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House 4754 - Petition of Stephen Stat Smith for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Gary Tuck, an employee of the Department of Revenue.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/29/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 370 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Stephen Stat Smith

All Bill Actions

  • 03/12/08 H Referred to the committee on House Rules -HJ 1143
  • 03/31/08 H Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 1195
  • 05/19/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1592
  • 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
  • 07/24/08 H Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1822
  • 07/28/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 2142
  • 08/28/08 S Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment
  • 08/28/08 S Rules suspended
  • 08/28/08 S Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on Ways and Means), ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2510
  • 09/29/08 H Rules suspended
  • 09/29/08 H House concurred in the Senate amendment -HJ 2021
  • 10/02/08 H Emergency preamble adopted -HJ 2029
  • 10/02/08 S Emergency preamble adopted -SJs 2550-2551
  • 10/27/08 H Enacted -HJ 2073
  • 10/27/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 2277
  • 10/29/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 370 of the Acts of 2008

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