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House 4240 - Petition of Joseph R. Driscoll and others (by vote of the town) that the board of assessors of the town of Braintree be authorized to grant tax abatements to certain military personnel.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 06/16/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Joseph R. Driscoll

All Bill Actions

  • 09/13/07 H Referred to the committee on Revenue -HJ 643
  • 09/19/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 726
  • Public Hearing date Oct 9 am at 10:00 in Room A-1
  • 03/27/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4608
  • 04/07/08 H Reported from the committee on House Rules
  • 04/07/08 H Reported on a part of H4608
  • 04/07/08 H Discharged from committee and recommitted to the committee on Revenue -HJ 1225
  • 05/02/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 05/02/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 05/02/08 H Rules suspended
  • 05/02/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1403
  • 05/22/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1501
  • 05/29/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 1848
  • 06/09/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 06/09/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1878
  • 06/11/08 H Enacted -HJ 1572
  • 06/11/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1890
  • 06/16/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2008

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