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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.795 188th (2013 - 2014)

An Act protecting certain persons who render voluntary services at the scene of a disaster or catastrophe

By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 795) of Karen E. Spilka, William Smitty Pignatelli, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect engineers, architects, environmental professionals, landscape architects, planners, land surveyors, licensed site professionals, and contractors who render voluntary services at the scene of a disaster or catastrophe. The Judiciary.

Bill Information

Presenter:
Karen E. Spilka

Bill History

Displaying 13 actions for Bill S.795
Date Branch Action
1/22/2013 Senate Referred to the committee on the Judiciary
1/22/2013 House House concurred
10/16/2013 Joint Hearing scheduled for 10/22/2013 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
3/20/2014 House Reporting date extended to Monday, June 30, 2014, pending concurrence
4/3/2014 Senate Senate concurred
5/29/2014 House Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
6/10/2014 House Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
6/16/2014 House Read second and ordered to a third reading
7/30/2014 House Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
7/31/2014 Senate Read, rules suspended, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
7/31/2014 House Enacted
7/31/2014 Senate Enacted and laid before the Governor
8/5/2014 Executive Signed by the Governor, Chapter 227 of the Acts of 2014

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