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Senate 2789 - Petition of Susan C. Fargo and Cory Atkins (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Concord to send certain information to registered voters in the town of Concord.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/15/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 2005

Sponsor:

  • Susan C. Fargo

All Bill Actions

  • 07/08/08 S Referred to the committee on Election Laws -SJ 1996
  • 07/09/08 H House concurred -HJ 1692
  • Public Hearing date Jul 24 pm at 2:00 in Room B-1
  • 07/29/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2158
  • 08/25/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 08/25/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2506
  • 08/28/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1982
  • 09/15/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 09/15/08 H Rules suspended
  • 09/15/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 2005

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