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An Act designating the Westfield division of the district court of western Hampden as the John M. Greaney Courthouse

Filed by John C. Velis  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  189th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 455 of the Acts of 2016.

H1642  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD2245

18 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2015-01-20HouseReferred to the committee on The Judiciary
2015-01-20SenateSenate concurred
2015-05-20JointHearing scheduled for 05/27/2015 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2016-03-14HouseReporting date extended to Monday May 2, 2016, pending concurrence
2016-03-16SenateSenate concurred
2016-05-19HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2016-06-15HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2016-06-15HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2016-06-15HouseRules suspended
2016-07-28HouseRead third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2016-07-28SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
2016-12-27SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2016-12-27SenateRead third, amended and passed to be engrossed
2016-12-28HouseReferred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
2016-12-29HouseHouse concurred in the Senate amendment
2016-12-29HouseEnacted
2017-01-03SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2017-01-13ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 455 of the Acts of 2016

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2015-05-27Judiciary (J)A-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableJudiciary (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (S)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.