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Below is a brief history of the
Massachusetts MGM Bill.
Bill History
April
20, 2010
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Senate
Ethics and Rules Committee
accepts Judiciary
Committee ruling. Bill will remain on the Senate
calendar until July 31, 2010. During this time the full
Senate may choose to take a vote on the bill or rework
it.
March
16, 2010
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Joint Committee on the Judiciary rejects
S. 1777 by voting "ought not to pass" and
refers bill to the
Senate
Ethics and Rules Committee
March
2, 2010
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Joint Committee on the Judiciary holds
public hearing
on S. 1777.
January
14, 2009
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Bill is refiled, renumbered (Senate,
No. 1777) and retitled for the
186th General Court, and is referred to the
Joint
Committee on the Judiciary.
January
6, 2009
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Joint Committee on the Judiciary fails to vote
on bill before the 2007-08 session deadline.
May
1, 2008
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Joint Committee on the Judiciary issues study
order to allow for additional study time.
March 4, 200 8
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Joint Committee on the Judiciary holds
unpublicized "public"
hearing on
Senate,
No. 966 (with no testifiers)..
January 11, 2007
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Senate Clerk assigns tracking number (SD01348),
bill number (Senate,
No. 966), and study committee (Joint
Committee on the Judiciary).
January 10, 2007
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Senate
sponsor is found and bill is refiled with
the Senate Clerk's office.
January 9, 2007
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Amended bill proposal
resubmitted
to all 120 members of the Massachusetts General Court
after House Rules Committee
declines to approve late filing.
July 20,
2006 -
Senate Ethics and
Rules Committee approves
late filing and forwards bill to
House Rules
Committee for concurring vote.
Feb. 6, 2006 -
Initial bill proposal
submitted to all 120 members
of the Massachusetts 185th General Court (state legislature) in
Boston, Massachusetts.

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