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House 4000 - Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2008 for the maintenance ofthe departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 04/27/07 H Reprinted as amended, see H4001 -HJs 330-353

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All Bill Actions

  • 04/12/07 H Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
  • 04/12/07 H New draft of H1
  • 04/12/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 04/12/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for for Monday, April 23, 2007, under provisions of House Order, No. 3999, for a second reading -HJ 198
  • 04/23/07 H Quorum roll call - 150 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 46)
  • 04/23/07 H Read second
  • 04/23/07 H Point of Order - decision of Chair sustained - 136 YEAS to 19 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 47)
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 328 rejected - 19 YEAS to 136 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 48)
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 332 rejected - 20 YEAS to 135 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 49)
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 593 pending
  • 04/23/07 H Further amendment to 593 rejected - 19 YEAS to 135 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 50)
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 593 rejected - 19 YEAS to 135 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 51)
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 598 pending
  • 04/23/07 H Further amendment to 598 adopted - 135 YEAS to 19 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 52)
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 602 rejected
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 629 pending
  • 04/23/07 H Further amendment to 629 adopted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 53)
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 1051 pending
  • 04/23/07 H Further amendment to 1051 rejected - 19 YEAS to 34 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 54)
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 1051 rejected
  • 04/23/07 H Amendment 1054 rejected - 19 YEAS to 132 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 55)
  • 04/23/07 H Ordered to a third reading
  • 04/23/07 H Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted (Section 8 amendment)
  • 04/23/07 H Read third
  • 04/23/07 H Amendments (consolidated, disabilities, mental health and mental retardation) adopted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 56) -HJs 213-230
  • 04/24/07 H Quorum roll call - 150 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 57)
  • 04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Health and Human Services, public health and veterans and soldiers homes) pending
  • 04/24/07 H Further amendment to consolidated amendment (Health and Human Services, public health and veterans and soldiers homes) adopted
  • 04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Health and Human Services, public health and veterans and soldiers homes) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 58)
  • 04/24/07 H Quorum roll call - 152 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 59)
  • 04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, social services and transitional assistance) pending
  • 04/24/07 H Further amendment to consolidated amendment (social services and transitional assistance) adopted
  • 04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, social services and transitional assistance) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 60)
  • 04/24/07 H Quorum roll call - 155 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 61)
  • 04/24/07 H Amendment 5 pending
  • 04/24/07 H Further amendment to amendment 5 rejected - 19 YEAS to 138 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 62)
  • 04/24/07 H Amendment 5 rejected
  • 04/24/07 H Rule 1A suspended - 136 YEAS to 21 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 63)
  • 04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, education and local aid) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 64) -HJs 232-267
  • 04/25/07 H Quorum roll call - 153 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 65)
  • 04/25/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Judiciary and public safety) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 66)
  • 04/25/07 H Quorum roll call - 156 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 67)
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 554 rejected
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 606 rejected - 28 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 68)
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 717 rejected - 30 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 69)
  • 04/25/07 H Rule 1A suspended - 135 YEAS to 22 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 70)
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 607 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 71)
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 587 rejected
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 588 rejected - 19 YEAS to 139 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 72)
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 595 rejected
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 1045 adopted
  • 04/25/07 H Amendments (consolidated, State Administration, State Finance, Constitutional Officers and Legislation Non-budgetary) pending
  • 04/25/07 H Further amendment (consolidated, State Administration, State Finance, Constitutional Officers and Legislation Non-budgetary) adopted
  • 04/25/07 H Amendments (consolidated, State Administration, State Finance, Constitutional Officers and Legislation Non-budgetary) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 73)
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 611 rejected - 20 YEAS to 138 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 74)
  • 04/25/07 H Amendment 781 rejected
  • 04/25/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Transportation and Housing) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 75) -HJs 270-311
  • 04/26/07 H Quorum roll call - 157 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 76)
  • 04/26/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Medicaid and elder affairs) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 77)
  • 04/26/07 H Quorum roll call - 158 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 78)
  • 04/26/07 H Rule 1A suspended - 135 YEAS to 21 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 79) -HJs 313-329
  • 04/27/07 H Quorum roll call - 152 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 80)
  • 04/27/07 H Quorum roll call - 153 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 81)
  • 04/27/07 H Amendments (consolidated, economic development and environmental affairs) pending
  • 04/27/07 H Further amendment (consolidated, economic development and environmental affairs) rejected
  • 04/27/07 H Further amendment (consolidated, economic development and environmental affairs) rejected - 7 YEAS to 147 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 82)
  • 04/27/07 H Further amendment (consolidated, economic development and environmental affairs) rejected
  • 04/27/07 H Quorum roll call - 152 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 83)
  • 04/27/07 H Amendments (consolidated, economic development and environmental affiars) adopted - 155 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 84)
  • 04/27/07 H Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 85)
  • 04/27/07 H Motion to reconsider negatived
  • 04/27/07 H Reprinted as amended, see H4001 -HJs 330-353

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