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House 3745 - Petition of George N. Peterson, Jr., Stephen M. Brewer and Edward M. Augustus, Jr., relative to the terms of a conveyance by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance of a certain parcel of land in the town of Grafton.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 04/10/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • George N. Peterson, Jr.

All Bill Actions

  • 02/12/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets -HJ 93
  • 02/14/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 53
  • 03/01/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 120
  • 03/20/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass with certain amendments and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 03/20/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session, with the amendments pending -HJs 141-142
  • 03/21/07 H Read second
  • 03/21/07 H Amendments recommended by committee adopted
  • 03/21/07 H Ordered to a third reading -HJs 145-146
  • 03/26/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 158
  • 03/29/07 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 134
  • 03/29/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 03/29/07 S Rules suspended
  • 03/29/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 136
  • 04/02/07 H Enacted -HJ 170
  • 04/04/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 148
  • 04/10/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2007

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