An Act increasing the membership of the board of trustees and increasing quorum for the transaction of the corporate business of Amherst College
By Mr. Rosenberg, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2267) of Stanley C. Rosenberg and Ellen Story for legislation to increase the membership of the board of trustees and increasing quorum for the transaction of the corporate business of Amherst College. Higher Education.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Presenter:
- Stanley C. Rosenberg
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to permit forthwith an increase in the number of members of Trustees of Amherst College from a maximum of 21 to a maximum of 25, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 6/5/2014 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently |
| 6/10/2014 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 6/10/2014 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Higher Education |
| 7/14/2014 | House | House concurred |
| 7/21/2014 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules |
| 7/24/2014 | Senate | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 7/24/2014 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/24/2014 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/28/2014 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading |
| 7/30/2014 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/30/2014 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/31/2014 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2014 | House | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/31/2014 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/31/2014 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/31/2014 | House | Enacted |
| 7/31/2014 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 8/6/2014 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 245 of the Acts of 2014 |
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