Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, October 16, 2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Tourism marketing, statewide laureates, and special events

The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development is holding a public bill hearing on October 16th at 10am. Both in-person and virtual testimony will be heard at the discretion of the chairs. The purpose of this meeting is to provide interested members of the public an opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the following pieces of legislation related to arts & creative economy, historical landmarks, and cultural spaces as they pertain to tourism marketing, statewide laureates, and special events.

To submit written testimony, please email testimony to Derek.Dunlea@mahouse.gov and Gabrielle.Hanson@masenate.gov with the subject line “Written Testimony – TACD 10/16/23”.

To provide oral testimony, please fill out this form https://forms.office.com/g/ZS5LQxgied by 10am on October 13th. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the Chairs. 

If you have any questions or concerns about this hearing you may contact Derek Dunlea or Gabrielle Hanson at Derek.Dunlea@mahouse.gov and Gabrielle.Hanson@masenate.gov.

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TESTIMONY: For both in-person and virtual testimony, you must fill out the following form: https://forms.office.com/g/ZS5LQxgied.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development by emailing the Committee’s Research Director at Derek.Dunlea@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair’s Legislative Director at Gabrielle.Hanson@masenate.gov. Please use the subject line “Written Testimony – TACD 10/16/23”.

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: For both in-person and virtual testimony, the deadline to register to testify is 10am Friday, October 13th, 2023. Individuals registered for virtual testimony will receive an email the day before the hearing with a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams.

LEGISLATOR AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL TESTIMONY: Due to the technical requirements of conducting hybrid hearings, legislators and public officials are also requested to pre-register to testify. The Chairs may take legislators and public officials out of turn.

TIME LIMIT: Each individual registered to testify shall be afforded 3 minutes to speak. Individuals offering testimony on multiple bills must do so within the 3-minute time limit. The Chairs, at their discretion, may further limit the time for testimony.

SAME DAY SIGN-UP: 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. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign up in-person on the day of the hearing.

PARTICIPATING AS A PANEL: Individuals who wish to participate as part of a panel must fill out the pre-registration form separately and completely, and then email the Research Director. The Chairs will permit either fully in-person panels or fully virtual panels only. Questions related to the registration of panels should be directed to the Research Director at Derek.Dunlea@mahouse.gov.

DEADLINE TO REQUEST ADA ACCOMODATIONS: ADA accommodations shall be provided upon request. The services are provided by staff from the appropriate state agencies. Agency policies require 3 business days to process any request for services. Therefore, the deadline to submit a request for ADA accommodations is 10am Wednesday, October 11th, 2023. Requests for services should be made by email to the Research Director at Derek.Dunlea@mahouse.gov. Please note, closed captioning will be enabled for this hearing.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony. 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 logged into the Teams platform, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel.

If you have Accessibility needs, click here.

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development - 10-16-2023	10/16/2023 10:00 AM	01:29:30

Agenda

Tourism marketing, statewide laureates, and special events 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3242	An Act to create the American Revolution anniversary public safety and operations fund	Michelle L. Ciccolo
H.3243	An Act relative to tourism and visitation marketing and promotion grants	Manny Cruz
S.2191	An Act relative to regional tourism councils	Joan B. Lovely
H.3244	An Act creating a program to increase cultural equity in tourism promotion	Patricia A. Duffy
S.2194	An Act establishing a program to increase cultural equity in tourism promotion and marketing	Jacob R. Oliveira
H.3247	An Act relative to the position of poet laureate for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Sarah K. Peake
H.3251	An Act relative to waiving costs related to the tourism trust fund	Thomas P. Walsh
S.2187	Resolve establishing a commission on artistic representation in the People’s House	Julian Cyr
S.2193	An Act to create the title of musician laureate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2195	Resolve relative to State House restoration and management commission	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.2196	An Act establishing a choreographer laureate of the commonwealth	Rebecca L. Rausch

Bills

General Laws

Session Laws

Massachusetts Constitution

Senate Journals

House Journals

Rules

Reports and Communications

Drafting Manual

Glossary

Legislators

Legislative Leadership

Senate

Commonwealth Conversations

Clean Energy Future Tour

House

All Hearings & Events

Sessions

Hearings

Special Events

All Committees

Committees

Committee Hearings

Commissions

Visit the State House

Accessibility

Educational Opportunities

Create Your Own Bill

Media Gallery

FAQ

Contact Us

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

Tourism marketing, statewide laureates, and special events 10:00am - 1:00pm

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

Search