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Senate 2343 - Petition of Bruce Tarr, Hariett L. Stanley and Barbara A. L'Italien (by vote of the town) for legislation to provide for the establishment of a strong fire chief in the town of Georgetown.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 04/17/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1483

Sponsor:

  • Bruce E. Tarr

All Bill Actions

  • 08/13/07 S Referred to the committee on Joint Rules -SJ 678
  • 08/16/07 S Rules suspended
  • 08/16/07 S Referred to the committee on Public Service -SJ 683
  • 09/24/07 H House concurred -HJ 673
  • Public Hearing date Oct 4 am at 10:30 in Room B-2
  • 11/08/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 924
  • 11/15/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 954
  • 03/13/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 03/13/08 S Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1316
  • 03/18/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJs 1161-1162
  • 04/01/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1204
  • 04/02/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1215
  • 04/15/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1267
  • 04/17/08 H Enacted -HJ 1278
  • 04/17/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1483

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