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House 4943 - Petition of James R. Miceli (by vote of the town) that the town to Tewksbury be authorized to lease certain land at the Tewksbury Hospital.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 08/06/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 281 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • James R. Miceli

All Bill Actions

  • 07/03/08 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 1679
  • 07/07/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1992
  • 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 Ways and Means -HJ 1727
  • 07/30/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 07/30/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 07/30/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/30/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1886
  • 07/31/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/31/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1927
  • 07/31/08 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2442
  • 07/31/08 H Enacted - 157 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 594) -HJs 1953-1954
  • 07/31/08 S Enacted - 38 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 435)
  • 08/01/08 S Laid before the Governor -SJs 2467-2468
  • 08/06/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 281 of the Acts of 2008

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