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Senate 42 - Petition of Michael R. Knapik and John W. Scibak for legislation relative to authorizing the partial release of certain land in Easthampton from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 08/05/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 250 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Michael R. Knapik

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
  • 07/19/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 593
  • 09/27/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 09/27/07 S Rules suspended
  • 09/27/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 817
  • 10/01/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 688
  • 07/24/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 07/24/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 07/24/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/24/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1819
  • 07/29/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/29/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1859
  • 07/30/08 H Enacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 523) -HJ 1910
  • 07/31/08 S Enacted - 38 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 415)
  • 07/31/08 S Laid before the Governor -SJs 2442-2443
  • 08/05/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 250 of the Acts of 2008

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