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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture will hold a hearing on bills relative to oceans\, waterways\, wetlands and water resources. To view all bills\, please visit the hearing page. \nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Housing Co-Chairs Senator Rebecca Rausch and Representative Carolyn Dykema. \nFolks seeking to provide oral testimony must pre-register via this form. The deadline to pre-register is 5:00 p.m. on Monday\, October 25. Once registered\, you will receive further instructions on how to participate. Please note there is a time limit of 3 minutes per person for oral testimony. Constituents planning to testify are encouraged to alert Sen. Comerford by emailing jo.comerford@masenate.gov. \nWritten testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture by email to JointCommittee.Environment@malegislature.gov\, and constituents are encouraged to copy Sen. Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). Pre-registration through the above-linked form is not required for written testimony. There is no formal deadline for written testimony\, though a timely submission allows the Committee time to thoroughly review testimony. \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream on the under the Hearings & Events section on the Legislature’s website. \nPlease contact Shannon Emmett\, the Committee’s Research Director\, with any questions at: shannon.emmett@mahouse.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-environment-natural-resources-and-agriculture-hearing-12/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T180000
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SUMMARY:UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Sciences' Dean's Seminar Series: HEALING Act
DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Comerford at the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences’ Dean’s Seminar Series. \nSen. Comerford will discuss the importance of state action to eliminate health inequities and present information on the Health Equity at All Levels in Government (HEALING) Act\, legislation filed by both Sen. Comerford and Representative Liz Miranda. The talk will also address how current and future public health and health sciences leaders can advocate for action to address health inequities in the communities that we work\, live\, and play in. \nThe Dean’s Seminar Series provides opportunities for SPHHS students\, faculty\, and staff to engage SPHHS faculty members – along with invited presenters including community and state leaders\, nationally recognized scholars\, and exceptional alumni – on a variety of scientific topics representing the wide range of disciplines found within public health and health sciences. They are presented in an effort to engage all types of listeners from all different experiences and backgrounds. \nThe talk is open to the general public\, however pre-registration is required. Please contact Carey Simos with any questions at csimos@umass.edu.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/umass-amherst-deans-seminar-series-healing-act/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T141710Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will hold a hearing on bills relative to alternative health care financing models\, including the below bill co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. To view all bills\, visit the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBILL\nBILL TITLE\nSPONSOR\n\n\n\n\nS.766\nAn Act establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts\nJames B. Eldridge\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Co-Chairs Senator Cindy Friedman and Representative John Lawn\, Jr. \nPersons seeking to provide testimony must pre-register via this Google form no later than Thursday\, October 21 at 4:00 p.m. Individuals who register to testify at the hearing will be afforded 3 minutes to speak. Once registered\, a representative of the Legislative Information Services will e-mail each individual signed-up to appear a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams. Additional instructions on how to participate will be provided prior to the start of the hearing. NOTE: If a person is filling out the pre-registration form on behalf of another person\, only the e-mail and contact information of the persons seeking to testify should be listed on the form. Constituents planning to testify are encouraged to alert Sen. Comerford by emailing jo.comerford@masenate.gov. \nNo panels will be permitted at this hearing. \nADA accommodations\, such as closed captioning and transcription services\, shall be provided upon request. The services are provided by staff from the appropriate state agencies. Agency policies requires 2 business days to process any request for services.  Therefore\, the deadline to submit a request for ADA accommodations is Wednesday\, October 20 at 4:00 p.m. Requests for services should be made by e-mail to the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov. \nWritten testimony may also be submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing via e-mail to the House and Senate Chairs at John.Lawn@mahouse.gov and Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov as well as the Committee Director at Timothy.Nneill@mahouse.gov. Please also copy Senator Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). \nDue to the technical requirements of the Microsoft Teams meeting platform\, legislators and public officials are also required to pre-register to testify before the committee. The Chairs\, at their discretion\, may take legislators and public officials out of turn. The committee will extend this courtesy to legislators and public officials only and may not be expanded to include other individuals or panels. \nThe Chairs\, at their discretion\, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals seeking to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform\, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel. \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream on the under the Hearings & Events section on the Legislature’s website.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-health-care-financing-hearing-6/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Housing Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Housing will hold a hearing on bills to affordable housing and late-filed legislation\, including the below bill by Senator Comerford. To view a full list of bills\, visit the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.868\nAn Act empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Housing Co-Chairs Senator John Keenan and Representative James Arciero. \nTo sign up to provide verbal testimony for this hearing\, please fill out this form before Friday\, October 22\, at 5:00 p.m. Constituents planning to testify are encouraged to alert Sen. Comerford by emailing jo.comerford@masenate.gov. \nPlease email written testimony to Luke O’Roark at luke.oroark@mahouse.gov and please copy Senator Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.  \nYou may contact Luke O’Roark at luke.oroark@mahouse.gov with questions or inquires.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-housing-hearing-7/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing/testimony
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
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SUMMARY:Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission Meeting & Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:The Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission will hold a remote public meeting and listening session. This public listening session will be held as the third of four listening sessions focused on geographically diverse regions across the Commonwealth \nIt is anticipated that public testimony via the remote hearing will begin at approximately 6:00 pm\, following the close of the Commission business. The listening session will focus on maternal health efforts and experiences in the Metro West and Central Massachusetts Regions. The Commission is especially interested in hearing from People of Color\, including maternal health practitioners\, birthing people\, birthing partners\, mothers\, fathers\, and other family members affected by maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity. \nThe Commission was established by Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2020\, An Act to reduce racial inequities in maternal health. The goal of the Commission over the next year is to listen and learn from regions throughout the state. The testimony received from the listening sessions on strategies to optimize the experience and outcomes of birth for Black women will be used to inform a report and legislative recommendations. Commission members are especially interested in learning about best practices\, and barriers to accessing care. To that end\, your experiences\, expertise\, and testimony will be critical. \nInterested participants can sign up to testify and/or submit written testimony using this link: https://bit.ly/rimh1025 . The Commission asks those testifying to limit their remarks to three minutes to ensure that there is time for everyone to speak. Those testifying live are also warmly welcome to submit written testimony. The Commission welcomes written remarks of any length. Due to limited spaces on the Microsoft Teams Meeting\, everyone who is not testifying is asked to view the hearing via the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the Massachusetts Legislature’s website. \nShould you have questions or want to suggest others in the Metro West and Central Mass Regions who should receive an invitation to share testimony with the Commission\, do not hesitate to reach out to Gabrielle “Kate” Alicante\, who staffs the Commission and works for Chair Decker as a Research Analyst with the Joint Committee on Public Health\, at gabrielle.alicante@mahouse.gov  and Brian Rosman in Chair Comerford’s office at brian.rosman@masenate.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/racial-inequities-in-maternal-health-commission-meeting-listening-session/
LOCATION:Virtual meeting
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211005T165626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T174711Z
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SUMMARY:Office Hours with Senator Jo Comerford
DESCRIPTION:Senator Jo Comerford and her team seek to be as accessible as possible to constituents living in the 24 cities and towns of the Hampshire\, Franklin\, Worcester district. Sen. Comerford and District Director Elena Cohen will be holding virtual office hours on select days this fall via Zoom (call-in option available). \nEach virtual office hour appointment is scheduled to last up to 25 minutes. To sign up for an appointment\, click here.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/office-hours-with-senator-jo-comerford/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Office Hours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210924T203254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T202006Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery will hold a bill hearing on bills relative to opioids and the opioid crisis. To view the full list of bills being heard\, visit the hearing page. \nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery Co-Chairs Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Adrian Madaro. \nPlease be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair per Committee rules. \nThose who wish to testify\, submit written testimony\, or both may sign up and/or submit written testimony by completing this form. The deadline to submit the form for persons planning to testify is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday\, October 21. The Committee will provide a link to join the public hearing to those who sign up to testify. Constituents planning to testify are encouraged to alert Sen. Comerford by emailing jo.comerford@masenate.gov. \nWritten testimony will be accepted through the Google Form. To submit written testimony after the Google Form closes\, you need to first create an account for MyLegislature by following these instructions. If you already have a MyLegislature account\, click here. The deadline to submit testimony for bills in this hearing through your MyLegislature account is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday\, November 25. \nThe hearing can be viewed via the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website. \nPlease contact committee staff with any questions at Amanda.Graff@mahouse.gov and Elizabeth.Ganz@masenate.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-mental-health-substance-use-and-recovery-hearing-16/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211022T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211022T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211015T133807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T201955Z
UID:9232-1634896800-1634911200@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Telecommunications\, Utilities and Energy Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Telecommunications\, Utilities and Energy will hold a hearing on bills relative to utilities\, including the below bill filed by Senator Comerford. To view the full list of bills being heard\, visit the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.2143\nAn Act protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Telecommunications\, Utilities and Energy Co-Chairs Senator Michael Barrett and Representative Jeffrey Roy. \nIndividuals who wish to testify virtually may register to do so by filling out this form by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday\, October 20. After you register\, you will receive a Teams invitation and further instructions on how to participate virtually a day or two before the hearing. Constituents planning to testify are encouraged to alert Sen. Comerford by emailing jo.comerford@masenate.gov. \nWritten testimony can be submitted via email to Caleb Oakes at caleb.oakes@mahouse.gov and Dina Nathanson at dina.nathanson@masenate.gov\, and please copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov). The deadline to submit written testimony is Friday\, October 22\, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. When submitting written testimony\, please use the following document title format: Bill# – Organization Name – Support/Oppose  \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.  \nThis hearing will be chaired by Representative Roy. If you have any questions\, please reach out to House committee staff by emailing caleb.oakes@mahouse.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-telecommunications-utilities-and-energy-hearing-9/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211015T140802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T142018Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Oversight Hearing on Children’s COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management. the Joint Committee on Public Health\, and the Joint Committee on Education will hold a joint oversight hearing on children’s COVID-19 vaccinations and testing. The Joint Committees will hear testimony from the Baker Administration and invited guests. \nThe joint oversight hearing will be held remotely and viewable by the public via livestream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website. Oral Testimony will be by invitation only. \nQuestions may be referred to: \n\nCat Bunker in Chair Driscoll’s office\nBrian Rosman in Chair Comerford’s office\nKathleen Hornby in Chair Decker’s office\nAiden Church in Chair Peisch’s office\nDennis Burke in Chair Lewis’ office
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-oversight-hearing-on-childrens-covid-19-vaccinations-and-testing/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Oversight Hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211020T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211020T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211015T170716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T201946Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on the Election Laws Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on the Election Laws will hold a bill hearing which will include the following bill filed by Senator Comerford as well as a home rule petition for the town of Warwick. The full list of bills can be viewed on the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.456\nAn Act allowing individuals to protect their voter information\nJo Comerford\n\n\nH.3990\nAn Act granting noncitizen permanent residents in the town of Warwick the right to vote in municipal elections\nSusannah M. Whipps\n\n\n\n  \nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Barry Finegold and Representative Daniel Ryan. \n  \nIndividuals who wish to testify\, may sign up through this form. For individuals who have signed up to testify\, the committee will provide a link to join the public hearing. Individuals planning to testify must sign up no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday\, October 18\, 2021. Oral testimony will be limited to 3 minutes\, but longer statements will be accepted by written testimony until Friday\, October 22 at 5:00 p.m. Constituents planning to testify are encouraged to alert Sen. Comerford by emailing jo.comerford@masenate.gov. \n  \nPlease submit all written testimony to Michaela.Gaziano@masenate.gov and Colleen.Bellotti@mahouse.gov\, and please copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov). \n  \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the Massachusetts legislature’s website. \n  \nPlease be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair\, per committee rules. \n  \nIf you have any questions\, you may email Colleen.Bellotti@mahouse.gov and Michaela.Gaziano@masenate.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-the-election-laws-hearing-5/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211013T175316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T134955Z
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SUMMARY:Special Joint Committee on Redistricting Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Special Joint Committee will hold a hearing to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on the draft State Senate map and draft State House map. More information about redistricting can be found here. \nIf you want to only view the hearing it will be broadcast on malegislature.gov. \nIf you want to provide oral testimony\, click here to sign up. \nWritten public comment on the proposed House and Senate Districts can be submitted via this form and will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Monday\, October 18.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/special-joint-committee-on-redistricting-hearing-4/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211006T150635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T154327Z
UID:9173-1634292000-1634302800@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Public Health Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on bills relating to professional licensure & scope of practice and agencies\, including the below bill filed by Senator Comerford. The full list of bills is here. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.1381\nAn Act relative to the board of registration in naturopathy\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Jo Comerford and Representative Marjorie Decker. \nThose who wish to testify\, submit written testimony\, or both\, may sign up and/or submit written testimony by completing and submitting this form. Persons who do not have a Google account or do not wish to use the Google form can submit testimony and/or sign up to testify by emailing JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov. \nPersons planning to testify live at the hearing must sign up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday\, October 13. For those who have signed up to testify\, Legislative Information Services will provide a link to join the public hearing. Individuals testifying should limit their remarks to 3 minutes. All panels should limit their testimony to a total of 6 minutes. \nThose who plan to submit only written testimony may do so before or after the deadline to sign up to testify. \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing should view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website. \nIf you have any questions\, you may email Kathleen.Hornby@mahouse.gov and Brian.Rosman@masenate.gov. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-public-health-hearing-25/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211013T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211013T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211005T183538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T184449Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture will hold a hearing on bills relative to environmental justice\, air pollution\, and water quality\, including the below bill filed by Senator Comerford. To view all bills\, please visit the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.502\nAn Act promoting equity in agriculture\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Rebecca Rausch and Representative Carolyn Dykema. \nFolks seeking to provide oral testimony must pre-register via this form. The deadline to pre-register is 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, October 8. Once registered\, you will receive further instructions on how to participate. Please note there is a time limit of 3 minutes per person for oral testimony. Constituents planning to testify are encouraged to alert Sen. Comerford by emailing jo.comerford@masenate.gov. \nWritten testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture by email to JointCommittee.Environment@malegislature.gov\, and constituents are encouraged to copy Sen. Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). Pre-registration through the above-linked form is not required for written testimony. There is no formal deadline for written testimony\, though a timely submission allows the Committee time to thoroughly review testimony. \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream by clicking here. \nPlease contact Shannon Emmett\, the Committee’s Research Director\, with any questions at: shannon.emmett@mahouse.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-environment-natural-resources-and-agriculture-hearing-11/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211012T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211012T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211011T174627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T134933Z
UID:9215-1634043600-1634047200@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Special Joint Committee on Redistricting Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Senate and House Chairs will discuss the public comment period for draft Senate and House Legislative Districts. The haring can be viewed by clicking here.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/special-joint-committee-on-redistricting-hearing-3/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211005T183451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T183451Z
UID:9167-1633600800-1633611600@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Higher Education Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Higher Education will will hold a hearing bills related to institutions of higher education. To view all bills\, please visit the hearing page. \nWe invite you to submit testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Anne Gobi and Representative David Rogers. \nThe public is invited to testify in this virtual hearing. The Chairs will limit testimony to 3 minutes per speaker. To register to testify\, please complete and submit this form by Wednesday\, October 6\, at 10:00 a.m. Once registered\, you will receive further instructions on how to participate the day prior to the hearing. \nWritten testimony may be submitted to the Committee via email to Rosalind Jordan (rosalind.jordan@mahouse.gov) and Derek Silver (derek.silver@masenate.gov)\, and please copy Senator Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov).
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-higher-education-hearing-10/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210929T140501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T140501Z
UID:9094-1633597200-1633618800@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Public Health Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on bills relating to food and nutrition and oral health. The full list of bills is here. \nWe invite you to submit testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Jo Comerford and Representative Marjorie Decker. Those who wish to testify\, submit written testimony\, or both\, may sign up and/or submit written testimony by completing and submitting this form. Persons who do not have a Google account or do not wish to use the Google form can submit testimony and/or sign up to testify by emailing: JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov \nFor those who have signed up to testify\, the committee will provide a link to join the public hearing. Persons planning to testify must sign up no later than 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday\, October 5. For those who have signed up to testify\, Legislative Information Services will provide a link to join the public hearing. Testimony will be limited to 3 minutes. \nThose who plan to submit only written testimony may continue to do so after the deadline to sign up to testify. \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing should view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website. \nIf you have any questions\, you may email Kathleen.Hornby@mahouse.gov and Brian.Rosman@masenate.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-public-health-hearing-24/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T103000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20211001T191845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T193800Z
UID:9246-1633510800-1633516200@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Rural School Districts Commission Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The special commission to study and make recommendations concerning the long-term fiscal health of rural school districts will hold a meeting. \nThe commission shall make recommendations for: (i) improving and expanding the rural school aid grant program and feasibility of including a low and declining student enrollment factor within the existing rural school aid formula; (ii) establishing and including a low and declining student enrollment factor within the foundation budget; (iii) expanding the use of technology to deliver instruction; (iv) enabling operating efficiencies; (v) exploring the use of shared services; (vi) optimizing schools and school districts; (vii) encouraging improvement of fiscal health and educational outcomes; and (viii) other matters related to educational opportunities in rural areas. \nFor participant access to meeting Teams link\, please contact Stephen.Maher@masenate.gov for login credentials. \nFor non-participants\, the hearing will be livestreamed on MALegislature.gov. \n 
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/rural-school-districts-commission-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual meeting
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210929T135415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T135814Z
UID:9091-1633431600-1633446000@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Ways and Means & House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census will hold its final virtual hearing on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding. \nIndividuals who wish to testify virtually may register to do so by filling out this form by 5:00 p.m. on Monday October 4. Once registered\, you will receive further instruction on how to participate virtually. \n\nWritten testimony can be submitted via email to Erin.Walsh@Mahouse.gov and SenateCommittee.Ways&Means@masenate.gov\, and please copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov). \nPlease be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs per committee rules. \nThis hearing will be available to be viewed live on the Legislature’s website. \nPlease contact committee staff with any questions by emailing Morgan.Simko@Masenate.gov or Erin.Walsh@Mahouse.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-ways-and-means-house-committee-on-federal-stimulus-and-census-hearing-3/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210916T185038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T203340Z
UID:8997-1633352400-1633366800@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery will hold a bill hearing on bills relative to parity and equity for those who use substances. To view the full list of bills being heard\, visit the hearing page. \nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery Co-Chairs Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Adrian Madaro. \nPlease be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair per Committee rules. \nThose who wish to testify\, submit written testimony\, or both may sign up and/or submit written testimony by completing this form. The deadline to submit the form for persons planning to testify is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday\, September 30. The Committee will provide a link to join the public hearing to those who sign up to testify. \nWritten testimony will be accepted through the Google Form. To submit written testimony after the Google Form closes\, you need to first create an account for MyLegislature by following these instructions. If you already have a MyLegislature account\, click here. The deadline to submit testimony for bills in this hearing through your MyLegislature account is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday\, November 4. \nThe hearing can be viewed via the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website. \nPlease contact committee staff with any questions at Amanda.Graff@mahouse.gov and Elizabeth.Ganz@masenate.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-mental-health-substance-use-and-recovery-hearing-15/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210924T201306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T202214Z
UID:9078-1633086000-1633100400@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Ways and Means & House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census will hold a virtual hearing on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding focusing on the following topics: \n\nEducation\nSocial equity\nSafety net\nFamilies\n\nIndividuals who wish to testify virtually may register to do so by filling out this form by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday\, September 29. Once registered\, you will receive further instruction on how to participate virtually. \nWritten testimony can be submitted via email to Erin.Walsh@Mahouse.gov and SenateCommittee.Ways&Means@masenate.gov\, and please copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov). \nPlease be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs per committee rules. \nThis hearing will be available to be viewed live on the Legislature’s website. \nPlease contact committee staff with any questions by emailing Cynthia.Lewis@Mahouse.gov\, Dennis.Burke@Masenate.gov\, or Erin.Walsh@Mahouse.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-ways-and-means-house-committee-on-federal-stimulus-and-census-hearing-2/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210916T211426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T163524Z
UID:9002-1633078800-1633100400@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Public Health Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on the bills relating to end of life options\, sponsored by and co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. The hearing page can be viewed here. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.1384\nAn Act relative to end of life options\nJo Comerford\n\n\nH.2381\nAn Act relative to end of life options\nJames J. O’Day \, John J. Mahoney\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Jo Comerford and Representative Marjorie Decker. Those who wish to testify\, submit written testimony\, or both\, may sign up and/or submit written testimony by completing and submitting this form. Persons who do not have a Google account or do not wish to use the Google form can submit testimony and/or sign up to testify by emailing: JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov \nFor those who have signed up to testify\, the committee will provide a link to join the public hearing. Persons planning to testify must sign up no later than 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday\, September 29. For those who have signed up to testify\, Legislative Information Services will provide a link to join the public hearing. \nThose who plan to submit only written testimony may continue to do so after the deadline to sign up to testify. \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-public-health-hearing-23/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210913T132408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T153944Z
UID:8938-1632826800-1632837600@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will hold a hearing on bills listed here\, including the below bills filed by Senator Comerford. \n\n\n\nBILL\nBILL TITLE\nSPONSOR\n\n\n\n\nS.748\nAn Act supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled\nJo Comerford\n\n\nS.749\nAn Act protecting the homes of seniors and disabled people on MassHealth\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Co-Chairs Senator Cindy Friedman and Representative John Lawn\, Jr. \nPersons seeking to provide testimony must pre-register via this Google form no later than Thursday\, September 23 at 4:00 p.m. Individuals who register to testify at the hearing will be afforded 3 minutes to speak. Once registered\, a representative of the Legislative Information Services will e-mail each individual signed-up to appear a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams. Additional instructions on how to participate will be provided prior to the start of the hearing. NOTE: If a person is filling out the pre-registration form on behalf of another person\, only the e-mail and contact information of the persons seeking to testify should be listed on the form. \nAt the discretion of the Chairs\, individuals may be called to offer testimony as part of a panel. Individuals participating as part of a panel must fill-out the appropriate section of the pre-registration form. Note: Each member of a panel is still required to fill out an individual pre-registration form. Persons who note in their pre-registration form that they wish to testify as part of a panel will be afforded 3 minutes per person up to a maximum of 9 minutes for the panels of 3 or more persons. The Chairs\, at their discretion\, may further limit the time for testimony. \nADA accommodations\, such as closed captioning and transcription services\, shall be provided upon request. The services are provided by staff from the appropriate state agencies. Agency policies requires 2 business days to process any request for services.  Therefore\, the deadline to submit a request for ADA accommodations is Thursday\, September 23 at 4:00 p.m. Requests for services should be made by e-mail to the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov. \nWritten testimony may also be submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing via e-mail to the House and Senate Chairs at John.Lawn@mahouse.gov and Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov as well as the Committee Director at Timothy.Nneill@mahouse.gov. Please also copy Senator Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). \nDue to the technical requirements of the Microsoft Teams meeting platform\, legislators and public officials are also required to pre-register to testify before the committee. The Chairs\, at their discretion\, may take legislators and public officials out of turn. The committee will extend this courtesy to legislators and public officials only and may not be expanded to include other individuals or panels. \nThe Chairs\, at their discretion\, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals seeking to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform\, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel. \nYou can watch a livestream of the hearing here.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-health-care-financing-hearing-5/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210916T204910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T210736Z
UID:8999-1632825000-1632835800@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight will hold a bill hearing which will include the below bills filed and co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. For the full list of bills\, please visit the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.2026\nAn Act establishing gender neutral bathrooms\nJo Comerford\n\n\nS.2027\nAn Act establishing an Indigenous Peoples Day\nJo Comerford\n\n\nH.3214\nAn Act establishing gender neutral bathrooms\nMindy Domb\n\n\nH.3126\nAn Act providing for a gender neutral designation on state documents and identifications\nMindy Domb\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Mark Pacheco and Representative Antonio Cabral. \nTo register to testify\, please provide the contact information requested in this form by 4:00 p.m. on Friday\, September 24\, 2021. Once registered\, you will receive further instruction on how to participate virtually. \nWritten testimony can be submitted via email to Jordan Latham at jordan.latham@mahouse.gov or Mary Wasylyk at mary.wasylyk@masenate.gov and please copy Senator Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov) when submitting testimony. The deadline for written testimony is Friday\, October 15 at 5:00 p.m. \nA livestream of this hearing will be available on the legislature’s website. \nPlease be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs. Further\, the Chairs may schedule an executive session to coincide with this hearing. Per Committee Rules\, Joint Committee members will be given any advance notice and materials to review.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-state-administration-and-regulatory-oversight-hearing-8/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210922T135719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T140354Z
UID:9034-1632823200-1632834000@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Public Service Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Public Service will hold a hearing\, including the below bill sponsored by Senator Comerford. You can view all bills on the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.1672\nAn Act to extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Michael Brady and Representative Kenneth Gordon. \nTo testify before the Committee\, participants must pre-register by clicking here to complete and submit the registration form. The deadline to register is Monday\, September 27 at 10:00 a.m. Once registered\, participants will receive an invitation to the virtual hearing via Microsoft Teams. Per committee rules\, the Chair will limit testimony to three minutes per individual. \nWritten testimony is encouraged and may be submitted to the Committee via email to Jessica.Foley@mahouse.gov\, and please copy Sen. Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). Please indicate the bill number in the subject of the email. The Committee will accept written testimony through Tuesday\, October 5\, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. \nMembers of the public may also view a livestream or recording of this hearing on malegislature.gov. This hearing will be available for view via live stream at the Joint Committee on Public Service’s YouTube Channel. A recording of this hearing will be available via YouTube after the hearing concludes. The Committee will also maintain a recording of this hearing. \nFor questions or assistance with accessing this hearing\, please email Elizabeth.Donovan@mahouse.gov or call (617) 722-2575.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-public-service-hearing-10/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T110000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210722T131821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210805T144824Z
UID:8724-1632733200-1632740400@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery will hold a bill hearing on bills relative to decriminalization and safe consumption sites. (To view the full list of bills being heard\, visit the hearing page.) \nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery Co-Chairs Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Adrian Madaro. \nThose who wish to testify\, submit written testimony\, or both may sign up and/or submit written testimony by completing this form no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday\, September 21. The Committee will provide a link to join the public hearing to those who sign up to testify. \nWritten testimony will be accepted through the Google Form. To submit written testimony after the Google Form closes\, you need to first create an account for MyLegislature by following these instructions. If you already have a MyLegislature account\, click here. \nThe hearing can be viewed via the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website. \nPlease contact committee staff with any questions at Amanda.Graff@mahouse.gov and Elizabeth.Ganz@masenate.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-mental-health-substance-use-and-recovery-hearing-14/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210917T161412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T132614Z
UID:9005-1632481200-1632495600@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs will hold a bill hearing on bills related to veteran and veteran family services\, including the below bill filed by Senator Comerford. To view the full list of bills being heard\, visit the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.2395\nAn Act providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs Co-Chairs Senator John Velis and Representative Paul McMurtry. \nWritten testimony may be submitted via email to katie.verra@masenate.gov\, and please copy Sen. Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). Please include the bill number and “Testimony” in the subject line of the email. \nRegistration is required for those who wish to present oral testimony during the live virtual hearing.  You can register to by completing this form https://forms.office.com/g/nywRfj3Bcq. Once you have registered\, you will be given further instruction on how to join the hearing. The deadline to register for oral testimony is Wednesday\, September 22 at 5:00 p.m.  \nThe Chairs will limit testimony to 3 minutes per speaker. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair per Committee rules. \nYou may contact committee staff with any questions at katie.verra@masenate.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-veterans-and-federal-affairs-hearing-3/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210917T162449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T161533Z
UID:9010-1632394800-1632405600@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on the Judiciary Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on civil actions bills\, including the below bill filed by Senator Comerford. You can view all bills on the hearing page. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.954\nAn Act encouraging the donation of food to persons in need\nJo Comerford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator James Eldridge and Representative Michael Day. \nThe Chairs will limit testimony to three minutes per individual\, and reserves the right to call public officials out of turn. \nTo register to testify\, please complete and submit this form (https://forms.gle/51RAMQwQNfDYMKd3A) by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. September 22. Once registered\, you will receive further instruction on how to participate. \nWritten testimony may be submitted to the Judiciary Committee at 24 Beacon Street\, Room 136\, Boston\, MA 02133 or by e-mail to jacqueline.o.manning@mahouse.gov\, and please copy Sen. Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). \nThe hearing will be livestreamed on the Legislature’s website (https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/3975).
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-the-judiciary-hearing-6/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
CREATED:20210914T193501Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture will hold a virtual public hearing on the bills listed here. \nWe invite you to submit testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Rebecca Rausch and Representative Carolyn Dykema. \nFolks seeking to provide oral testimony must pre-register via this form. The deadline to pre-register is 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, September 17. Once registered\, you will receive further instructions on how to participate. Please note there is a time limit of 3 minutes per person for oral testimony. \nWritten testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Environment\, Natural Resources and Agriculture by email to JointCommittee.Environment@malegislature.gov\, and please copy Sen. Comerford (jo.comerford@masenate.gov). Pre-registration through the above-linked form is not required for written testimony. \nThose who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream by clicking here. \nPlease contact Shannon Emmett\, the Committee’s Research Director\, with any questions at: shannon.emmett@mahouse.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-environment-natural-resources-and-agriculture-hearing-10/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Bill Hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210921T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210921T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T143412
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Ways and Means & House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census will hold a virtual hearing on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding focusing on the following: \n\nHealth Care\nMental Health\nPublic Health\nHuman Services\n\nIndividuals who wish to testify virtually may register to do so by filling out this form by 3:00 p.m. on Friday\, September 17. Once registered\, you will receive further instruction on how to participate virtually. \nWritten testimony can be submitted via email to Erin.Walsh@Mahouse.gov and SenateCommittee.Ways&Means@masenate.gov\, and please copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov). \nPlease be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs per committee rules. \nThis hearing will be available to be viewed live on the Legislature’s website.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-ways-and-means-hearing-2/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210920T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210920T200000
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SUMMARY:Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission Meeting & Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:The Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission will hold a remote public meeting and listening session. It is anticipated that public testimony via the virtual hearing will begin at approximately 5:00 p.m.\, following the close of the Commission business. \nThe listening session will focus on maternal health efforts and experiences in the Greater Boston Area. The Commission is especially interested in hearing from People of Color\, including maternal health practitioners\, birthing people\, birthing partners\, mothers\, fathers\, and other family members affected by maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity. \nThe Commission was established by Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2020\, An Act to reduce racial inequities in maternal health. The goal of the Commission over the next year is to listen and learn from regions throughout the state. The testimony received from the listening sessions on strategies to optimize the experience and outcomes of birth for Black women will be used to inform a report and legislative recommendations. \nCommission members are especially interested in learning about best practices\, and barriers to accessing care. To that end\, your experiences\, expertise\, and testimony will be critical. \nThe September 20 public listening session will be held as the second of four listening sessions focused on geographically diverse regions across the Commonwealth. \nInterested participants can sign up to testify and/or submit written testimony using this link: https://bit.ly/rimh920. \nThe Commission asks those testifying to limit their remarks to three minutes to ensure that there is time for everyone to speak. Those testifying live are also warmly welcome to submit written testimony. The Commission welcomes written remarks of any length. \nDue to limited spaces on the Zoom Meeting\, everyone who is not testifying is asked to view the hearing via the meeting’s live stream which will be available here. \nShould you have questions or want to suggest others in the Greater Boston Area who should receive an invitation to share testimony with the Commission\, do not hesitate to reach out to Gabrielle “Kate” Alicante\, who staffs the Commission and works for Chair Decker as a Research Analyst with the Joint Committee on Public Health gabrielle.alicante@mahouse.gov  and Brian Rosman for Chair Comerford’s office brian.rosman@masenate.gov.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/racial-inequities-in-maternal-health-commission-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Virtual meeting
CATEGORIES:Public Hearing/Meeting
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