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House 413 - Petition of Paul J. Donato relative to establishing a task force within the Department of Education to examine hygienic procedures pertaining to band instruments.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 12/14/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Resolves of 2007

Sponsor:

  • Paul J. Donato

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Education
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • 06/19/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 478
  • 11/05/07 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 11/05/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 806
  • 11/07/07 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 818
  • 11/15/07 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 843
  • 11/19/07 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 964
  • 11/29/07 S Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2436
  • 11/29/07 S Rules suspended
  • 11/29/07 S Read second
  • 11/29/07 S Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2436
  • 11/29/07 S Ordered to a third reading
  • 11/29/07 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1011
  • 12/06/07 H Rules suspended
  • 12/06/07 H House concurred in the Senate amendment -HJ 935
  • 12/10/07 H Resolve passed -HJ 938
  • 12/10/07 S Resolve passed and laid before the Governor -SJ 1028
  • 12/14/07 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Resolves of 2007

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