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House 4464 - Joint petition of John F. Quinnand Mark C. Montigny (by vote of the town) that the position of deputy chief of police inthe town of Dartmouth be exempt from provisions of the civil servicelaw.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 06/20/08 G Signed by the Lieutenant-Governor, Acting Governor, Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • John F. Quinn

All Bill Actions

  • 01/07/08 H Referred to the committee on Public Service -HJ 977
  • 01/09/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1071
  • Public Hearing date Feb 28 am at 10:30 in Room A-1
  • 03/20/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1174
  • 04/14/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1260
  • 04/15/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1267
  • 05/02/08 H Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1405
  • 05/06/08 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session -SJ 1538
  • 06/04/08 S Read second and ordered to a third reading -SJ 1864
  • 06/05/08 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 06/05/08 S Read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1871
  • 06/09/08 H Enacted -HJ 1561
  • 06/11/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 1887
  • 06/20/08 G Signed by the Lieutenant-Governor, Acting Governor, Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2008

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