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House 4096 - Petition of Paul J. Donato and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the use of certain school building administration funds by the city of Medford.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 08/06/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Paul J. Donato

All Bill Actions

  • 06/19/07 H Referred to the committee on Education -HJ 476
  • 06/21/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 504
  • 06/25/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJs 494-495
  • 06/27/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 06/27/07 H Rules suspended
  • 06/27/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 499
  • 07/05/07 H Read third
  • 07/05/07 H Recommitted to the committee on Education -HJ 514
  • 07/12/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 07/12/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 07/12/07 H Rules suspended
  • 07/12/07 H Amendment adopted
  • 07/12/07 H Passed to be engrossed -HJs 535-536
  • 07/16/07 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 584
  • 07/16/07 H Enacted -HJ 544
  • 07/16/07 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 586
  • 07/25/07 G Governor returned to the House with an amendment
  • 07/26/07 H For message, see H4180
  • 07/26/07 H Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading
  • 07/26/07 H Bills in the Third Reading report accepted
  • 07/26/07 H Governor's amendment adopted -HJs 560-561
  • 07/31/07 S Rules suspended
  • 07/31/07 S Governor's Amendment adopted -SJ 647
  • 07/31/07 H Re-enacted -HJ 587
  • 07/31/07 S Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor -SJ 661
  • 08/06/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2007

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Bills are the most common form of proposals for laws. In order to become a law, a bill must be approved by a majority vote in both the House and the Senate, and then must be approved by the Governor.