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House 4401 - Petition of David Paul Linsky and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Natick be authorized to appoint retired police officers as special police officers in said town.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 04/15/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1453

Sponsor:

  • David Paul Linsky

All Bill Actions

  • 11/29/07 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 918
  • 12/03/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 1015
  • Public Hearing date Dec 5 am at 11:00 in Room A-1
  • 12/20/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 952
  • 01/22/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1008
  • 02/06/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1043
  • 04/02/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1212
  • 04/03/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 1417
  • 04/10/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 04/10/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1444
  • 04/14/08 H Enacted -HJ 1260
  • 04/15/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1453

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