Joint Committee on Public Health 192nd (2021 - 2022)

Senate Contact

24 Beacon St.
Room 413-C
Boston, MA 02133

House Contact

24 Beacon St.
Room 130
Boston, MA 02133

	Date	Time	Topic	Location	Status	Bills
	5/3/2021	1:00 PM	Children's Health. Persons who wish to testify, submit written testimony, or both, may sign up and/or submit written testimony by completing this form: https://forms.gle/SHKeikS1aiyJykzc6 For 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Those 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. If you have any questions, you may email Marjorie.Decker@mahouse.gov and Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov.	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	5/10/2021	10:00 AM	Local and Regional Boards of Health; Vital Records Persons who wish to testify, submit written testimony, or both, may sign up and/or submit written testimony by completing this form: https://forms.gle/wANyvmHRPmqVFCtu9 For 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Those 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.	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	6/7/2021	10:00 AM	Sexual and Women’s Health; Pharmacy-related Issues	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	6/22/2021	10:00 AM	Environmental matters	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	7/12/2021	10:00 AM	Vaccines	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	7/26/2021	11:00 AM	The Joint Committee on Public Health and the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management will conduct a public oversight hearing on Monday, July 26, 2021 beginning at 11:00 a.m. on COVID-19 vaccinations for children. Oral testimony will be by invitation only.	Museum of Science	Completed
	7/29/2021	4:00 PM	The Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission will conduct a remote public meeting on Thursday, June 29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Those who want to watch the public meeting may view the live stream at [Link to come].	Zoom/YouTube	Canceled
	10/1/2021	9:00 AM	Joint Committee on Public Health public hearing: End of Life Options	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	10/1/2021	9:00 AM	Joint Committee on Public Health Hearing on End of Life Options Bills	Microsoft Teams	Canceled
	10/7/2021	9:00 AM	Food and Nutrition; Oral Health	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	10/15/2021	10:00 AM	Professional Licensure, Scope of Practice, and Agencies	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	10/21/2021	10:00 AM	Joint Oversight Hearing on Children’s COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	10/28/2021	9:00 AM	Patient Safety and Quality, Health Equity, and Pharmacy	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	10/29/2021	9:00 AM	Health Care Facilities & Workforce Development	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	11/3/2021	9:00 AM	Tobacco, COVID-19, and Miscellaneous Public Health Matters	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	11/10/2021	9:00 AM	Disease Prevention, Screening, and Treatment	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	11/15/2021	9:00 AM	Emergency Medical Services; Disposition of Remains; Miscellaneous Public Health Matters	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	1/27/2022	12:00 PM	Late File Bills	Written Testimony Only	Completed
	4/12/2022	12:00 PM	Late File Bill	Written Testimony Only	Completed