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Bills that may affect: Amherst

House Bills

Bill Title Current Status
House, No. 1734
Joint petition of Ellen Story and others relative to public health.

03/31/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4614
House, No. 3642
Petition of Ellen Story and others relative to the requirements for flashing red signal lamps on school buses.

03/20/08 H Report accepted -HJ 1176
House, No. 4141
Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2008 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

09/20/07 S Item 7007-0900 passed over veto - 34 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Senate Roll Call, No. 112) -SJs 787-797
House, No. 4322
Text of an amendment to the Senate Bill establishing the Commonwealth Corps.

10/24/07 H Recommended new text for S2301 -HJ 769
House, No. 4900
Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2009 for the maintenance ofthe departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

07/31/08 H Section 90 passed over veto - 135 YEAS to 20 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 593) -HJ 1953
House, No. 5005
Bill providing for the preservation and improvement of land, parks, and clean energy in the Commonwealth.

07/31/08 H Committee of conference report accepted, see H5054 -HJs 1945-1946

Senate Bills

Bill Title Current Status
Senate, No. 16
Petition of Stanley C. Rosenberg and Ellen Story (by vote of the town) for legislation to release certain land in the town of Amherst from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction.

03/07/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2007
Senate, No. 2250
Text of the Senate amendments to the House Bill making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

05/24/07 S See H4001
Senate, No. 2406
Bill for a healthy Massachusetts safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.

01/29/08 S New draft substituted, see S2479 -SJs 1181-1184
Senate, No. 2481
Bill for a healthy Massachusetts safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.

02/04/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1035
Senate, No. 2848
Text of the amendment to the House bill providing for the preservation and improvement of land, parks, and clean energy in thecommonwealth.

07/29/08 S See amendments, printed as amended, S2855