The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery will hold a hearing on bills related to children's mental health, trauma, and quality of care (bills listed on the hearing page here). We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony and/or to […]
The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities will hold a hearing which will include Sen. Comerford’s bill listed below. (To view the full list of bills being heard, visit the hearing page.) We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony and/or […]
The Joint Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on bills related to tobacco and agencies (bills listed here). We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony and/or to let our office know you intend to testify in person in the State House, email jo.comerford@masenate.gov.
The Joint Committee on Education will hold a hearing on bills related to the School Building Authority and technology & data and will include Sen. Comerford’s bill listed below. (To view the full list of bills being heard, visit the hearing page.) We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you […]
Join Congressman McGovern, Senator Comerford, Senator Gobi, and Representative Whipps at a meeting with representatives from various federal and state agencies to discuss grant opportunities and services available to local municipalities and non-profits, focusing on the North Quabbin towns of Athol, Erving, New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick, and Wendell. Please email Eladia Romero […]
Senator Comerford’s team seeks to be as accessible to our constituents as possible in a district of 24 cities and towns in three counties. In addition to our availability to attend meetings and events, and to schedule individual meetings with constituents, District Director Elena Cohen, Director of Constituent Engagement Sam Hopper, and Jo will be […]
The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery will hold a hearing on the bills relating to licensure and workforce (bills listed here). We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony and/or to let our office know you intend to testify in person […]
The Joint Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing, which will include Sen. Comerford’s bill listed below. (To view the full list of bills being heard, visit the hearing page.) We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony and/or to let our office […]
The Joint Committee on Higher Education will hold a hearing on the bills relating to student aid (bills listed here). We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony and/or to let our office know you intend to testify in person in the State House, email jo.comerford@masenate.gov.
The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy will hold a hearing on bills related to emissions targets, energy storage, and electric vehicles, which includes Sen. Comerford’s bills listed below. (To view the full list of bills being heard, visit the hearing page.) We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills […]
The Joint Committee on Revenue will hold a hearing on bills related to personal income tax, which includes Sen. Comerford’s bill listed below. (To view the full list of bills being heard, visit the hearing page.) We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony […]
The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery will be holding a hearing that will examine the recommendations and findings proposed by the Harm Reduction Commission per it its final report released in March 2019.
Join Representative Mindy Domb, Senator Jo Comerford, and Department of Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago for a regional conversation in Amherst on the topic of preventing and addressing the impact of college closures. Come learn about the Governor’s proposal for preventing closures and voice your questions, recommendations, and concerns. This is not a formal public […]
The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy will hold a hearing on bills related to social consumption and host community agreements (bills listed here). We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony and/or to let our office know you intend to testify in person in […]
The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery will hold a hearing on the increasing access and reimbursement bills (bills listed here). We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written testimony and/or to let our office know you intend to testify in person in […]
The Joint Committee on Housing will hold a hearing on bills related to DHCD and manufactured housing, which will include the bills below Sen. Comerford co-sponsored. (To view the full list of bills being heard, visit the hearing page.) We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To […]
The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security will hold a hearing on firearms bills, including bills Senator Comerford co-sponsored, listed below. (To view the full list of bills being heard, visit the hearing page.) We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. To submit written […]
Please join the School of Public Policy at UMass Amherst as we kick off the academic year with a conversation with state Senator Jo Comerford and Samantha Hamilton, program manager at the Public Health Institute of Western MA, on "The Future of Public Service." Light refreshments at 12:45, with the talk beginning at 1. Free and […]
The Joint Committee on Transportation will hold a hearing on work and family mobility bills. For more info, click here.
The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery will hold a hearing on substance use and harm reduction bills. For more info, click here.
To see the Legislature’s full hearings and events calendar, click here.
