Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Start Time:

10:30 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Children, Families & Health

PLEASE NOTE: This is one of several hearings scheduled by the Joint Committee on Revenue. This notice only pertains to the upcoming hearing on September 16, 2025. Click Here for information on other hearings.

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

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 Revenue page, https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J26/Hearings.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMISSION

Submitting Testimony for Senate Bills:
Email: JointCommittee.Revenue@malegislature.gov

Mailing Address:
Chair James Eldridge
Joint Committee on Revenue
ATTN: David Emer
24 Beacon St, Room 511-C
Boston, MA 02133

Submitting Testimony for House Bills:
Email: Anestis.Kalaitzidis@mahouse.gov

Mailing Address:
Chair Adrian Madaro
Joint Committee on Revenue
ATTN: Anestis Kalaitzidis
24 Beacon St, Room 34
Boston, Boston MA

All written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, limitations and redactions shall exist for sharing testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

The deadline to submit written testimony is 53 days from the date of the hearing. This will ensure that the committee has time to review all testimony before the deadline to act on the bills being considered.

IN-PERSON ORAL TESTIMONY AND REMOTE TESTIMONY SIGN-UP

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up via this form. 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 Senate Chair Jamie Eldridge.

The deadline to sign up to testify is the day before the hearing at 12:00 PM.

REPORTING DEADLINE

All Senate matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than December 3, 2025 subject to extensions pursuant to Joint Rule 10.

All House matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than November 15, 2025 subject to extensions pursuant to House Rule 27

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

The Committee will work to coordinate reasonable accommodations required to ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully in the hearing process. Requests for accessibility accommodations, such as assistive listening devices and systems, sign language interpreting services, closed captioning and transcription services, will be provided upon request. Requests for services should be submitted by completing the state house accessibility form, https://malegislature.gov/StateHouse/AccessibilityForm/. You may also make a request by email to: Carl Richardson at carl.richardson@mass.gov.

You may contact committee staff with any questions at (617) 722-1120 or (617) 722-2320.

If you have Accessibility needs, click here.

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue	9/16/2025 10:30 AM	01:53:15

Children, Families & Health 10:30am - 12:30pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3014	An Act establishing tax credits for the adoption of cats and dogs	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3015	An Act providing for a donation check-off box on state tax returns for the Massachusetts Youth & Government program	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3025	An Act relative to long-term care insurance tax credit	Michelle L. Badger
H.3027	An Act relating to guardians of surviving children of emergency first responders	David Biele
H.3049	An Act to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax	Tackey Chan
H.3064	An Act relative to bilingual educators and dual language certification incentives	Manny Cruz
H.3070	An Act for a COVID-19 vaccination tax credit	Michael S. Day
H.3072	An Act for an enabling authority - Vaccination Tax Credit	Michael S. Day
H.3073	An Act supporting families through enhanced tax credits	Marjorie C. Decker
H.3086	An Act providing tax credits to certain employers that provide affordable, on-site child-care for employees	Michelle M. DuBois
H.3136	An Act relative to private school land use	Steven S. Howitt
H.3159	An Act supporting family caregivers	Michael P. Kushmerek
H.3163	An Act to create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees	David Paul Linsky
H.3174	An Act relative to a child and dependent care tax credit	William F. MacGregor
H.3185	An Act relative to taxpayer conscience protection	Joseph D. McKenna
H.3196	An Act to reform the healthcare cost benchmark	Frank A. Moran
H.3197	An Act relative to the sustainability of the family child care sector	Frank A. Moran
H.3200	An Act providing tax credits to promote the adoption of a dog or cat from a shelter	David K. Muradian, Jr.
H.3202	An Act relative to the exemption of personal safety devices	David K. Muradian, Jr.
H.3204	An Act reducing tax liability for grandparents raising grandchildren	James M. Murphy
H.3218	An Act establishing tax credits for health care preceptorship	Sean Reid
H.3237	An Act relative to medical and dental expense deductions	Adam J. Scanlon
H.3246	An Act to promote adoption	Michael J. Soter
H.3257	An Act to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools	Justin Thurber
H.3265	An Act to establish an employer-provided childcare tax credit pilot program	Andres X. Vargas
H.3269	An Act establishing a transferable pediatric cancer research tax credit	Marcus S. Vaughn
S.1938	An Act supporting family caregivers	Joanne M. Comerford
S.1956	An Act to incentivize employer-provided childcare	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1957	An Act supporting families through enhanced tax credits	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1960	An Act establishing tax credits for health care preceptorship	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1977	An Act reducing the costs for adoption	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1984	An Act establishing an empowerment scholarship tax credit to expand educational opportunities	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1987	An Act establishing a child care tax credit in the Commonwealth	Ryan C. Fattman
S.2006	An Act simplifying state reporting obligations of health plan coverage	Barry R. Finegold
S.2019	An Act relative to the sustainability of the family childcare sector	Patricia D. Jehlen
S.2030	An Act for a literacy tax credit	Jason M. Lewis
S.2031	An Act for a grade improvement tax credit	Jason M. Lewis
S.2034	An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks	Jason M. Lewis
S.2047	An Act to reform the healthcare cost benchmark	Michael O. Moore
S.2053	An Act establishing a tax credit for individuals paying for home health care and hospice	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2054	An Act establishing a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2058	An Act establishing a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2059	An Act establishing a tax credit for families caring for relatives with aphasia	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2064	An Act establishing a living organ donor tax credit	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2067	An Act relative to bilingual educators and dual language certification incentives	Pavel M. Payano
S.2085	An Act to improve long-term care staffing and dignity for caregivers	Bruce E. Tarr
S.1975	An Act to reduce poverty by expanding the EITC and the child and family tax credit	James B. Eldridge

Present (8)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Paul J. Donato (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (3)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU) *

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