Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Start Time:

9:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Reproductive Health, Health Equity, Vital Records, Disease Prevention, Screening and Treatment, and Miscellaneous Public Health Matters

The Joint Committee on Public Health will conduct a hybrid public hearing in Hearing Room A1 on July 10, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. on bills relating to reproductive health, health equity, vital records, disease prevention, screening and treatment, and miscellaneous public health matters.

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

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.

All matters filed in the House that are listed below are required to be reported on by September 8, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

***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/E3mR2mnVUD54ZY2v7).

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: Persons planning to testify virtually must sign up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 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 - 7-10-2025	7/10/2025 9:00 AM	05:10:37

Reproductive Health, Health Equity, Vital Records, Disease Prevention, Screening and Treatment, Misc 9:00am - 4:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1389	An Act relative to state funding of certain nonprofits	Joseph D. McKenna
H.2546	An Act related to unborn victims of Down Syndrome	Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida
H.2527	An Act relative to the creation of an endometriosis task force	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
S.1564	An Act relative to the creation of an Endometriosis Task Force	Robyn K. Kennedy
H.2499	An Act pertaining to women’s health at midlife and public, medical and workplace awareness of the transitional stage of menopause and related chronic conditions	Joan Meschino
H.2493	An Act protecting pregnancy resource centers from taxpayer funded negative ad campaigns	Joseph D. McKenna
H.2467	An Act to study the decriminalization of sex work	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.2452	An Act improving maternal and child health related to Hyperemesis Gravidarum	Vanna Howard
S.1559	Resolve improving maternal and child health related to hyperemesis gravidarum	Edward J. Kennedy
H.2446	An Act relative to sexual assault counselor task force	Natalie M. Higgins
H.2429	An Act protecting victims of sexual assault	Colleen M. Garry
H.2428	An Act protecting the health of the mother and a born alive fetus after the second trimester	Colleen M. Garry
H.2421	An Act relative to patient access to information regarding breast reconstructive surgery	William C. Galvin
H.2370	An Act prioritizing patient access to care	Christine P. Barber
S.1563	An Act prioritizing patient access to care	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.1590	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Michael O. Moore
S.1579	An Act to eliminate barriers and expand abortion access	Liz Miranda
S.1638	An Act relative to endometriosis awareness	John C. Velis
H.4122	An Act relative to deceptive trade practices	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
H.2550	An Act relative to culturally competent and effective health care	Chynah Tyler
S.1576	An Act relative to culturally competent and effective health care	Liz Miranda
S.1480	An Act relative to physician workforce data collection	Nick Collins
H.2529	An Act to create equitable approaches to public health	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
H.2403	An Act establishing the human service transportation (HST) consumer advisory board	Mindy Domb
S.1560	An Act establishing the human service transportation (HST) consumer advisory board	Robyn K. Kennedy
H.2542	An Act to address state sanitation code violations regarding infestations of rental units	Priscila S. Sousa
H.2363	An Act directing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of incentivizing inpatient psychiatric hospitals to admit patients directly from community behavioral health centers	Bruce J. Ayers
H.1362	An Act relative to defining invasive surgical procedures	Carole A. Fiola
H.3955	An Act relative to birth certificate changes	Manny Cruz
H.2561	An Act respecting autonomy in name choice for newly married partners	Tommy Vitolo
H.2560	An Act related to amending birth certificates	David T. Vieira
H.2553	An Act ensuring access to medical records	Andres X. Vargas
S.1634	An Act ensuring access to medical records	John C. Velis
H.2392	An Act relative to autopsy reports by the medical examiner	Marjorie C. Decker
H.2373	An Act relative to medical records requests	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
S.1519	An Act relative to medical records requests	Peter J. Durant
S.1621	An Act relative to medical records requests	Michael F. Rush
S.1585	An Act expanding healthcare proxy access to medical records	Mark C. Montigny
S.1540	An Act protecting personal identifying information on records of death	Barry R. Finegold
H.4165	An Act relative to parent names on birth certificates	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
H.4048	An Act to reduce infection rate post surgery	Shirley B. Arriaga
H.2559	An Act to protect a patient’s right to a support person at health care facilities	Marcus S. Vaughn
S.1520	An Act to protect a patient’s right to a support person at health care facilities	Peter J. Durant
H.2367	An Act enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment	Bruce J. Ayers
S.1595	An Act enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1629	An Act relative to the theft of graves	Bruce E. Tarr

Present (8)

Marjorie C. Decker (HOU)

Bruce J. Ayers (HOU)

Michelle L. Ciccolo (HOU)

Hannah Kane (HOU)

Sally P. Kerans (HOU)

Samantha Montaño (HOU)

Sean Reid (HOU)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Absent (3)

Shirley B. Arriaga (HOU)
*Medical emergency

Priscila S. Sousa (HOU)
*

Justin Thurber (HOU)
*

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Reproductive Health, Health Equity, Vital Records, Disease Prevention, Screening and Treatment, Misc 9:00am - 4:00pm

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