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Senate 2396 - Petition of Brian A. Joyce, Bruce J. Ayers, Joseph R. Driscoll and Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to the Randolph Public Library.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 03/05/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Brian A. Joyce

All Bill Actions

  • 10/30/07 S Senate Rule 20 and Joint Rule 12 suspended
  • 10/30/07 S Referred to the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development -SJ 900
  • 11/05/07 H House concurred -HJ 805
  • 11/13/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 937
  • 11/19/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 11/19/07 S Rules suspended
  • 11/19/07 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 966
  • 11/20/07 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 976
  • 11/20/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 893
  • 12/28/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 01/15/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 991
  • 01/16/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 997
  • 02/28/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1108
  • 02/28/08 H Enacted -HJ 1111
  • 03/03/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1275
  • 03/05/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2008

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