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Bills that may affect: Dedham

House Bills

Bill Title Current Status
House, No. 217
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin for legislation to further regulate fines in lieu of suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses.

Public Hearing date May 29 am at 10:00 in Room A-1
House, No. 219
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin for legislation to further regulate appeals regarding alcoholic beverages licenses.

Public Hearing date May 29 am at 10:00 in Room A-1
House, No. 409
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and Timothy P. Cahill that the Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth be authorized to establish retirement plans for employees of non-profit organizations.

04/17/08 H Discharged from committee and recommitted to the committee on Public Service
House, No. 1369
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and others relative to increasing the value and kind of personal property exemption from execution.

03/31/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4614
House, No. 1371
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and James E. Timilty relative to penalties for the possession of implements intended to facilitate shoplifting.

03/31/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4614
House, No. 1372
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and others relative to abandoned checks.

03/31/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4614
House, No. 2073
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and others for legislation to require the reporting of hospital acquired infections and providing for the compilation by the Health Care Quality and Cost Council of a database containing such information.

02/26/08 S Accompanied a new draft, see S2517 -SJ 1250
House, No. 2298
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and Bruce E. Tarr relative to establishing a missing child and adults trust fund.

04/17/08 H Discharged to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1274

04/22/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1498
House, No. 2877
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin relative to Department of Revenue hearings.

03/27/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4608
House, No. 2878
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin relative to exempting from taxation certain property owned by a general partnership.

03/27/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4608
House, No. 3177
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin that the Department of Conservation and Recreation be directed to convey Riverdale Park in the town of Dedham to the parks and recreation commission of said town.

04/07/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4654
House, No. 3700
Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and others for legislation to authorize the issuance of hunting and fishing licenses without charge to certain veterans.

02/06/08 H Accompanied H3696
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. 4746
Order relative to authorizing the committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets to make an investigation and study of certain House documents concerning environmental facililities, development districts and state-owned land.

05/19/08 H Reported (in part) by H159
House, No. 4839
Petition of Paul McMurtry (by vote of the town) relative to the appointment of Richard Corcoran and Kazimierz R. Piorkowski, Jr., to the position of fire fighter in the town of Westwood, notwithstanding the maximum age requirements.

10/14/08 S Read and, placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 2260
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. 5112
Joint petition of Marian Walsh and Paul McMurtry for legislation to designate a certain park in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Marie Louise Kehoe Memorial Park.

11/17/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules

Senate Bills

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