Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

Written Testimony Only

Event Description

Home Rule Petitions

*ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY FROM 8/14/25 9:00 AM TO 8/21/25 5:00 PM*

Dates of Hearing: August 14 - August 21, 2025

Please be advised that in lieu of a public hearing, the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government will be soliciting WRITTEN TESTIMONY ONLY for the bills listed below. The Committee will accept testimony from 9:00 AM on Thursday, August 14 until 5:00 PM Thursday, August 21, 2025.

Testimony should be addressed to House Chair Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis and Senate Chair Sen. Becca Rausch, and may be submitted via email to jointcommittee.municipalities&regionalgovernment@malegislature.gov or by sending correspondence to:

Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis, House Chair

Sen. Becca Rausch, Senate Chair

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Massachusetts State House

Attn: Geoff Richelew

24 Beacon Street, Room 450

Boston, MA 02133

The committee respectfully asks that individuals use only one method to submit testimony. Please provide the bill number in the subject line of the email, as well as your name, address, phone number and organization, if any, and address your comments to both House Chair Lewis and Senate Chair Rausch.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the Chairs. Contact Geoff Richelew (geoff.richelew@mahouse.gov) or Spencer Daniszewski (spencer.daniszewski@mahouse.gov) and Clay Spivey (clayton.spivey@masenate.gov) with any inquiries.

Home Rule Petitions 10:00am - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4313	An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of North Brookfield	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.4312	An Act relative to charter changes for the town of Longmeadow	Brian M. Ashe
H.4314	An Act to allow the town of Hingham to use municipal property as the location for a center for active living	Joan Meschino
H.4321	An Act authorizing the Dalton Fire District to continue the employment of interim fire chief Christopher Francis Cachat	Leigh Davis
H.4347	An Act relative to the Williamstown Library Trustees	John Barrett, III
H.4348	An Act relative to a cemetery in the town of Norton	Steven S. Howitt
S.2573	An Act amending the charter of the town of Rockland	John F. Keenan

	Document
	H.4312_Summary_Ashe_Longmeadow Charter
	H.4313_Summary_Berthiaume_North_Brookfield_Legal_Notices
	H.4314_Summary_Meschino_Hingham_Municipal_Property
	H.4321_Summary_Davis_Dalton Fire District_Fire_Chief
	H.4347_Summary_Barrett_Williamstown Library Trustees
	H.4348_Summary_Howitt_Norton cemetery paving job payment

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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