AN ACT ESTABLISHING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
An interim report of the joint special committee established (under Senate order No. 9 of 2011) to make an investigation and study of a new division of the Commonwealth into Congressional districts, forty Senatorial districts, eight Councillor districts and one hundred and sixty Representative districts (House, No. 3798).
Bill Information
Bill Information
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for a new division of the commonwealth into congressional districts, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 11/21/2011 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2011 |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 11/16/2011 | House | Enacted |
| 11/16/2011 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 11/16/2011 | House | House concurred in the Senate amendment |
| 11/16/2011 | House | Rules suspended |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed - see Roll Call No. 123 [31 Yeas - 6 Nays] |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Read third |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #10 (S2073) adopted |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #9 rejected |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #8 rejected |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #7 rejected |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #6 rejected |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #5 rejected |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #4 rejected |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #3 rejected |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #2 rejected |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Motion to reconsider amendment #1 negatived - see Roll Call No. 122 [7 Yeas - 27 Nays] |
| 11/16/2011 | Senate | Amendment #1 (S2071) rejected - see Roll Call No. 121 [8 Yeas - 26 Nays] |
| 11/15/2011 | Senate | Read second |
| 11/15/2011 | Senate | Amendments laid over under Senate Rule 31 |
| 11/15/2011 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 11/15/2011 | Senate | Read |
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