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House 2044 - Petition of Daniel E. Bosley for legislation to improve the care of optometric patients.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/30/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading

Sponsor:

  • Daniel E. Bosley

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Public Health
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date May 2 am at 10:00 in Room A-1
  • 06/25/07 H Accompanied by S1255
  • 06/25/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing -HJ 494
  • 07/23/07 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 558
  • 08/23/07 H Discharged from committee and recommitted to the committee on Health Care Financing -HJ 615
  • 12/04/07 H Committee recommends ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 932
  • 01/15/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 991
  • 07/30/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/30/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading

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