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Senate 9 - Petition of Pamela P. Resor and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) for legislation to further regulate the residency requirements for regular fire and police officers.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/18/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 137 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Pamela P. Resor

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 35
  • 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 (title changed) 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 Governor returned to the Senate with an amendment, see Senate, No. 15
  • 02/08/07 S For message, see S15
  • 02/12/07 S Referred to the committee on BILLS IN THE THIRD READING READING -SJ 50
  • 02/14/07 S Bills in the Third Reading report accepted
  • 02/14/07 S Governor's amendment adopted -SJ 52
  • 10/04/07 H Rules suspended
  • 10/04/07 H House concurred -HJ 705
  • 10/09/07 H Re-enacted -HJ 710
  • 10/10/07 S Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor -SJ 844
  • 10/18/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 137 of the Acts of 2007

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