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House 4840 - Petition of Paul McMurtry (by vote of the town) for legislation to establish a group insuranceliability fund for retired public employees of the town of Westwood.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 11/19/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Sponsor:

  • Paul McMurtry

All Bill Actions

  • 06/11/08 H Referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 1571
  • 06/12/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1893
  • Public Hearing date Jul 10 pm at 1:00 in Room B-1
  • 07/14/08 H Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing -HJ 1708
  • 07/28/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1847
  • 09/25/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 09/25/08 H Rules suspended
  • 09/25/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 2016
  • 11/17/08 H Rules suspended
  • 11/17/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed
  • 11/19/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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