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House 3971 - A message from His Excellency the Governor (under the provisions of Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to validating the actions taken at an annual town election held in the town of Dudley.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/30/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules

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All Bill Actions

  • 04/04/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on Election Laws -HJ 171
  • 04/05/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 150
  • Public Hearing date Apr 11 pm at 1:00 in Room A-2
  • 04/19/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 209
  • 04/24/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 04/24/07 H Rules suspended
  • 04/24/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 232
  • 07/29/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/29/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1860
  • 07/30/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules

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