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Senate 10 - Petition of Thomas M. McGee and Douglas W. Petersen (by vote of the town) for legislation to defer the acceptance in the town of Marblehead of chapter 40N of the Massachusetts General Laws until acceptance by a majority vote of town meeting.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 02/08/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Thomas M. McGee

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
  • 02/01/07 H Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 02/01/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 02/01/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 02/01/07 H Rules suspended
  • 02/01/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 02/01/07 H Rules suspended
  • 02/01/07 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 81
  • 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 5 of the Acts of 2007

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Bills are the most common form of proposals for laws. In order to become a law, a bill must be approved by a majority vote in both the House and the Senate, and then must be approved by the Governor.