Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Public Health hearing on emergency medical services, municipal public health, and executive agencies.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Date of Hearing: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: A1

The Joint Committee on Public Health will conduct a hybrid public hearing in Hearing Room A1 on June 25, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on bills relating to emergency medical services, municipal public health, and executive 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 below are required to be reported on by August 24, 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.

The Committee will accept written and oral testimony in-person and virtually on the following bills:

***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.office.com/g/AsU3yzBidt).

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: Persons planning to testify virtually must sign up no later than 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 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 Microsoft account or do not wish to use the Microsoft form can submit testimony and/or sign up to testify by emailing matthew.murphy@masenate.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.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Health	6/25/2025 10:00 AM	03:17:29

Agenda
Documents

Emergency medical services, municipal public health, and executive agencies 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.1619	An Act relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings	Michael F. Rush
H.2557	An Act relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.2533	An Act relative to the safety of fire, police, and emergency medical technicians from contagious diseases	Adam J. Scanlon
H.2515	An Act relative to the exposure of public safety officials to HIV	Bridget Plouffe
H.2510	An Act to improve outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest	Edward R. Philips
S.1589	An Act relative to improving outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest	Michael O. Moore
S.1513	An Act establishing a task force to study the sustainability of emergency medical services	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
H.2491	An Act establishing a task force to study the sustainability of emergency medical services	John J. Mahoney
S.1604	An Act relative to emergency medical services oversight	Patrick M. O'Connor
H.2473	An Act relative to emergency medical services oversight	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.2420	An Act relative to preventing death by drug overdose	William C. Galvin
H.4075	An Act relative to enhancing emergency infant care response	Manny Cruz
H.4118	An Act to establish an emergency medical services treatment-in-place (TIP) pilot program	Leigh Davis
H.4076	An Act establishing a special commission on emergency medical services	Leigh Davis
H.4120	An Act to declare emergency medical services an essential service	Leigh Davis
S.1606	An Act requiring AEDs in clubs and fraternal organizations	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1591	An Act relative to stroke data reporting	Michael O. Moore
S.1536	Resolve addressing EMS and health care services shortfalls in southeastern Massachusetts	Paul R. Feeney
S.227	An Act expanding options for EMT paramedics	Ryan C. Fattman
H.2547	An Act ensuring municipal control in public health systems	Kenneth P. Sweezey
S.1521	An Act ensuring municipal control in public health systems	Peter J. Durant
H.2453	An Act exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria	Steven S. Howitt
H.4025	An Act relative to the organization of EOHHS	John Barrett, III
H.3961	An Act relative to education and prevention of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and other related epilepsy mortalities	Joan Meschino
H.2524	An Act protecting Norwood healthcare access	John H. Rogers
H.2507	An Act assessing health care access	Edward R. Philips
S.1610	An Act assessing healthcare access	Jacob R. Oliveira
H.2506	An Act decriminalizing psilocybin as a treatment for PTSD and certain other conditions	Steven Owens
H.2498	An Act to address conflicts of interest in the use of temporary nursing agencies at skilled nursing facilities	Rita A. Mendes
S.1539	An Act to address conflicts of interest in the use of temporary nursing agencies at skilled nursing facilities	Dylan A. Fernandes
H.2478	An Act protecting the interests of patients in the event of the sale, relocation or closure of certain physician practices	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.2476	An Act to finance the Betsy Lehman Center’s statewide provider health care safety education pilot program	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.2466	An Act supporting survivors through financial assistance	Sally P. Kerans
S.1562	An Act supporting survivors through financial assistance	Robyn K. Kennedy
H.2456	An Act establishing a commission to study the encouragement of organ donation	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2445	An Act preserving essential services in our hospitals	Natalie M. Higgins
H.2437	An Act to eliminate discrimination of incarcerated persons' participation in life saving programs	Carlos González
H.2389	An Act relative to protecting public health and reducing health care costs	Marjorie C. Decker
H.2366	An Act instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth	Bruce J. Ayers
S.1597	An Act relative to a healthier, stronger Massachusetts	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1537	An Act safeguarding victims of illicit drink spiking	Paul R. Feeney
S.1515	An Act relative to enhancing statewide hospital capacity coordination	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
S.1493	An Act for improving patient outcomes across the continuum	John J. Cronin

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	H2389 - Votes of House Committee Members

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

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