Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Start Time:: 10:00 AM
Location:: Original Location A-1 and Virtual
New Location B-1 and Virtual
Event Description: Hearing 2

The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses will be holding a hybrid public hearing on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. in Hearing Room B1.    

Individuals who wish to testify in-person or virtually may register to do so by filling out this form by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Testimony is limited to three minutes per person. You will receive a Teams invitation and further instructions on how to participate virtually before the hearing.

Written testimony can be submitted via email to Madeleine Holden at Madeleine.Holden@masenate.gov. When submitting written testimony, please send it as an attachment and use the following document title format:  

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

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.

This hearing will be chaired by Chair Gómez. 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: Madeleine Holden at Madeleine.Holden@masenate.gov
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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses	6/26/2025 10:00 AM	01:05:48

Hearing 2 10:00am - 2:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.315	An Act empowering disadvantaged state contractors” provides up-front down payments and bridge loans to socially or economically disadvantaged microbusinesses and small businesses that secure state contracts through CDFIs and non-traditional lenders	Bud L. Williams
H.312	An Act promoting microbusiness and small business assistance transparency	Andres X. Vargas
H.311	An Act adjusting the area median income	Chynah Tyler
H.310	An Act to establish a commission to review equitable city planning and development	Chynah Tyler
H.306	An Act to guarantee a commercial tenant’s first right of refusal	Orlando Ramos
H.305	An Act improving housing opportunities	Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
H.301	An Act relative to industrial development finance authorities	Daniel J. Hunt
H.300	An Act improving micro business and small business representation	Carlos González
H.299	An Act to improve management of business improvement districts	Antonio F. D. Cabral
H.297	An Act relative to neighborhood stabilization and economic development	Antonio F. D. Cabral
S.184	An Act promoting microbusiness and small business assistance transparency	Pavel M. Payano
S.179	An Act prioritizing underserved businesses	Adam Gómez
S.178	An Act directing capital assistance to microbusinesses and small businesses	Adam Gómez
S.175	An Act promoting small business growth in the Commonwealth	Kelly A. Dooner
S.174	An Act to improve management of business improvement districts	John J. Cronin
S.173	An Act to establish a downtown vitality fund to strengthen local business districts and main streets	John J. Cronin

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses

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