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Past Seven Days 48, All-Time: 49

House 4870 - Joint petition of James B. Eldridge and others (by vote of the town) for legislation to remove the deputy chief of police of the town of Acton from the civil service law and rules.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 08/20/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 320 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • James B. Eldridge

All Bill Actions

  • 06/24/08 H Referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 1623
  • 06/26/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1938
  • Public Hearing date Jul 10 pm at 1:00 in Room B-1
  • 07/14/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1709
  • 07/21/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1754
  • 07/22/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1764
  • 07/24/08 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1821
  • 07/28/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2142
  • 08/11/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 08/11/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2490
  • 08/14/08 H Enacted -HJ 1973
  • 08/14/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 2494
  • 08/20/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 320 of the Acts of 2008

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