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House 4809 - Petition of Frank M. Hynes and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to designate a certain bridge in the towns of Marshfield and Scituate as the Francis R. Powers Memorial Bridge.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/10/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Frank M. Hynes

All Bill Actions

  • 05/08/08 H Referred to the committee on House Rules -HJ 1457
  • 05/14/08 H Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation -HJ 1471
  • 05/29/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1851
  • 06/19/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1612
  • 06/25/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1634
  • 06/26/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 06/26/08 H Rules suspended
  • 06/26/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1642
  • 06/30/08 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJs 1952-1953
  • 06/30/08 H Enacted -HJ 1664
  • 07/01/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1983
  • 07/10/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2008

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