Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, October 30, 2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Access to Library Materials and Late Files

The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development is holding a public bill hearing on October 30th 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 Access to Library Materials and Late Files.

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TESTIMONY: For both in-person and virtual testimony, you must fill out the following form: https://forms.office.com/g/4kBwj0BZjv.

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 10/30/23”.

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: For both in-person and virtual testimony, the deadline to register to testify is 10am Friday, October 27^th, 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 25th, 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.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development - 10-30-2023	10/30/2023 10:00 AM	02:31:13

Access to Library Materials and Late Files 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3239	An Act empowering library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Ruth B. Balser
H.4005	An Act ensuring freedom to read in the Commonwealth	James K. Hawkins
S.2188	An Act modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Anne M. Gobi
S.2447	An Act protecting against attempts to ban, remove, or restrict library access to materials	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.2469	An Act defining agritourism	Edward J. Kennedy

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

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