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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 26, 2011 | MA | Amdt 749.1 | Collective Bargaining Restrictions | Amendment Adopted - House (113 - 42) |
June 30, 2021 | MA | H 3770 | Requires the $400 Million Holyoke Soldiers' Home Construction Project be Completed with Unionized Labor | Veto Override Passed - House (130 - 30) |
May 30, 2012 | MA | H 3986 | Authorizes Child Care Workers to Form Labor Organizations | Bill Passed - House (117 - 32) |
Oct. 11, 2007 | MA | H 4282 | Supplemental Budget | Bill Passed - House (126 - 18) |
May 26, 2010 | MA | H 4703 | Sentencing Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (139 - 17) |
May 24, 2006 | MA | H 4988 | Nurse Staffing Bill | Bill Passed - House (133 - 20) |
June 18, 2009 | MA | S 2087 | Massachusetts Transportation Agency Consolidation | Conference Report Adopted - House (130 - 25) |
June 18, 2009 | MA | S 2087 | Massachusetts Transportation Agency Consolidation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 11) |
Nov. 18, 2009 | MA | S 2210 | Sentencing Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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4/26 | Amdt 749.1 | Collective Bargaining Restrictions | Amendment Adopted - House (113 - 42) |
6/30 | H 3770 | Requires the $400 Million Holyoke Soldiers' Home Construction Project be Completed with Unionized Labor | Veto Override Passed - House (130 - 30) |
5/30 | H 3986 | Authorizes Child Care Workers to Form Labor Organizations | Bill Passed - House (117 - 32) |
10/11 | H 4282 | Supplemental Budget | Bill Passed - House (126 - 18) |
5/26 | H 4703 | Sentencing Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (139 - 17) |
5/24 | H 4988 | Nurse Staffing Bill | Bill Passed - House (133 - 20) |
6/18 | S 2087 | Massachusetts Transportation Agency Consolidation | Conference Report Adopted - House (130 - 25) |
6/18 | S 2087 | Massachusetts Transportation Agency Consolidation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 11) |
11/18 | S 2210 | Sentencing Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12) |