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House 4738 - A message from His Excellency the Governor (under the provisions of Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to the granting of an easement by the town of Sharon.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/23/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 200 of the Acts of 2008

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All Bill Actions

  • 05/12/08 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 1463
  • 05/13/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1574
  • Public Hearing date May 20 am at 11:00 in Room A-1
  • 05/22/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1500
  • 06/03/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1541
  • 06/04/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1546
  • 06/26/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1642
  • 06/30/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 1947
  • 07/10/08 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 07/10/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/10/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJs 2051-2052
  • 07/15/08 H Enacted - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 425) -HJ 1719
  • 07/17/08 S Enacted - 36 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 280)
  • 07/17/08 S Laid before the Governor -SJ 2085
  • 07/23/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 200 of the Acts of 2008

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