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House 5088 - Joint petition of Christine E. Canavan and Brian A. Joyce (by vote of the town) relative to the granting of five additional licenses for the sale ofall alcholoic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of West Bridg ewater.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 11/19/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2301

Sponsor:

  • Christine E. Canavan

All Bill Actions

  • 09/02/08 H Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure -HJ 1985
  • 09/11/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 2522
  • 10/09/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 2037
  • 10/30/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 10/30/08 H Rules suspended
  • 10/30/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 2083
  • 11/17/08 H Rules suspended
  • 11/17/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 2107
  • 11/19/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2301

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