Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Anaerobic Digestion, Biomass & Recycling

The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy will be holding a hybrid public hearing on Anaerobic Digestion, Biomass & Recycling legislation on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. in Hearing Room A2.    

Individuals who wish to testify in-person or virtually may register to do so by filling out this form by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Testimony is limited to three minutes per person. You will receive a Teams invitation and further instructions on how to participate virtually a day or two before the hearing. 

Written testimony can be submitted via email to Benjamin Minerva at Ben.Minerva@masenate.gov and Caleb Oakes at Caleb.Oakes@mahouse.gov. The deadline to submit written testimony is Wednesday, June 25 by 5:00 p.m. When submitting written testimony, please send it as an attachment and use the following document title format:  

Bill# - Your Organization’s Name – Support/Oppose 

Written testimony may also be physically mailed to the Senate Chair and House Chair at the following addresses respectively:

SENATE CHAIR MICHAEL J. BARRETT

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES, AND ENERGY

ATTN: BENJAMIN MINERVA, COUNSEL

24 BEACON ST, ROOM 312-B

BOSTON, MA 02133

HOUSE CHAIR MARK J. CUSACK

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES, AND ENERGY

ATTN: CALEB OAKES, RESEARCH DIRECTOR

24 BEACON ST, ROOM 43

BOSTON, MA 02133

At the discretion of the Chairs, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may 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.

Those who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may attend in person or view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the [malegislature.gov/events] legislative website. 

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 on the agenda are required to be reported on by August 17, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

If you have any questions, please reach out by emailing Ben.Minerva@masenate.gov.       

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy - 6-18-2025	6/18/2025 1:00 PM	02:39:53

Anaerobic Digestion, Biomass & Recycling 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3447	An Act relative to containers, litter, ecology and nips (CLEAN Act)	Brian M. Ashe
H.3453	An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures	Nicholas A. Boldyga
H.3463	An Act to restore the environmental fund	Michelle L. Ciccolo
H.3464	An Act to update the bottle bill	Michelle L. Ciccolo
H.3474	An Act to expand the bottle bill	Marjorie C. Decker
H.3503	An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures	James K. Hawkins
H.3511	An Act relative to lithium-ion batteries	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3525	An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures	Joseph D. McKenna
H.3548	An Act limiting the eligibility of woody biomass as an alternative energy supply	Orlando Ramos
H.3549	An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants	Orlando Ramos
H.3573	An Act relative to containers, litter, ecology and nips (CLEAN Act)	Kenneth P. Sweezey
H.3578	An Act expanding the definition of beverage	Marcus S. Vaughn
S.2245	An Act to expand the Bottle Bill	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.2260	An Act relative to the proper disposal of miniatures	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.2283	An Act promoting responsible end-of-life management for electric and hybrid vehicle batteries	Barry R. Finegold
S.2287	An Act limiting the eligibility of woody biomass as an alternative energy supply	Adam Gómez
S.2288	An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants	Adam Gómez
S.2324	An Act to reduce Emissions	Bruce E. Tarr

Present (6)

Mark J. Cusack (HOU)

Natalie M. Higgins (HOU)

Michael P. Kushmerek (HOU)

William F. MacGregor (HOU)

Sean Reid (HOU)

Jeffrey Rosario Turco (HOU)

Absent (5)

Kimberly N. Ferguson (HOU) *

Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (HOU) *

David Allen Robertson (HOU) *

Margaret R. Scarsdale (HOU) *

Chynah Tyler (HOU) *

	Document
	H.3447
	H.3453
	H.3463
	H.3464
	H.3474
	H.3503
	H.3511
	H.3525
	H.3548
	H.3549
	H.3573
	H.3578

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

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