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Senate 2720 - Petition of Brian A. Joyce, William C. Galvin and Marian Walsh for legislation to designate a certain education center on Chickatawbut Hill in Milton as the Norman Smith Environmental Education Center at Chickatawbut Hill.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/28/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1844

Sponsor:

  • Brian A. Joyce

All Bill Actions

  • 04/22/08 S Referred to the committee on Joint Rules -SJ 1495
  • 04/28/08 S Rules suspended
  • 04/28/08 S Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -SJ 1513
  • 05/28/08 H House concurred -HJs 1524-1525
  • Public Hearing date Jun 24 am at 10:00 in a location off the State House grounds
  • 07/08/08 S Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10)
  • 07/08/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/08/08 S Recommitted to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -SJs 2000-2001
  • 07/10/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 2003
  • 07/28/08 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 07/28/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/28/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2146
  • 07/28/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1844

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