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House 3119 - Petition of Thomas M. Menino and others relative to property tax classification in cities and towns.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 11/16/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Angelo M. Scaccia

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Revenue
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date Apr 10 am at 11:30 in Room B-1
  • 10/15/07 H Accompanied by H3134
  • 10/15/07 H Bill reported favorably as changed by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 742
  • 10/24/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 769
  • 10/25/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 778
  • 11/01/07 H Rules suspended
  • 11/01/07 H Read third
  • 11/01/07 H Passed to be engrossed - 125 YEAS to 27 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 205) -HJ 802
  • 11/05/07 S Read
  • 11/05/07 S Rules suspended
  • 11/05/07 S Read second, amended and ordered to a third reading
  • 11/05/07 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 920
  • 11/07/07 H Rules suspended
  • 11/07/07 H House concurred in the Senate amendment -HJ 813
  • 11/08/07 H Emergency preamble adopted
  • 11/08/07 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJ 930
  • 11/08/07 H Enacted -HJ 822
  • 11/08/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 933
  • 11/16/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2007

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