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House 4878 - Petition of Karyn E. Polito and others (by vote of the town) relative to the appointment of a deputy moderator in the town of Westborough.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/23/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2270

Sponsor:

  • Karyn E. Polito

All Bill Actions

  • 06/24/08 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 1623
  • 06/26/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1937
  • Public Hearing date Jul 15 am at 11:00 in Room B-1
  • 07/16/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1727
  • 07/23/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 07/23/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/23/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1774
  • 10/09/08 H Rules suspended
  • 10/09/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 2038
  • 10/14/08 S Read and, placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2260
  • 10/23/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 10/23/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2270

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