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 627
  • 09/13/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 718
  • 09/24/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 09/24/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 674
  • 09/27/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 684
  • 10/17/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 748
  • 10/18/07 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 866
  • 11/29/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 11/29/07 S Rules suspended
  • 11/29/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1011
  • 12/03/07 H Emergency preamble adopted -HJ 928
  • 12/03/07 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJ 1017
  • 12/04/07 H Enacted -HJ 932
  • 12/06/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1023
  • 12/10/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2007

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