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An Act authorizing the Department of Fish and Game to grant an easement to the town of Bourne in exchange for a conservation restriction on town land

Filed by David T. Vieira  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  189th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 223 of the Acts of 2016.

H4516  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4897

19 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2016-07-11HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2016-07-13HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2016-07-14SenateSenate concurred
2016-07-15JointHearing scheduled for 07/20/2016 from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM in A-2
2016-07-21HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2016-07-23HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2016-07-23HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2016-07-23HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2016-07-23HouseRules suspended
2016-07-28HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2016-07-28SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
2016-07-30SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2016-07-30SenateRead third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2016-07-31HouseEmergency preamble adopted
2016-07-31SenateEmergency preamble adopted
2016-07-31HouseEnacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 509)
2016-07-31SenateEnacted - see Roll Call #599 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]
2016-07-31SenateLaid before the Governor
2016-08-10ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 223 of the Acts of 2016

1 recorded vote

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2016-07-31 15:43SenateNo. 599Enacted - see Roll Call #599 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]38–0

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2016-07-20State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)A-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableState Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorableWays and Means (H)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (S)

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.