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House 4285 - Petition of Denis E. Guyer for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for William Ryan, an employee of the Department of Correction in the sheriff's department of Berkshire County.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 06/11/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1885

Sponsor:

  • Denis E. Guyer

All Bill Actions

  • 09/13/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 643
  • 10/11/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 848
  • 11/13/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 833
  • 11/19/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 882
  • 01/16/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 997
  • 06/09/08 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1562
  • 06/11/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1885

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