Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, July 14, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Children's Health, Tobacco, Health Information Technology, and Professional Licensure/Scope of Practice

The Joint Committee on Public Health will conduct a hybrid public hearing in Hearing Room A1 on July 14, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on bills relating to children’s health, tobacco, health information technology and professional licensure and scope of practice.

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 12, 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/YUTcgm9wxnehNtnR7)

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: Persons planning to testify virtually must sign up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 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.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Health	7/14/2025 1:00 PM	04:16:59

Children's Health, Tobacco, Health Information Technology, and Professional Licensure/Scope of Pract 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2562	An Act to create a nicotine free generation	Tommy Vitolo
S.1568	An Act to create a nicotine free generation	Jason M. Lewis
H.2552	An Act relative to student heart health	Andres X. Vargas
H.2538	An Act establishing a fetal alcohol spectrum disorders program	Danillo A. Sena
H.2526	An Act relative to the provision and administration of bronchodilators, spacers, and nebulizers in schools	Jeffrey N. Roy
H.2520	An Act relative to improving asthma in schools	David M. Rogers
H.2495	An Act relative to LSDs (Lysosomal Storage Disorders) in infants	Joseph D. McKenna
S.1530	An Act improving newborn screening tests	Ryan C. Fattman
H.2485	An Act concerning the cardiac health of children and student athletes	Jay D. Livingstone
H.2482	An Act to ban internet tobacco sales	David Paul Linsky
H.2481	An Act prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan to minors	David Paul Linsky
S.1617	An Act prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan to minors	Rebecca L. Rausch
H.2468	An Act for healthy kids, healthy futures	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.2443	An Act to protect little lungs	James K. Hawkins
H.2434	An Act improving pediatric cancer research	Jessica Ann Giannino
S.1602	An Act improving pediatric cancer research	Patrick M. O'Connor
H.2430	An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening	Colleen M. Garry
H.2419	An Act relative to local boards of health and the sale of legal tobacco products in the Commonwealth	Paul K. Frost
H.2379	An Act relative to tobacco harm-reduction	Daniel Cahill
S.1498	An Act relative to tobacco harm-reduction	John J. Cronin
H.2361	An Act relative to ensuring quality healthcare for children	James C. Arena-DeRosa
S.1636	An Act ensuring safer and secure communications with radiation limits through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute	John C. Velis
S.1631 C	An Act relative to sudden cardiac arrest awareness	John C. Velis
S.1624	An Act relative to personal health information portability and accessibility	Bruce E. Tarr
S.1593	An Act supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1586	An Act relative to smoking cessation agents	Michael O. Moore
S.1573	An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus	Joan B. Lovely
S.1567	An Act to protect youth from the harms of tobacco and e-cigarette products	Jason M. Lewis
S.1554	An Act to reduce lung cancer deaths	John F. Keenan
S.1553	An Act relative to the determination of need of new technology	John F. Keenan
S.1552	An Act relative to expanding the newborn screening panel	John F. Keenan
S.1528	An Act repealing the state menthol ban	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1507	An Act regarding the pediatric palliative care program	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1492	An Act relative to newborn infant safe sleep practices	Brendan P. Crighton
H.2514	An Act relative to the definition of disclosure, apology and early offer programs	Bridget Plouffe
H.2480	An Act regarding registered nurse first assistants	David Paul Linsky
H.1400	An Act relative to maintenance of certification	Edward R. Philips
H.2407	An Act relative to the definition of podiatry	Paul J. Donato
S.1510	An Act relative to the definition of podiatry	Kelly A. Dooner
S.1542	An Act relative to the definition of podiatry	Cindy F. Friedman
H.2470	An Act relative to the continuing education of podiatrists	Michael P. Kushmerek
S.247	An Act relative to the continuing education of podiatrists	John F. Keenan
H.2380	An Act relative to updating the licensure of optometrists	Tackey Chan
S.1592	An Act relative to updating the licensure of optometrists	Michael O. Moore
S.1571	An Act for healthy kids, healthy futures	Jason M. Lewis

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