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House 4976 - Petition of George N. Peterson, Jr., and Edward M. Augustus, Jr., (by vote of the town) for legislation to repeal the law establishinga department of finance in the town of Upton.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/06/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • George N. Peterson, Jr.

All Bill Actions

  • 07/16/08 H Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 1725
  • 07/17/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 2081
  • Public Hearing date Jul 23 am at 11:00 in Room B-2
  • 07/23/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1772
  • 07/28/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1847
  • 09/08/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1994
  • 09/15/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 2007
  • 09/18/08 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2533
  • 09/25/08 H Enacted -HJ 2018
  • 09/29/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 2546
  • 10/06/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2008

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