Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Agriculture, Land Use & Environment.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Revenue page, https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J26/Hearings.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMISSION

Submitting Testimony for Senate Bills:

Email: JointCommittee.Revenue@malegislature.gov

Mailing Address:

CHAIR JAMES ELDRIDGE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON REVENUE

ATTN: DAVID EMER

24 BEACON ST ROOM 511-C

BOSTON MA 02133

Submitting Testimony for House Bills:

Email: Anestis.Kalaitzidis@mahouse.gov

Mailing Address:

CHAIR ADRIAN MADARO

JOINT COMMITTEE ON REVENUE

ATTN: ANESTIS KALAITZIDIS

24 BEACON ST ROOM 34

BOSTON MA 02133

All written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, limitations and redactions shall exist for sharing testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

The deadline to submit written testimony is 53 days from the date of the hearing. This will ensure that the committee has time to review all testimony before the deadline to act on the bills being considered.

IN-PERSON ORAL TESTIMONY AND REMOTE TESTIMONY SIGN-UP

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up via this form. 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 Jamie Eldridge.

The deadline to sign up to testify is the evening before the hearing at 8 PM.

REPORTING DEADLINE

All Senate matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than December 3, 2025 subject to extensions pursuant to Joint Rule 10.

All House matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than 60 days from the date of this hearing subject to extensions pursuant to House Rule 27.

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

The Committee will work to coordinate reasonable accommodations required to ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully in the hearing process. Requests for accessibility accommodations, such as assistive listening devices and systems, sign language interpreting services, closed captioning and transcription services, will be provided upon request. Requests for services should be submitted by completing the state house accessibility form, https://malegislature.gov/StateHouse/AccessibilityForm/. You may also make a request by email to: Carl Richardson at (carl.richardson@mass.gov).

If you have any other questions regarding the hearing, Senate Chair Eldridge’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1120.

If you have Accessibility needs, click here.

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue - 7-15-2025	7/15/2025 10:00 AM	02:43:30

Agricultural, Land Use & Environment 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.1925	An Act imposing an in-state mileage-based road usage charge on the use of clean energy vehicles	Michael J. Barrett
S.1927	An Act relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes	Michael D. Brady
S.1968	An Act relative to the small businesses operated on leased commonwealth property	Peter J. Durant
S.1973	An Act relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollars	James B. Eldridge
S.2007	An Act facilitating brownfields redevelopment	Barry R. Finegold
S.2011	An Act relative to overtime pay for agricultural laborers	Adam Gómez
S.2012	An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers	Adam Gómez
S.2023	An Act to promote urban agriculture and horticulture	Edward J. Kennedy
S.2083	An Act increasing the conservation land tax credit	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2084	An Act relative to exemption from taxation structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands	Bruce E. Tarr
H.3008	An Act relative to non-contiguous farm land	James Arciero
H.3034	An Act establishing a farm fuel tax rebate	Nicholas A. Boldyga
H.3036	An Act relative to historic building tax credits	Antonio F. D. Cabral
H.3047	An Act restoring the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund	Tackey Chan
H.3066	An Act investing in clean transportation	Mark J. Cusack
H.3077	An Act to further the protection of agricultural land	David F. DeCoste
H.3107	An Act relative to overtime pay for agricultural laborers in Massachusetts	Carlos González
H.3130	An Act to promote urban agriculture and horticulture	Vanna Howard
H.3138	An Act relative to a green vendor tax credit	Steven S. Howitt
H.3147	An Act relative to the conservation land tax credit	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3161	An Act relative to the classification and taxation of urban public access land	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.3178	An Act establishing an electric agricultural and landscape equipment tax credit	Christopher M. Markey
H.3179	An Act relative to clarifying property tax exemptions for solar and wind systems	Christopher M. Markey
H.3194	An Act relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollars	Samantha Montaño
H.3206	An Act relative to fossil fuel free 529s	Steven Owens
H.3220	An Act spurring intelligent development on MBTA property	David Allen Robertson
H.3223	An Act relative to Natural Heritage and Endangered Species administrative fees	David M. Rogers
H.3240	An Act relative to shopping malls	Adam J. Scanlon
H.3917	An Act updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Swampscott	Jennifer Balinsky Armini
H.3969	An Act relative to urban farmland	Orlando Ramos
H.3970	An Act updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Belmont	David M. Rogers
H.4105	An Act relative to open space and aid to agriculture	Natalie M. Blais

Present (8)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (3)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

Paul J. Donato (HOU) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

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