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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.1956 189th (2015 - 2016)

An Act creating uniform beach warnings

The committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 471) of Bruce E. Tarr, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to create uniform beach warnings,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 1956).

Bill Information

Sponsor:
Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Bill History

Displaying 20 actions for Bill S.1956
Date Branch Action
7/1/2015 Senate Reported from the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
7/1/2015 Senate New draft of S471
7/1/2015 Senate Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
7/21/2015 Senate Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
7/21/2015 Senate Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday July 23, 2015
7/23/2015 Senate Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means)
7/23/2015 Senate Amendment (Keenan) adopted
7/23/2015 Senate Ordered to a third reading
7/23/2015 Senate Rules suspended
7/23/2015 Senate Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #55 [YEAS 38 to NAYS 0]
7/23/2015 Senate Read third
7/27/2015 House Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
1/3/2017 House Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
1/3/2017 House Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
1/3/2017 House Rules suspended
1/3/2017 House Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed
1/3/2017 House Enacted
1/3/2017 Senate Enacted
1/4/2017 Senate Laid before the Governor
1/11/2017 Executive Signed by the Governor, Chapter 399 of the Acts of 2016

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