Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Thursday, July 24, 2025
Start Time:: 1:00 PM
Location:: A-2 and Virtual
Event Description: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security will hold a hybrid public hearing to solicit written and oral testimony in person and remotely on the following bills:

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 Public Safety and Homeland Security page Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. 

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.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at JointCmte-PublicSafety@malegislature.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:  

CHAIR DANIEL CAHILL 

JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY  

ATTN: SCHUYLER HOGAN

24 BEACON ST ROOM 527A

BOSTON MA 02133 

IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL TESTIMONY REGISTRATION: Legislators, public officials, and the public must register to provide oral testimony. To register to testify virtually or in-person, please fill out this form with the following information by Monday, July 21 at 5:00 PM:   

For in-person and remote testimony please include: 

1.     Name:  

2.     Organization you represent:

3.     Whether on behalf of yourself or an organization:  

4.     Mailing address:  

5.     Email address:  

6.     Telephone number:  

7.     In-person or remote testimony:  

8.     Bills testifying on; and  

9.     Whether you support or oppose: 

 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 House Chair Daniel Cahill. 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: Schuyler Hogan Schuyler.Hogan@mahouse.gov . House Chair Cahill office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2020 

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

All House matters above are required to be reported on by September 22, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27. 
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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security - 7-24-2025	7/24/2025 1:00 PM	01:52:07

Public Safety and Homeland 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2571	An Act creating a municipal and public safety building authority	Natalie M. Blais
H.2578	An Act to codify the Suffolk County Sheriff’s authority to provide pre-arraignment care of arrestees	Rob Consalvo
H.2587	An Act establishing a commission on municipal emergency medical service staffing levels and workforce development	Marjorie C. Decker
H.2622	An Act relative to liquid or gas flammable material spills on public ways	Jessica Ann Giannino
H.2625	An Act relative to the expansion of the state DNA database	Danielle W. Gregoire
H.2626	An Act permitting familial searching and partial DNA matches in investigating certain unsolved crimes	Danielle W. Gregoire
H.2671	An Act relative to Massachusetts policy and procedures for missing and abducted children	Frank A. Moran
H.2740	An Act establishing safety standards for BMX bicycle and motorcross tracks	Steven George Xiarhos
H.2732	An Act relative to missing Black women and girls in Massachusetts	Bud L. Williams
H.2727	An Act relative to overdose fatalities	Thomas P. Walsh
H.2724	An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events	Tommy Vitolo
H.2696	An Act establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program	Margaret R. Scarsdale
H.2697	An Act relative to public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads	Danillo A. Sena
H.2689	An Act relative to the requirement of fuel gas alarms/detectors	Jeffrey N. Roy
S.1650	An Act creating a municipal and public safety building authority	Joanne M. Comerford
S.1645	An Act to codify the Suffolk County Sheriff’s authority to provide pre-arraignment care of arrestees	Nick Collins
S.1755	An Act relative to Massachusetts policy and procedures for missing and abducted children	Pavel M. Payano
S.1712	An Act establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program	Edward J. Kennedy

Present (13)

Daniel Cahill (HOU)

Michelle L. Ciccolo (HOU)

Rodney M. Elliott (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Alan Silvia (HOU)

Kenneth P. Sweezey (HOU)

Marcus S. Vaughn (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Christopher J. Worrell (HOU)

Steven George Xiarhos (HOU)

	Document
	H.2697
	H.2696
	H.2727
	H.2732
	H.2740
	H2587
	H2622
	H2625
	H2671
	H.2689
	S1645
	S1650
	S1755
	S1712
	H2671
	H2626
	H2724

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

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