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Senate 2674 - Petition of Michael R. Knapik, Peter V. Kocot and Donald F. Humason, Jr. (with the approval of the mayor and city council of the city of Westfield) for legislation to authorize the Department of Fish and Game to acquire a conservation restriction on lands of the city of Westfield.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 06/30/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 163 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Michael R. Knapik

All Bill Actions

  • 04/02/08 S Referred to the committee on Joint Rules -SJ 1411
  • 04/08/08 S Rules suspended
  • 04/08/08 S Referred to the committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets -SJ 1437
  • 05/02/08 H House concurred -HJ 1402
  • Public Hearing date Jun 4 am at 11:00 in Room B-2
  • 06/05/08 S Reporting date extended to Thursday, June 12, 2008 -SJ 1872
  • 06/09/08 H House concurred -HJ 1557
  • 06/12/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1892
  • 06/16/08 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 06/16/08 S Rules suspended
  • 06/16/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1906
  • 06/19/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1612
  • 06/24/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 06/24/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 06/24/08 H Rules suspended
  • 06/24/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 06/24/08 H Rules suspended
  • 06/24/08 H Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1624
  • 06/26/08 S Rules suspended
  • 06/26/08 S Senate concurred in the House amendment -SJs 1939-1940
  • 06/26/08 H Emergency preamble adopted
  • 06/26/08 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJ 1943
  • 06/26/08 H Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 392) -HJ 1646
  • 06/30/08 S Enacted - 35 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 254)
  • 06/30/08 S Laid before the Governor -SJs 1948-1949
  • 06/30/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 163 of the Acts of 2008

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