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House 2915 - A message from His Excellency the Governor recommending legislation relative to providing for the immediate capital improvement needs of the Commonwealth.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 03/23/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2007

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All Bill Actions

  • 03/15/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 133
  • 03/20/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 03/20/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -HJ 142
  • 03/21/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 03/21/07 H Rules suspended
  • 03/21/07 H Read third
  • 03/21/07 H Amendment rejected
  • 03/21/07 H Amendment rejected - 19 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 27)
  • 03/21/07 H Amendment rejected - 19 YEAS to 132 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 28)
  • 03/21/07 H Amendment rejected
  • 03/21/07 H Amendment rejected
  • 03/21/07 H Passed to be engrossed - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 29) -HJs 148-149
  • 03/22/07 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 117
  • 03/22/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 03/22/07 S Rules suspended
  • 03/22/07 S Read second
  • 03/22/07 S Amendment rejected
  • 03/22/07 S Amendment rejected - 5 YEAS to 31 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 7)
  • 03/22/07 S Amendment rejected
  • 03/22/07 S Amendment rejected - 5 YEAS to 31 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 8)
  • 03/22/07 S Ordered to a third reading
  • 03/22/07 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJs 120-123
  • 03/22/07 H Emergency preamble adopted
  • 03/22/07 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJ 125
  • 03/22/07 H Enacted - 147 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 30) -HJ 155
  • 03/22/07 S Enacted - 35 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 10)
  • 03/22/07 S Laid before the Governor -SJs 125-126
  • 03/23/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2007

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