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House 4384 - Petition of Michael R. Knapik and Michael F. Kane for legislation relative to restricting the authority of the HolyokePower and Electric Company and the Holyoke Water Power Company.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 01/15/08 H Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 989

Sponsor:

  • Michael R. Knapik

All Bill Actions

  • 11/20/07 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 906
  • 11/20/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 970
  • 11/20/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 11/20/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 11/20/07 H Rules suspended
  • 11/20/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 11/20/07 H Rules suspended
  • 11/20/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 887
  • 11/20/07 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 988
  • 11/20/07 H Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 243)
  • 01/02/08 S Enacted - 32 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 4)
  • 01/02/08 S Laid before the Governor -SJs 1061-1062
  • 01/11/08 G Governor returned to the House with veto
  • 01/15/08 H For message, see H4475
  • 01/15/08 H Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 989

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