Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Start Time:

10:30 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Certain Revenue Petitions Related to Voluntary Contributions, Sales Tax, Property Tax, and Economic Development

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 in this hearing notice are required to be reported on by July 12, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be live-streamed on the General Court website: https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Revenue page: https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J26.

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 to Anestis Kalaitzidis at Anestis.Kalaitzidis@mahouse.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

CHAIR ADRIAN MADARO

JOINT COMMITTEE ON REVENUE

ATTN: ANESTIS KALAITZIDIS

24 BEACON ST ROOM 34

BOSTON MA 02133

IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL TESTIMONY REGISTRATION: Legislators, public officials, and the public must register to provide oral testimony. To register to testify virtually or in-person, please email Gloribel Rivas-Soldz (gloribel.rivas@mahouse.gov) with the following information by Monday, May 12 at 12:00pm:

1. Name;

2. Organization you represent;

3. Whether on behalf of yourself or an organization;

4. Mailing address;

5. Email address;

6. Telephone number;

7. In-person or remote testimony;

8. Bills testifying on; and

9. Whether you support or oppose.

For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Adrian Madaro. 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: Gloribel Rivas-Soldz at (gloribel.rivas@mahouse.gov). House Chair Madaro’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2320.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue - 5-13-2025	5/13/2025 10:30 AM	00:22:32

Certain Files Regarding Voluntary Contributions, Sales Tax, Property Tax, & Economic Development 10:30am - 11:00am

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3104	An Act relative to the assisted living programs	Colleen M. Garry
H.3109	An Act relative to creating the massachusetts against discrimination fund	Carlos González
H.3124	An Act in aid of libraries	Natalie M. Higgins
H.3125	An Act relative to privately owned public use airport real estate taxes	Kate Hogan
H.3156	An Act to increase the income limit for Clause 41A, Senior Tax Deferral Program in Ipswich	Kristin E. Kassner
H.3157	An Act repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.3979	An Act authorizing the City of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Kate Lipper-Garabedian
H.3037	An Act to allow individual donations to countries vulnerable to climate change	Antonio F. D. Cabral
S.2014	An Act relative to creating the Massachusetts Against Discrimination Fund	Adam Gómez
S.2055	An Act repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the commonwealth	Patrick M. O'Connor

Present (6)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Paul J. Donato (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (5)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

Homar Gómez (HOU) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU) *

Edward R. Philips (HOU) *

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

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