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House 1633 - Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty for legislation to further regulate the probate laws of the Commonwealth and for the establishment of a uniform probate code.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/10/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 2003

Sponsor:

  • Eugene L. O'Flaherty

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date Jan 24 pm at 1:00 in Room A-1
  • 04/09/08 H Accompanied by S843 and H1652
  • 04/09/08 H Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing -HJ 1236
  • 04/15/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1266
  • 05/21/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1492
  • 06/04/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1546
  • 07/09/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1694
  • 07/10/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 2003

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