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Senate 2166 - Petition of Patricia D. Jehlen and Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. (with the approval of the mayor and board of aldermen) for legislation to create a municipal hearing officer to hear appeals of violation notices issued in the city of Somerville in accordance with G.L.C., 40 SS 21D.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 05/13/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Patricia D Jehlen

All Bill Actions

  • 03/29/07 S Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -SJ 132
  • 04/02/07 H House concurred -HJ 167
  • Public Hearing date May 14 am at 11:00 in Gardner Auditorium
  • 07/02/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 544
  • 07/19/07 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 07/19/07 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 597
  • 07/23/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 556
  • 08/27/07 H Discharged to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government -HJ 621
  • 03/10/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1133
  • 03/11/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1139
  • 03/12/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1147
  • 05/01/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1355
  • 05/02/08 H Enacted -HJ 1404
  • 05/06/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1539
  • 05/13/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2008

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