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Senate 2861 - Petition of Edward M. Augustus, Jr., George N. Peterson, Jr. and Michael Goodwin for legislation to designate a portion of route 140 as the Donald R.''Doug'' Keniston roadway.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/30/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 2083

Sponsor:

  • Edward M. Augustus, Jr.

All Bill Actions

  • 07/16/08 S Referred to the committee on Joint Rules -SJ 2075
  • 07/22/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/22/08 S Referred to the committee on Transportation -SJ 2116
  • 07/31/08 H House concurred -HJ 1914
  • 09/15/08 S Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10)
  • 09/15/08 S Recommitted to the committee on Transportation -SJ 2527
  • 09/18/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 2531
  • 09/22/08 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 09/22/08 S Rules suspended
  • 09/22/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2538
  • 09/29/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 2021
  • 10/17/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 10/17/08 H Rules suspended
  • 10/17/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 2051
  • 10/30/08 H Rules suspended
  • 10/30/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 2083

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