Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Transportation

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

B-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Regarding Aviation, Commercial Vehicles, School Buses, and Veterans' License Plates.

For in-person testimony, a sign-in sheet will be made available outside the hearing room (State House Room B-1) approximately 30 minutes before the start of the hearing. You may also email Siobhán Morrissey at (Siobhan.Morrissey@mahouse.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.)

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

CHAIR JAMES ARCIERO

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

ATTN: SIOBHÁN MORRISSEY

24 BEACON ST

ROOM 134

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.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs. All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by September 20th, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair James Arciero. 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: Siobhán Morrissey at (Siobhan.Morrissey@mahouse.gov). House Chair Arciero’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2400.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Transportation	7/22/2025 11:00 AM	01:37:25

Aviation, Commercial Vehicles, School Buses, Veterans Plates 11:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3606	An Act relative to licensed funeral home vehicles	James Arciero
H.3607	An Act relative to vehicle registration plates of veterans	James Arciero
H.3618	An Act regulating the flight of unmanned aircraft/drones in the airspace over all early, elementary and secondary education facilities in the Commonwealth	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3625	An Act relative to the permit for removal or transportation of refuse	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.3648	An Act relative to veteran license plates	Michael S. Day
H.3657	An Act relative to eligibility for veteran license plates	Rodney M. Elliott
H.3663	An Act relative to the safe operation of drones in the Commonwealth	Brandy Fluker-Reid
H.3671	An Act relative to Purple Heart registration plates	Homar Gómez
H.3674	An Act relative to veterans' specialty license plates on leased vehicles	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.3706	An Act establishing a Medal of Fidelity license plate	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3713	An Act relative to noise report data and good neighbor policy at Beverly Regional Airport	Sally P. Kerans
H.3714	An Act establishing distinctive license plates for Army combat veterans	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.3715	An Act relative to school bus transportation professionals	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.3730	An Act relative to training tomorrow’s trucking industry workforce	Kate Lipper-Garabedian
H.3749	An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems	Brian W. Murray
H.3759	An Act creating Cold War veteran license plates	Kelly W. Pease
H.3772	An Act updating Massachusetts student transportation	Jeffrey N. Roy
H.3782	An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates	Alan Silvia
H.3787	An Act addressing the shortage of school bus drivers	Priscila S. Sousa
H.3797	An Act providing for a MassPort airline regulation study	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.3800	An Act regulating drones	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.3808	An Act relative to the enhancement of child safety	Tommy Vitolo
H.3810	An Act relative to loading and alighting vehicles from car carriers on public ways	Thomas P. Walsh
H.3814	An Act increasing the penalties for passing a stopped school bus	Susannah M. Whipps
H.3815	An Act providing for a red shield/blue shield license plate to survivors of firefighters and police officers who have died in the line of duty	Susannah M. Whipps
H.3818	An Act relative to the air medal license plate	Steven George Xiarhos
H.3976	An Act relative to competitive bidding for school transportation	Michael P. Kushmerek
H.4088	An Act relative to a commission to redetermine the definition of disabled veteran in the laws and regulations for the registry of motor vehicles	Estela A. Reyes
S.2361	An Act relative to training tomorrow’s trucking industry workforce	John J. Cronin
S.2370	An Act adjusting school bus driver physical examinations	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.2408	An Act relative to the air medal license plate	Jason M. Lewis
S.2424	An Act removing the fee for veteran license plates	Mark C. Montigny
S.2438	An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems	Michael F. Rush
S.2443	An Act relative to commercial fees	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2453	An Act relative to Purple Heart registration plates	John C. Velis
S.2454	An Act relative to unmanned aerial vehicles in the commonwealth	John C. Velis

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Transportation

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