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House 4491 - Joint petition of Louis L. Kafka and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Walpole be authorized to release a portion of a certain zoning restriction within said town.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 06/30/08 H Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4902 -HJ 1662

Sponsor:

  • Louis L. Kafka

All Bill Actions

  • 01/22/08 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 1006
  • 01/22/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1160
  • Public Hearing date Feb 20 am at 11:00 in Room A-1
  • 02/27/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1092
  • 03/11/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1140
  • 03/12/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1148
  • 06/30/08 H Read third
  • 06/30/08 H Bills in the Third Reading report accepted
  • 06/30/08 H Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4902 -HJ 1662

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