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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.5024 190th (2017 - 2018)

An Act to protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Bill Information

Sponsor:
House Committee on Ways and Means

Emergency Preamble

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to regulate certain flame retardants, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety.

Bill History

Displaying 14 actions for Bill H.5024
Date Branch Action
12/28/2018 House Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
12/28/2018 House Pending new draft of H4656
12/28/2018 House New draft of H4656
12/28/2018 House Read third and passed to be engrossed
12/31/2018 Senate Read, rules suspended, and read a second time
12/31/2018 Senate Amended (Creem) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2702
12/31/2018 Senate Ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed
12/31/2018 House Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
1/1/2019 House House concurred in the Senate amendment
1/1/2019 House Emergency preamble adopted
1/1/2019 Senate Emergency preamble adopted
1/1/2019 House Enacted
1/1/2019 Senate Enacted and laid before the Governor
1/11/2019 Executive Pocket vetoed

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