Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual
B-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Consumer Protection Health-Related Matters and Professional Licensure Reform

PLEASE NOTE THE HEARING LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED TO HEARING ROOM B1.

If you are in need of CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation), you will be able to access via this link: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=StatehouseADA

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 and pavel.payano@masenate.gov or mailed to the Chairs:

Senator Pavel Payano
Senate Chair
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
24 Beacon Street, Room 413-B
Boston, MA 02133

Representative Tackey Chan
House Chair
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
24 Beacon Street, Room 42
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 Monday, April 28th 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 28, 2025 (with a possible 30 additional calendar days thereafter).

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

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure - 4-29-2025	4/29/2025 10:00 AM	04:11:15

Consumer Protection Health-Related Matters and Professional Licensure Reform 10:00am - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1278	An Act relative to wheelchair repair requirements and consumer protection	James J. O'Day
H.317	An Act relative to professional licensure	James Arciero
H.326	An Act relative to pipefitting licensure	David Biele
H.382	An Act exempting public school stadiums from certain state regulations	Richard M. Haggerty
H.384	An Act relative to toxic free kids	James K. Hawkins
H.388	An Act relative to the cancellation of gym memberships	Vanna Howard
H.410	An Act relative to fees at health clubs	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.413	An Act relative to transparency in health club cancellation policies	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.418	An Act relative to the adjudicative process for the Board of State Examiners of Electricians	Michael P. Kushmerek
H.420	An Act relative to increasing professional licensure opportunities	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.421	An Act relative to streamlining licensure, compliance, and contracting opportunities	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.423	An Act relative to increasing language offerings for asbestos removal licensure exams	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.429	An Act regarding requirements for continuing education for electricians	Marc T. Lombardo
H.451	An Act relative to professional licensure and citizenship	Francisco E. Paulino
H.460	An Act relative to updating construction safety standards	Daniel J. Ryan
H.464	An Act warning consumers of the health risks of gas stoves	Amy Mah Sangiolo
H.471	An Act relative to the profession of fire-resistant material applicators	Erika Uyterhoeven
H.473	An Act relative to the registration of irrigation contractors	David T. Vieira
S.188	An Act allowing the board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters to vary regulations to advance reductions in greenhouse gas emissions	Michael J. Barrett
S.190	An Act regarding professional licensure	Michael D. Brady
S.192	An Act relative to refrigeration and pipefitting licensure	Nick Collins
S.195	An Act relative to toxic-free kids	Joanne M. Comerford
S.198	An Act relative to increasing opportunities for employment in professional licensure	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.199	An Act warning consumers of the health risks of gas stoves	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.210	An Act expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities	John J. Cronin
S.233	An Act expanding hoisting examination opportunities for Spanish language speakers	Paul R. Feeney
S.244	An Act promoting access to professional development programming in Massachusetts	Barry R. Finegold
S.249	An Act relative to the cancellation of gym memberships	Edward J. Kennedy
S.275	An Act relative to the automatic renewal of professional licenses	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.290	An Act relative to the apprentice ratio for licensed electricians	Bruce E. Tarr

Present (11)

Tackey Chan (HOU)

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (HOU)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Mary S. Keefe (HOU)

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (HOU)

Joseph D. McKenna (HOU)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

James J. O'Day (HOU)

Estela A. Reyes (HOU)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Tommy Vitolo (HOU)

	Document
	H1278 CPPL Bill summary
	H317 CPPL Bill Summary
	H326 CPPL Bill Summary
	H382 CPPL Bill Summary
	H384 CPPL Bill Summary
	H388 CPPL Bill Summary
	H410 CPPL Bill Summary
	H413 CPPL Bill Summary
	H418 CPPL Bill Summary
	H420 CPPL Bill Summary
	H421 CPPL Bill Summary
	H423 CPPL Bill Summary
	H429 CPPL Bill Summary
	H451 CPPL Bill Summary
	H460 CPPL Bill Summary
	H464 CPPL Bill Summary
	H471 CPPL Bill Summary
	H473 CPPL Bill Summary

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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