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House 897 - Petition of Alice K. Wolf and others for legislation to establish the Charles River water quality commission.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/11/08 H New draft substituted, see H5041 -HJs 1999-2000

Sponsor:

  • Alice K. Wolf

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date Sep 24 pm at 1:00 in Room A-1
  • 01/07/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Joint Rules -HJ 978
  • 01/31/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1032
  • 07/31/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a Bill with the same title, see H5041
  • 07/31/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending -HJ 1916
  • 09/11/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
  • 09/11/08 H Rules suspended
  • 09/11/08 H Read second
  • 09/11/08 H New draft substituted, see H5041 -HJs 1999-2000

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