Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, June 2, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

B-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Credit Cards, Event Tickets, Career Pathways, and Continuing Education

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.

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.

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:

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, June 2nd at 10am. 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 August 1, 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	6/2/2025 1:00 PM	03:22:12

Credit Cards, Event Tickets, Career Pathways, and Continuing Education 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.319	An Act relative to transparency in optional credit card fees	James C. Arena-DeRosa
H.320	An Act to protect consumers of tickets	Brian M. Ashe
H.321	An Act regulating body art	Bruce J. Ayers
H.352	An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant	Mark J. Cusack
H.375	An Act relative to transparency in credit card fees	Colleen M. Garry
H.383	An Act expanding licensure opportunity for school counselors	Ryan M. Hamilton
H.422	An Act relative to creating a voluntary licensure pathway for traditional Asian bodywork therapy practices	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.447	An Act regarding credit card surcharging	James M. Murphy
H.448	An Act to facilitate the purchase of certain event tickets	Brian W. Murray
H.454	An Act relative to credit card surcharges	Edward R. Philips
H.459	An Act enhancing podiatric profession's registration and oversight	John H. Rogers
H.462	An Act establishing senior psychologist licensure	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
H.3939	An Act relative to music therapy licensure	Kate Donaghue
H.4006	An Act authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Christopher M. Markey
S.191	An Act to protect consumers of tickets	Nick Collins
S.194	An Act relative to transparency in credit card fees	Joanne M. Comerford
S.204	An Act relative to transparency in credit card fees	John J. Cronin
S.205	An Act relative to price-fixing prohibition and consumer transparency	John J. Cronin
S.209	An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant	John J. Cronin
S.211	An Act to facilitate the purchase of certain event tickets	John J. Cronin
S.230	An Act enhancing the podiatric profession's registration and oversight	Paul R. Feeney
S.255	An Act establishing senior psychologist licensure	Joan B. Lovely
S.261	An Act regulating alternative healing therapies	Mark C. Montigny
S.278	An Act relative to credit card surcharges	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.282	An Act relative to continuing education requirements for licensed massage therapists	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.283	An Act expanding licensure opportunity for school counselors	Pavel M. Payano
S.286	An Act relative to the fair distribution and pricing of event tickets	Michael F. Rush

Present (9)

Tackey Chan (HOU)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Mary S. Keefe (HOU)

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (HOU)

Joseph D. McKenna (HOU)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

Estela A. Reyes (HOU)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Tommy Vitolo (HOU)

Absent (2)

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (HOU)
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James J. O'Day (HOU)
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Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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