An act providing free access to certain parks and recreation areas to Purple Heart Recipients.
By Mr. Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3243) of Aaron Vega and others for legislation to exempt veterans from paying certain state recreation-related fees. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/20/2015 | House | Referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture |
| 1/20/2015 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 5/20/2015 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/28/2015 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 6/1/2015 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 11/4/2015 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 11/4/2015 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 11/4/2015 | House | Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third |
| 11/4/2015 | House | Rules suspended |
| 11/4/2015 | House | Amendment pending |
| 11/4/2015 | House | Laid aside on a point of order |
| 11/4/2015 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 171) |
| 11/16/2015 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/18/2015 | Senate | Read third |
| 11/18/2015 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Keenan) rejected |
| 11/18/2015 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #207 [YEAS 39 - NAYS 0] |
| 11/18/2015 | House | Enacted |
| 11/18/2015 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 11/23/2015 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2015 |
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