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House 4459 - Petition of Joseph R. Driscoll and others (by vote of the town) relative to the filling of vacancies in certain offices of the town of Braintree.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 03/11/08 H Discharged to the committee on House Ways and Means

Sponsor:

  • Joseph R. Driscoll

All Bill Actions

  • 01/07/08 H Referred to the committee on Election Laws -HJ 977
  • 01/09/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1071
  • Public Hearing date Feb 6 pm at 1:00 in Room A-1
  • 02/07/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1047
  • 03/11/08 H Discharged to the committee on House Ways and Means

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