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House 4462 - Petition of Brian S. Dempsey (with the approvalof the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize Brian Santarlasci to take a civil service examination for the posit ion of police officer in the city of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum age requirements.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 05/12/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1571

Sponsor:

  • Brian S. Dempsey

All Bill Actions

  • 01/07/08 H Referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 977
  • 01/09/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1071
  • Public Hearing date Feb 28 am at 10:30 in Room A-1
  • 03/20/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1173
  • 04/14/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 04/14/08 H Rules suspended
  • 04/14/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1260
  • 05/02/08 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1405
  • 05/06/08 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1559
  • 05/08/08 H Enacted
  • 05/12/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1571

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