Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Start Time:

9:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Public Health Hearing on legislation relating to children’s health, disease prevention, screening and treatment, health equity, pharmacy, reproductive and sexual health, environmental health, patient safety/quality, professional licensure/scope of practice, vital records, and agencies.

The Joint Committee on Public Health will conduct a hybrid public hearing in Hearing Room A1 on June 11, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on bills relating to children’s health, disease prevention, screening and treatment, health equity, pharmacy, reproductive and sexual health, environmental health, patient safety/quality, professional licensure/scope of practice, vital records, and agencies.

Individuals testifying should limit their remarks to 3 minutes. All panels should limit their testimony to a total of 6 minutes.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by August 10, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

Please be advised that all written testimony submitted will be read by Committee Members and staff and may be made publicly available at the discretion of the Chairs. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness, or safety of the testifier or others.

***INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION / TESTIMONY***

LINK TO PRE-REGISTER TO TESTIFY: Persons who wish to testify in person or virtually or submit written testimony may do so by completing this form linked here (https://forms.gle/vhg6szYs2V1TA1jy7).

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: Persons planning to testify virtually must sign up no later than 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Individuals and groups testifying in person are strongly encouraged to register using the form above prior to the deadline. Registration by the deadline is required for those who wish to testify virtually during the live hearing and encouraged for those who wish to testify in person. Persons who do not have a Google account or do not wish to use the Google form can submit testimony and/or sign up to testify by emailing JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov. Please indicate whether you plan to testify in person or virtually. Participants who indicate that they plan to testify virtually will receive an invitation to the hearing with instructions via email after the deadline closes.

SAME DAY SIGN-UP FOR IN-PERSON TESTIMONY ONLY – IF TIME ALLOWS: Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in person on forms provided by committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign-up on the day of the hearing.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: If you would like to provide written testimony, please include the bill number in the subject line of the email, as well as your name, address, phone number, and organization, if any, on the submitted testimony. Written testimony is encouraged and will continue to be accepted after the hearing until the relevant bill is acted upon. Such testimony may be submitted via email to JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

Chair Marjorie C. Decker

Joint Committee on Public Health

ATTN: Ramla Hagi

24 Beacon St., Room 130

Boston, MA 02133

Please include "Public Health Committee Testimony, [Relevant Bill Number]" in the subject line of the email. Those who plan to submit only written testimony may do so before or after the signup deadline.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals registered to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel.

This hearing will be recorded and archived for later viewing. Those who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the livestream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.

If you have any questions, you may email Ramla.Hagi@mahouse.gov and Matthew.Murphy@masenate.gov.

If you have Accessibility needs, click here.

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Health	6/11/2025 9:00 AM	03:07:23

Public Health Hearing 9:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.453	An Act relative to modernizing licensure of dietitians and nutritionists	Edward R. Philips
S.253	An Act relative to modernizing licensure of dietitians and nutritionists	Jason M. Lewis
H.327	An Act regulating surgical assistants	Natalie M. Blais
S.248	An Act regulating surgical assistants	John F. Keenan
S.1511	An Act regulating surgical assistants	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
H.2359	An Act relative to timely issuance of death certificates to funeral directors	James Arciero
H.2375	An Act relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure	Natalie M. Blais
S.1483	An Act relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure	Joanne M. Comerford
H.2383	An Act relative to social security numbers on death certificates	Rob Consalvo
H.2390	An Act expanding access to hygiene products	Marjorie C. Decker
H.2393	An Act authorizing Massachusetts entry into the interstate medical licensure compact	Marjorie C. Decker
H.2394	An Act to restrict the use of polystyrene	Marjorie C. Decker
S.1477	An Act to restrict the use of polystyrene	Michael J. Barrett
H.2398	An Act to strengthen our public health infrastructure to address Alzheimer’s and all dementia	Marjorie C. Decker
H.2399	An Act to improve access to health care for people with Long COVID	Mindy Domb
S.1577	An Act to improve access to health care for people with Long COVID	Liz Miranda
H.2400	An Act measuring the impact of Long COVID in the Commonwealth	Mindy Domb
H.2412	An Act to update postural screenings in schools	Rodney M. Elliott
H.2517	An Act to update postural screenings in schools	Sean Reid
S.1501	An Act to update postural screenings in schools	Julian Cyr
H.2414	An Act relative to patient assessment and notification prior to prescribing certain medications	Carole A. Fiola
H.2427	An Act to improve indoor air quality for highly-impacted communities	Judith A. Garcia
H.2432	An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer	Carmine Lawrence Gentile
S.1484	An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer	Joanne M. Comerford
H.2438	An Act removing social security numbers from death certificates	Kenneth I. Gordon
S.1523	An Act removing social security numbers from death certificates	James B. Eldridge
H.2440	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Danielle W. Gregoire
H.2530	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
S.1620	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Michael F. Rush
H.2442	An Act protecting patients and healthcare workers from exposure to surgical smoke	James K. Hawkins
S.1482	An Act protecting patients and health care workers from exposure to surgical smoke	Joanne M. Comerford
H.2474	An Act establishing a special commission to study the youth sports industry and other related matters	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.2483	An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products	Jay D. Livingstone
S.1549	An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products	Patricia D. Jehlen
H.2500	An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrine	Thomas W. Moakley
H.2511	An Act further protecting identities on death certificates	Edward R. Philips
H.2521	An Act to prohibit the use of polystyrene foam food containers	David M. Rogers
H.2522	An Act to establish a division of indoor environments within the Department of Public Health	David M. Rogers
S.1516 C	An Act to improve indoor air quality	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
S.1546	An Act to improve indoor air quality for highly-impacted communities	Adam Gómez
S.1561	An Act creating an OBGYN loan repayment grant program	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.1578	An Act measuring the impact of Long COVID in the Commonwealth	Liz Miranda
S.1594	An Act to protect patients with Alzheimer's, dementia, and other psychiatric illnesses	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1599	An Act relative to protecting air quality from carbon-emitting energy generators	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1600	An Act relative to the safety of Autistic and Alzheimer's individuals	Patrick M. O'Connor

Present (10)

Marjorie C. Decker (HOU)

Shirley B. Arriaga (HOU)

Bruce J. Ayers (HOU)

Hannah Kane (HOU)

Sally P. Kerans (HOU)

Samantha Montaño (HOU)

Sean Reid (HOU)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Priscila S. Sousa (HOU)

Justin Thurber (HOU)

Absent (1)

Michelle L. Ciccolo (HOU)
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	Document
	H327 - Votes of House Committee Members
	H2394 - Votes of House Committee Members
	H2398 - Votes of House Committee Members
	H2414 - Votes of House Committee Members
	H2432 - Votes of House Committee Members
	H2474 - Votes of House Committee Members
	H2517 - Votes of House Committee Members

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