Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Start Time:

3:10 PM

Location:

Written Testimony Only

Event Description

Home Rule Petitions

Accepting Written Testimony Only

Dates of Hearing: September 4 - September 11, 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 3:00 PM on Thursday, September 4 until 1:30 PM Thursday, September 11, 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 muni.committee@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 3:10pm - 1:30pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4379	An Act amending the charter of the city of Greenfield	Natalie M. Blais
H.4380 A	An Act amending the charter of the city known as the town of Agawam to strike the reference to the board of appeals	Michael J. Finn
H.4381	An Act further regarding the term of the town moderator in the town of Norwood	John H. Rogers
H.4399	An Act further amending the charter of the town of Middleton	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.4400	An Act relative to the charter of the city known as the town of Randolph	Richard G. Wells, Jr.
H.4401	An Act relative to certain special revolving funds in the town of Athol	Susannah M. Whipps
H.4414	An Act relative to the town administrator of the town of Carlisle	Simon Cataldo
H.4438	An Act relative to the charter of the town of Swampscott establishing a fall annual town meeting	Jennifer Balinsky Armini
H.4439	An Act providing a simplified procedure for the layout and acceptance of subdivision roads in the City of Marlborough	Danielle W. Gregoire
H.4440	An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land of the town situated in the town of Billerica for recreational purposes for the purposes of constructing the Yankee Doodle Bike Path	Marc T. Lombardo
H.4441	An Act amending the charter for the town of Nantucket	Thomas W. Moakley
S.2577	An Act relative to parking fines in the town of Scituate	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2578	An Act concerning sidewalks in the town of Scituate	Patrick M. O'Connor

	Document
	H.4379_Summary_Blais_Greenfield Charter
	H.4380_Summary_Finn_Agawam Charter Board of Appeals
	H.4381 Summary_John Rogers_Norwood-town moderator term
	H.4399_Summary_Jones_Middleton Charter
	H.4400_Summary_Wells_Randolph Charter
	H.4401_Summary_Whipps_Certain Athol Funds
	H.4414_Summary_Cataldo_Carlisle Town Administrator
	H.4438 Summary_Armini-Crighton_Swampscott fall annual town meeting
	H.4439 Summary_Gregoire-Gentile_Marlborough simplified subdivision road process
	H.4440_Summary_Lombardo_Billerica Bike Path
	H.4441 Summary_Moakley-Cyr_Amending the Nantucket charter

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