Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Individuals

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by [July 7 , 2025], subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Public Service page.

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at Donna.loconte@masenate.gov or physically mailed to the Senate Chair. Please submit by Friday, May 17, 2025 at 5:00pm:

CHAIR MICHAEL D. BRADY
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE
ATTN: AL DEGIROLAMO
24 BEACON ST ROOM 416A
BOSTON MA 02133

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This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Michael D. Brady. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: Donna LoConte donna.loconte@masenate.gov). Senate Chair Brady’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1200.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Service - 5-7-2025	5/7/2025 1:00 PM	01:35:52

Individuals 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2746	An Act relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf	Brian M. Ashe
H.2775	An Act relative to retired Quincy firefighter Kevin Bythrow	Tackey Chan
H.2790	An Act relative to the retirement benefits of Officer Brian Murphy of the Massachusetts State Police	Mark J. Cusack
H.2798	An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Kendra Winner	Michael S. Day
H.2806	An Act relative to creditable service for Lynn Turner, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System	Kip A. Diggs
H.2823	An Act providing killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland	Kimberly N. Ferguson
H.2852	An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for firefighters for the town of Bedford	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.2861	An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension	James K. Hawkins
H.2879	An Act authorizing the continued employment of Steven A. Hilliger, firefighter of the town of Lancaster	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.2886	An Act relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.2922	An Act regarding the disability pension for John Moran administered by the Middlesex county retirement board	David K. Muradian, Jr.
H.2939	An Act regarding the disability pension for Misael Rodriguez administered by the Springfield retirement board	Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
H.2944	An Act granting creditable service to Cheryl DiLisio, an employee of Nahant public schools	Sean Reid
H.2953	An Act relative to the disability retirement of David Patterson, a police officer in the of Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Jeffrey N. Roy
H.2985	An Act authorizing Stephen Justice to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Andres X. Vargas
H.2986	An Act authorizing Javier Vargas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Andres X. Vargas
H.2988	An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Andres X. Vargas
H.2987	An Act authorizing Brittany Sproule to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Andres X. Vargas
H.2993	An Act providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States	Thomas P. Walsh
H.3914	An Act relative to the disability retirement of Casey L'Italien, a police officer in the city known as the town of Randolph	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3963	An Act relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield	Kelly W. Pease
H.3978	An Act Lieutenant Deputy Sheriff Brian McPherson disability pension	Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida
H.4032	An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson	James J. O'Day
S.27	An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer for Antonio Pires	Liz Miranda
S.1820	An Act correcting pension inequity for James G. Clothier	Julian Cyr
S.1824	An Act relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Chiocca	Kelly A. Dooner
S.1830	An Act authorizing the town of Brookfield to continue employment of Herb Chaffee beyond the age of 65	Peter J. Durant
S.1831	An Act providing killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland	Peter J. Durant
S.1832	An Act allowing Wayne Estes, a retired member of the Massachusetts DDS, an accidental disability retirement option	Peter J. Durant
S.1836	An Act relative to non-Commonwealth entities within the state employees' retirement system	James B. Eldridge
S.1859	An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension	Paul R. Feeney
S.1865	An Act providing for certain retirement benefits for the surviving beneficiary of Brandon Arakelian	Barry R. Finegold
S.1891	An Act allowing Joseph Barbati, a retired member of the Massachusetts Trial Court, an accidental disability retirement option	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1899	An Act relative to superannuation benefits for Ann Marie OKeeffe	Michael F. Rush
S.1907	An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace	Michael F. Rush
S.1910	An Act providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States	Bruce E. Tarr
S.1919	An Act relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield	John C. Velis

Present (9)

Daniel J. Ryan (HOU)

James C. Arena-DeRosa (HOU)

David F. DeCoste (HOU)

Rodney M. Elliott (HOU)

Natalie M. Higgins (HOU)

John Francis Moran (HOU)

David Allen Robertson (HOU)

Todd M. Smola (HOU)

Joshua Tarsky (HOU)

Absent (2)

Colleen M. Garry (HOU)
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Alan Silvia (HOU)
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