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engrossed Bill authorizing the town of Norwood to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages (see House, No. 3684), which was returned by His Excellency the Governor pursuant to Article LVI with recommendation of amendment specified by him, (see House, No. 3982),

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

Became Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2016.

H3684  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4038

28 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2015-07-23HouseReferred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
2015-07-27SenateSenate concurred
2015-09-02JointHearing scheduled for 09/15/2015 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
2015-09-24HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2015-10-01HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2015-10-01HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2015-10-01HouseRules suspended
2015-11-12HouseRead third, amended and passed to be engrossed
2015-11-16SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2016-01-11SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2016-01-11SenateRead second
2016-01-11SenateAmended (Rush) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2089
2016-01-11SenateOrdered to a third reading
2016-01-11SenateRead third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2016-01-13HouseReferred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
2016-01-19HouseHouse concurred in the Senate amendment
2016-01-21HouseEnacted
2016-01-21SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2016-01-29HouseGovernor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
2016-02-01HouseFor message, see H3982
2016-02-01HouseReferred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
2016-02-03HouseGovernor's amendment adopted (in the form approved by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading)
2016-02-11SenateRules suspended
2016-02-11SenateSenate rejected the Governor's amendment
2016-02-11SenateSenate concurred in the House amendment
2016-02-16HouseRe-enacted
2016-02-16SenateRe-enacted and again laid before the Governor
2016-02-24ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2016

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2015-09-15Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableConsumer Protection and Professional Licensure (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Further AmendmentBills 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.