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House 4115 - Petition of Paul J. Donato that the State Retirement Board be authorized to grant certain creditable service to Robert M. Penta as an elected public official of the city of Medford.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/14/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 2259

Sponsor:

  • Paul J. Donato

All Bill Actions

  • 06/19/07 H Referred to the committee on House Rules -HJ 477
  • 06/21/07 H Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 486
  • 06/25/07 S Senate concurred -SJ 521
  • Public Hearing date Sep 20 am at 10:30 in Room B-2
  • 10/31/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 792
  • 09/25/08 H Discharged to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 2015
  • 09/29/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 09/29/08 H Rules suspended
  • 09/29/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJs 2021-2022
  • 10/09/08 H Rules suspended
  • 10/09/08 H Read third
  • 10/09/08 H Bills in the Third Reading report accepted
  • 10/09/08 H Passed to be engrossed -HJ 2038
  • 10/14/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 2259

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