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Senate 2441 - Petition of Robert A. Antonioni and Robert L. Rice for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Kevin J. Fitzgerald, an employee of the Department of Correction.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 01/04/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 227 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Robert A. Antonioni

All Bill Actions

  • 11/13/07 S Referred to the committee on Joint Rules -SJ 935
  • 11/14/07 S Rules suspended
  • 11/14/07 S Referred to the committee on Public Service -SJ 948
  • 12/03/07 H House concurred -HJs 926-927
  • 12/06/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1019
  • 12/20/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 12/20/07 S Rules suspended
  • 12/20/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJs 1038-1039
  • 12/21/07 H Rules suspended
  • 12/21/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 955
  • 12/27/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 961
  • 12/28/07 H Emergency preamble adopted -HJ 965
  • 12/28/07 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJ 1050
  • 12/28/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1051
  • 01/04/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 227 of the Acts of 2007

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