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An Act designating a certain boat launch in the town of Somerset as the William and Harold Meehan Memorial Boat Launch

Filed by Patricia A. Haddad  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  189th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2016.

H4538  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4881

18 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2016-07-07HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2016-07-19HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
2016-07-21SenateSenate concurred
2016-07-26JointHearing scheduled for 07/30/2016 from 12:00 PM-01:00 PM in B-1
2016-07-31HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2016-07-31HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2016-07-31HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2016-07-31HouseRules suspended
2016-08-08HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2016-08-11SenateRead, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2016-08-15HouseAmendment adopted
2016-08-15HouseRules suspended
2016-08-22SenateSenate concurred in the House amendment
2016-08-25HouseEnacted
2016-08-25HouseEmergency preamble adopted
2016-08-25SenateEmergency preamble adopted
2016-08-25SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2016-09-01ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2016

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2016-07-30Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableEnvironment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (J)
Suspend RulesRules (H)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
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.