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House 4103 - Petition of James E. Vallee and others (with the approval of the town council) for legislation to exempt employees of the department of public works in the city known as the town of Franklin from provisions of the civil service law.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 04/15/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1453

Sponsor:

  • James E. Vallee

All Bill Actions

  • 06/19/07 H Referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 477
  • 06/21/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 504
  • Public Hearing date Oct 4 am at 10:30 in Room B-2
  • 10/31/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 793
  • 11/19/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 882
  • 01/16/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 997
  • 03/27/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1191
  • 03/31/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 1409
  • 04/10/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1441
  • 04/14/08 H Enacted -HJ 1260
  • 04/15/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1453

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