Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Transportation

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Hearing on licensing, driver's education, and other.

For in-person testimony, a sign-in sheet will be made available outside the hearing room (State House Room A-1) approximately 30 minutes before the start of the hearing. You may also email Alex Chilton at (alexander.chilton@masenate.gov) to indicate that you plan to testify in person.

For virtual testimony, you may sign up with the following form: Virtual Testimony Form. The deadline for signing up for virtual testimony is one hour before the start of the hearing (10 AM submission deadline.)

For written testimony, you may submit testimony via email attachment to Alex Chilton and Siobhán Morrissey at (Siobhan.Morrissey@mahouse.gov) or you may physically mail testimony to the Senate Chair:

CHAIR BRENDAN P. CRIGHTON

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

ATTN: ALEX CHILTON

24 BEACON ST

ROOM 109-C

BOSTON MA 02133

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or 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 Senate Chair Brendan Crighton. 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 Alex Chilton. Senate Chair Crighton's office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1350.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Transportation	7/8/2025 11:00 AM	02:07:15

Licensing, driver's education, and other. 11:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3611	An Act further regulating junior operator licenses	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3643	An Act relative to junior operators	Manny Cruz
H.3661	An Act relative to drivers education	Carole A. Fiola
H.3662	An Act to increase opportunity by ending debt-based driving restrictions	Brandy Fluker-Reid
H.3710	An Act relative to driver education	Hannah Kane
H.3728	An Act to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license	David Paul Linsky
H.3736	An Act relative to expired licenses	Christopher M. Markey
H.3739	An Act allowing for partial payment of fines relating to driver’s license suspension or revocation	Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.
H.3783	An Act relative to updating Massachusetts driver education	Todd M. Smola
H.3792	An Act relative to license reinstatement fees for drivers without conviction	Steven Ultrino
H.3803	An Act relative to civil fine enforcement	David T. Vieira
H.3807	An Act relative to out of state operator’s motor vehicle license applications	Tommy Vitolo
H.3809	An Act relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses	Tommy Vitolo
S.2345	An Act establishing a virtual classroom option for driver's education	William N. Brownsberger
S.2368	An Act to increase opportunity by ending debt-based driving restrictions	Julian Cyr
S.2369	An Act relative to partial payment of fines relating to driver’s license suspension or revocation	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.2403	An Act to strengthen the review process for a medically conditioned license to operate a motor vehicle	Jason M. Lewis
S.2411	An Act relative to online driver education	Joan B. Lovely
S.2415	An Act supporting junior operators	Joan B. Lovely
S.2427	Resolve establishing a special commission to investigate and study the protection of junior operators	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2435	An Act to facilitate the reintegration of returning citizens through license reinstatement and payment reform	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.2347	An Act relative to transportation safety	Nick Collins

Present (13)

James Arciero (HOU)

Jennifer Balinsky Armini (HOU)

Hannah Bowen (HOU)

David F. DeCoste (HOU)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Christopher Hendricks (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

John J. Marsi (HOU)

Norman J. Orrall (HOU)

Steven Owens (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Orlando Ramos (HOU)

Lindsay N. Sabadosa (HOU)

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Transportation

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