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House 3747 - A message from His Excellency the Governor (under the provisions of Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to validating the actions taken at a certain election held in the townof Wareham.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 03/05/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2007

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All Bill Actions

  • 02/20/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on Election Laws -HJ 105
  • 02/22/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 65
  • 02/26/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 02/26/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 02/26/07 H Rules suspended
  • 02/26/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 113
  • 02/27/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 116
  • 02/28/07 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 73
  • 03/01/07 H Enacted -HJ 121
  • 03/01/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 78
  • 03/05/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2007

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