Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Thursday, September 25, 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 matters relating to law enforcement

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

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 the following information by Monday, September 22 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 . Chair Cahill's office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2020 

All House matters above are required to be reported on by November 24, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27. 

Bills to be heard:
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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security - 9-25-2025	9/25/2025 1:00 PM	01:54:19

Law Enforcement 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2582	An Act relative to police certification	Michael S. Day
H.2585	An Act relative to police chief reform and improvement – certification act	Michael S. Day
H.2595	An Act relative to the use of force equipment	David F. DeCoste
H.2596	An Act further defining a hate crime	David F. DeCoste
H.2617	An Act further defining a hate crime	Colleen M. Garry
H.2621	An Act relative to "Critical Incident Leave"	Jessica Ann Giannino
H.2634	An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer	Natalie M. Higgins
H.2637	An Act providing for greater police transparency	Russell E. Holmes
H.2647	An Act to improve police training	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2653	An Act relative to the well-being of law enforcement officers after involvement in a critical incident	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.2657	An Act establishing a Purple Alert system in the commonwealth	Jack Patrick Lewis
H.2677	An Act relative to the establishment of minority recruitment and selection program	Francisco E. Paulino
H.2687	An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance	David M. Rogers
H.2702	An Act to protect correctional officers	Michael J. Soter
H.2717	An Act relative to membership on the POST commission	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
H.2718	An Act relative to the labor participation in the POST commission	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
H.2720	An Act related to public safety and police evidence review	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
H.2728	An Act establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund	Thomas P. Walsh
H.2735	An Act establishing a fund for the care of retired police dogs	Steven George Xiarhos
H.2738	An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty	Steven George Xiarhos
H.4026	An Act strengthening police reform	Russell E. Holmes
S.1758	An Act banning the use of tear gas against civilians	Rebecca L. Rausch

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)

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