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House 4994 - Petition of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of New Bedford be authorized to grant additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 09/18/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2532

Sponsor:

  • Antonio F. D. Cabral

All Bill Actions

  • 07/21/08 H Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure -HJ 1750
  • 07/23/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 2121
  • 07/28/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1847
  • 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 1910
  • 09/15/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 2007
  • 09/18/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2532

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