An Act Providing for the Annual Observance of the Month of March as Massachusetts Maple Month and Designating Pure Massachusetts Maple Syrup as the Official Sweetener of the Commonwealth
By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Stephen Kulik relative to providing for the annual observance of the month of March as Massachusetts maple month and designating pure Massachusetts maple syrup as the official sweetener of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Presenter:
- Stephen Kulik
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith set apart the month of March as Massachusetts Maple Month and designate pure Massachusetts maple syrup as the official sweetener of the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/4/2017 | House | Referred to the committee on House Rules |
| 6/1/2017 | House | Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
| 6/5/2017 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 11/2/2017 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/06/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2 |
| 12/4/2017 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 12/7/2017 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2/20/2018 | House | Read third |
| 2/20/2018 | House | Amended by substitution of a bill, H4246 |
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