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Senate 5 - Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation to prohibite certain dumping in the city of Brockton.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 02/08/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Robert S. Creedon, Jr.

All Bill Actions

  • 01/29/07 S Referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 31
  • 01/29/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 01/29/07 S Rules suspended
  • 01/29/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 36
  • 01/29/07 H Rules suspended
  • 01/29/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 75
  • 02/01/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 82
  • 02/01/07 H Enacted -HJ 83
  • 02/01/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 42
  • 02/08/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2007

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