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House 1568 - Petition of David Paul Linsky and others for legislation to permit breast-feeding of children in public.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/22/08 H Passed to be engrossed - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 434) -HJ 1765

Sponsor:

  • David Paul Linsky

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date Mar 4 pm at 1:00 in Room A-1
  • 05/22/08 H Accompanied by H1439
  • 05/22/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1499
  • 06/25/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1633
  • 06/26/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1643
  • 07/22/08 H Read third
  • 07/22/08 H Passed to be engrossed - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 434) -HJ 1765

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