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House 4839 - Petition of Paul McMurtry (by vote of the town) relative to the appointment of Richard Corcoran and Kazimierz R. Piorkowski, Jr., to the position of fire fighter in the town of Westwood, notwithstanding the maximum age requirements.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/14/08 S Read and, placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2260

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 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1709
  • 07/23/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1771
  • 07/24/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1821
  • 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

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