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Senate 38 - Petition of Susan C. Fargo, Pamela P. Resor and Cory Atkins for legislation to designate certain land in the towns of Acton andConcord for conservation, agriculture, open space and recreational purposes.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 08/14/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 313 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Susan C. Fargo

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 S Referred to the committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • 01/11/07 H House concurred
  • Public Hearing date Jun 21 am at 10:00 in Room 222
  • 04/28/08 S Reporting date extended to Wednesday, May 21, 2008 -SJs 1513-1514
  • 05/02/08 H Rules suspended
  • 05/02/08 H House concurred -HJs 1401-1402
  • 05/12/08 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1568
  • 07/23/08 S Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment
  • 07/23/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/23/08 S Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on Ways and Means) and ordered to a third reading -SJ 2123
  • 07/24/08 S Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2131
  • 07/24/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1815
  • 07/30/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 07/30/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/30/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 07/30/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJs 1884-1885
  • 07/31/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/31/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJs 1948-1949
  • 08/07/08 H Enacted -HJ 1965
  • 08/07/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 2487
  • 08/14/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 313 of the Acts of 2008

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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.