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House 4430 - Joint petition of James B. Eldridge and Pamela P. Resor (by vote of the town) that the town of Shirley be authorized to establish a special fund for the preservation of the Longley Acres Conservation Area.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 06/20/08 G Signed by the Lieutenant-Governor, Acting Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • James B. Eldridge

All Bill Actions

  • 12/12/07 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 942
  • 12/17/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 1032
  • Public Hearing date Jan 22 am at 11:00 in Room B-1
  • 01/29/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1027
  • 03/11/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1140
  • 03/12/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1148
  • 05/02/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1405
  • 05/06/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 1538
  • 05/15/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 05/15/08 S Read second, amended, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJs 1586-1587
  • 06/10/08 H Rules suspended
  • 06/10/08 H House concurred in the Senate amendment -HJ 1564
  • 06/11/08 H Enacted -HJ 1572
  • 06/11/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1890
  • 06/20/08 G Signed by the Lieutenant-Governor, Acting Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2008

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