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Senate 2836 - Petition of Richard R. Tisei Thomas M McGee and Katherine M. Clark for legislation relative to the Melrose Police Relief Corporation.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/22/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 2012

Sponsor:

  • Richard R. Tisei

All Bill Actions

  • 06/19/08 S Senate Rule 20 and Joint Rule 12 suspended
  • 06/19/08 S Referred to the committee on Public Service -SJ 1913
  • 07/15/08 S Transmitted to the State Secretary -SJ 2061
  • 07/16/08 S Returned from the State Secretary
  • 07/16/08 S Referred to the committee on Public Service -SJ 2075
  • 07/24/08 H House concurred -HJ 1816
  • 08/07/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 2483
  • 09/18/08 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 09/18/08 S Rules suspended
  • 09/18/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2534
  • 09/22/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 2012

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