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House 4741 - Petition of Martin J. Walsh for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for James Coveney, anemployee of the Trial Court.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 06/02/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1855

Sponsor:

  • Martin J. Walsh

All Bill Actions

  • 05/08/08 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 JUDICIARY -HJ 1456
  • 05/12/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1571
  • 05/15/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJs 1476-1477
  • 05/21/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1493
  • 05/22/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1503
  • 05/28/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1530
  • 06/02/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1855

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