Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Event Details

Status:

Rescheduled

Event Date:

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Start Time:

9:00 AM

Location:

Gardner Auditorium and Virtual

Event Description

Vaccines

The Joint Committee on Public Health will conduct a hybrid public hearing in Gardner Auditorium on July 26, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on bills relating to Vaccines.

Individuals testifying should limit their remarks to 2 minutes. All panels should limit their testimony to a total of 4 minutes.

***INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION / TESTIMONY***

LINK TO PRE-REGISTER TO TESTIFY: Persons who wish to testify in person or virtually or submit written testimony may do so by completing this form linked here (https://forms.gle/iqStXSHnEHgAAjSj8).

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: Persons planning to testify virtually must sign up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2023. Individuals and groups testifying in person are strongly encouraged to register using the form above prior to the deadline. Registration by the deadline is required for those who wish to testify virtually during the live hearing and encouraged for those who wish to testify in person. 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. Please indicate whether you plan to testify in person or virtually. Participants who indicate that they plan to testify virtually will receive an invitation to the hearing with instructions via email after the deadline closes.

SAME DAY SIGN-UP FOR IN-PERSON TESTIMONY ONLY – IF TIME ALLOWS: Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in person on forms provided by committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign-up on the day of the hearing.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: If you would like to provide written testimony, please include the bill number in the subject line of the email, as well as your name, address, phone number, and organization, if any, on the submitted testimony. Written testimony is encouraged and will continue to be accepted after the hearing until the relevant bill is acted upon. Such testimony may be submitted via email to JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov. Please include "Public Health Committee Testimony, [Relevant Bill Number]" in the subject line of the email. Those who plan to submit only written testimony may do so before or after the signup deadline.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals registered 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 present in-person or logged onto the Teams platform when called, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel. Kindly note, efforts will be made to hear all individuals and panels seeking to testify; however, it is possible that time may not permit all testimony to be heard. The Committee welcomes written testimony from all parties.

OVERFLOW SPACE: Capacity restrictions will be enforced in Gardner Auditorium. Given the great demand for participation in this hearing, overflow space will be available in the Great Hall for those waiting to testify, and for those who have already testified.

This hearing will be recorded and archived for later viewing. Those who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the livestream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.

If you have any questions, you may email Kathleen.Hornby@mahouse.gov and Alexander.Nally@masenate.gov.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration
Joint Committee on Public Health -- 7-26-2023 (Part 4)	7/26/2023 3:00 PM	01:38:05
Joint Committee on Public Health -- 7-26-2023 (Part 3)	7/26/2023 1:00 PM	01:32:53
Joint Committee on Public Health -- 7-26-2023 (Part 2)	7/26/2023 11:00 AM	02:18:32
Joint Committee on Public Health -- 7-26-2023 (Part 1)	7/26/2023 9:00 AM	02:01:57

Vaccines 9:00am - 6:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2151	An Act promoting community immunity	Paul J. Donato
S.1458	An Act promoting community immunity	Rebecca L. Rausch
H.2207	An Act ensuring the fair and appropriate distribution of vaccines during a public health emergency	Sally P. Kerans
H.471	An Act requiring immunizations against preventable diseases	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
H.582	An Act relative to the protection of medical exemptions for immunizations for school attendance	Michael J. Soter
H.604	An Act relative to routine childhood immunizations	Andres X. Vargas
S.1391	An Act relative to vaccines and preventing future disease outbreaks	Edward J. Kennedy

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

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