Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Start Time:

9:00 AM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Environmental Matters

The Joint Committee on Public Health will conduct a hybrid public hearing in A-2 on October 5, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on bills relating to environmental matters.

Individuals testifying should limit their remarks to 3 minutes. All panels must be present, in person, at the hearing and should limit their testimony to a total of 6 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/3ETABmphfeir7Mm89).

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: Persons planning to testify virtually must sign up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2023. Individuals and groups testifying in person are strongly encouraged to register using the form above before 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 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 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 email's subject line. Those who plan to submit only written testimony may do so before or after the signup deadline.

PANEL TESTIMONY: If you wish to testify as a panel, you must ensure all individuals are physically present on the day of the hearing. Everyone else may register as individuals on the Microsoft Teams platform.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: At their discretion, the Chairs will determine the order of testimony during the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals registered to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. If the Chairs call an individual and that person is not logged on or has walked away from their Teams platform, they will call another person who has registered and is ready to testify.

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 Marisa.Bartolotta@mahouse.gov and Alexander.Nally@masenate.gov.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Health - 10-5-2023	10/5/2023 9:00 AM	01:21:41

Agenda

Environmental Matters 9:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2131	An Act to improve outdoor and indoor air quality for communities burdened by pollution	Christine P. Barber
S.1382	An Act to improve outdoor and indoor air quality for communities burdened by pollution	Patricia D. Jehlen
H.2157	An Act prohibiting the burning of construction and demolition waste as fuel	Michelle M. DuBois
H.2223	An Act relative to the Massachusetts lead law and promoting equal access to lead-free housing	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
S.1362	An Act relative to the Massachusetts lead law and promoting equal access to lead-free housing	James B. Eldridge
H.2228	An Act to protect toddlers from lead exposure	Jay D. Livingstone
H.2231	An Act to require the disclosure of lead in water pipes	Jay D. Livingstone
S.1395	An Act to require the disclosure of lead in water pipes	Jason M. Lewis
H.2248	An Act to reduce lead poisoning in children	Alice Hanlon Peisch
H.2257	An Act promoting efficient environmental public health protections and solutions	David Allen Robertson
H.2259	An Act to establish a division of indoor environments within the Department of Public Health	David M. Rogers
H.2260	An Act promoting radon testing	David M. Rogers
H.2261	An Act to prohibit the use of polystyrene foam food containers	David M. Rogers
H.2274	An Act relative to well water disclosures	Todd M. Smola
H.2280	An Act modernizing childhood lead poisoning prevention	Andres X. Vargas
S.1352	An Act modernizing childhood lead poisoning prevention	Julian Cyr
H.3627	An Act to restrict the use of polystyrene	Marjorie C. Decker
S.1328	An Act to restrict the use of polystyrene	Michael J. Barrett
S.1389	An Act prohibiting the use of lead paint on outdoor structures	Edward J. Kennedy
S.1443	An Act relative to protecting air quality from carbon-emitting energy generators	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1448	An Act relative to monitoring dry casks of spent nuclear fuel	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1449	An Act to ban single use plastic applicators	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1469	An Act relative to environmental public health	Bruce E. Tarr
S.1471	An Act to require the Department of Public Health to conduct a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on the resident communities that are represented on the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee	Walter F. Timilty
S.1475	An Act establishing the Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund	John C. Velis
H.4098	public health	William J. Driscoll, Jr.

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