Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, April 14, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Prior Session Favorable Matters

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be live-streamed and recorded for viewing on the “Hearings & Events” page of the General Court’s website.

Written testimony is encouraged in lieu of or in addition to oral testimony; and may be submitted via email to JointCommittee.ConsumerProtection&ProfessionalLicensure@malegislature.gov or mailed to the Chairs:

Representative Tackey Chan

House Chair

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

24 Beacon Street, Room 42

Boston, MA 02133

Senator Pavel Payano

Senate Chair

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

24 Beacon Street, Room 413-B

Boston, MA 02133

Please include the bill number and “TESTIMONY” in the subject line of the email. The Committee will accept written testimony on any bill up until such is acted on. Registration is not required to submit written testimony.

Registration to present oral testimony, both remotely and in-person, is required. To register, please provide your contact information into this FORM not later than Friday, April 11 at 5:00 PM. If providing testimony remotely, you will receive an invitation to the hearing with instructions via email after the registration deadline closes. The Committee may accept in-person oral testimony on the day of without prior registration. Please note that there is a time limit of 3-minutes per person for all oral testimony.

Testimony submitted to the Committee will be made publicly available. By submission, you agree to release to the public all information you have included unless you clearly advise the Committee otherwise in writing.  The Committee will make reasonable efforts to ensure the email address or other personal sensitive information provided will not be published.  Nevertheless, the Committee advises that you do not include any information you do not intend to make public, such as medical or other sensitive information.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs.  Further, the Committee may schedule an executive session to coincide with this hearing, and Committee members would expect to be provided any further advanced notice and materials to review.

Pursuant to House Rule 27, the Committee shall make a final report on all House filed bills heard on this date not later than June 13, 2025 (with a possible 30 additional calendar days thereafter).

This public hearing will be chaired by Chair Chan. Do not hesitate to contact Marissa Dakin (Marissa.Dakin@mahouse.gov) with any inquiries regarding House filed matters or Thomas Mahoney (Thomas.Mahoney@masenate.gov) with any inquiries regarding Senate filed matters.

If you have Accessibility needs, click here.

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure 4-14-2025	4/14/2025 10:00 AM	01:05:36

Prior Session Favorable Matters 10:00am - 11:45am

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.318	An Act relative to sales at retail	James Arciero
H.334	An Act investigating the economic impact of certain Massachusetts laws	Tackey Chan
H.337	An Act relative to the registration of veterinarians	Tackey Chan
H.338	An Act relative to genetic counselors	Tackey Chan
H.340	An Act relative to clarifying the self-storage law for consumers	Tackey Chan
H.343	An Act requiring fair housing education for all real estate licensees	Tackey Chan
H.346	An Act relative to posting information about the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline	Tackey Chan
H.347	An Act further regulating thoroughbred breeding	Tackey Chan
H.348	An Act relative to the licensure of behavior analysts	Tackey Chan
H.362	An Act relative to partial payment	Ann-Margaret Ferrante
H.390	An Act relative to license suspensions	Steven S. Howitt
H.391	An Act relative to regulating the septic industry	Steven S. Howitt
H.400	An Act creating a maximum allowable check- cashing rate	Daniel J. Hunt
H.401	An Act to protect innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth	Daniel J. Hunt
H.404	An Act relative to the Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering exams	Daniel J. Hunt
H.405	An Act updating real estate appraiser record retention requirements	Daniel J. Hunt
H.407	An Act regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians	Daniel J. Hunt
H.436	An Act relative to continuing education requirements for any person holding a license as a real estate broker or salesman	Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.
H.438	An Act relative to telemarketer disclosures	Paul McMurtry
H.474	An Act relative to vehicle recalls	Thomas P. Walsh
H.475	An Act eliminating the residency requirement for fortune tellers	Susannah M. Whipps
S.208	An Act relative to genetic counselors	John J. Cronin
S.236	An Act relative to clarifying the self-storage law for consumers	Paul R. Feeney
S.232	An Act requiring fair housing education for all real estate licensees	Paul R. Feeney
S.229	An Act further regulating thoroughbred breeding	Paul R. Feeney
S.220	An Act relative to the licensure of behavior analysts	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.277	An Act regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.231	An Act further regulating the continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons	Paul R. Feeney
S.291	An Act relative to vehicle recalls	John C. Velis

	Document
	H318 CPPL Bill Summary
	H334 CPPL Bill Summary
	H337 CPPL Bill Summary
	H338 CPPL Bill Summary
	H340 CPPL Bill Summary
	H343 CPPL Bill Summary
	H346 CPPL Bill Summary
	H347 CPPL Bill Summary
	H348 CPPL Bill Summary
	H362 CPPL Bill Summary
	H390 CPPL Bill Summary
	H391 CPPL Bill Summary
	H400 CPPL Bill Summary
	H401 CPPL Bill Summary
	H404 CPPL Bill Summary
	H405 CPPL Bill Summary
	H407 CPPL Bill Summary
	H436 CPPL Bill Summary
	H438 CPPL Bill Summary
	H474 CPPL Bill Summary
	H475 CPPL Bill Summary

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Search the Legislature