Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual
A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Insurance

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 [August 3, 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 to Donna.loconte@masenate.gov and

Seda.korroch@mahouse.gov or mailed to the Joint Committee on Public Service.

Please submit by Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 5:00pm:

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

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up via email to Donna LoConte Donna.loconte@masenate.gov. Deadline to sign up is Monday, June 2,2025 at 5:00pm.

For in-person and remote testimony please include:
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;
9. Whether 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 Senate 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 - 6-4-2025	6/4/2025 1:00 PM	00:21:53

Agenda

Insurance 1:00pm - 1:20pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2750	An Act relative to retirement benefits for Neal Bryan Martin	John Barrett, III
H.2782	An Act relative to public hearings of the Group Insurance Commission	Tackey Chan
H.2789	An Act related to Group Insurance Commission Trust Fund	Rob Consalvo
H.2801	An Act relative to health insurance for surviving spouses	Marjorie C. Decker
H.2822	An Act relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Tricia Farley-Bouvier
H.2874	An Act relative to the Group Insurance Commission and Medicare migration	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2875	An Act relative to a universal sick leave bank policy	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2907	An Act relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees	John J. Mahoney
H.2933	An Act relative to the membership of the PRIM Board	Alice Hanlon Peisch
H.2954	An Act relative to the funding ratio of the public employee retirement system	Daniel J. Ryan
H.2965	An Act providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees	Alan Silvia
H.2999	An Act relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees	Steven George Xiarhos
H.4141	An Act authorizing the city of North Adams to appoint retired North Adams police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	John Barrett, III
S.1791	An Act relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Michael D. Brady
S.1813	An Act relative to the funding ratio of the public employee retirement system	Brendan P. Crighton
S.1816	An Act relative to the membership of the PRIM board	John J. Cronin
S.1847	An Act to provide diabetes prevention program benefits for GIC insurees	Paul R. Feeney
S.1862	An Act relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.1880	An Act establishing fairness in GIC premium contributions	Paul W. Mark
S.1881	An Act relative to the Group Insurance Trust Fund	Paul W. Mark
S.1890	An Act relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission Board	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1898	An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers to perform police details in the town of Plainville	Rebecca L. Rausch

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