Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual
B-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Matters relating to consumer protection: Data, Solicitation and Advertising, and Technology; and professional licensure: Financial; and Retail and Local Alcohol Petitions

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be live-streamed and recorded for viewing on the “Hearings & Events” page of the General Court’s website.

Written testimony is encouraged in lieu of or in addition to oral testimony; and may be submitted via email to JointCommittee.ConsumerProtection&ProfessionalLicensure@malegislature.gov or mailed to the Chairs:

Senator Pavel Payano
Senate Chair
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
24 Beacon Street, Room 413-B
Boston, MA 02133

Representative Tackey Chan
House Chair
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
24 Beacon Street, Room 42
Boston, MA 02133

Please include the bill number and “TESTIMONY” in the subject line of the email. The Committee will accept written testimony on any bill up until such is acted on. Registration is not required to submit written testimony.

Registration to present oral testimony, both remotely and in-person, is required. To register, please provide your contact information into this FORM not later than Tuesday, September 30th at 5pm. If providing testimony remotely, you will receive an invitation to the hearing with instructions via email after the registration deadline closes. The Committee may accept in-person oral testimony on the day of without prior registration. Please note that there is a time limit of 3-minutes per person for all oral testimony.

Testimony submitted to the Committee will be made publicly available. By submission, you agree to release to the public all information you have included unless you clearly advise the Committee otherwise in writing.  The Committee will make reasonable efforts to ensure the email address or other personal sensitive information provided will not be published.  Nevertheless, the Committee advises that you do not include any information you do not intend to make public, such as medical or other sensitive information.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs.  Further, the Committee may schedule an executive session to coincide with this hearing, and Committee members would expect to be provided any further advanced notice and materials to review.

Pursuant to House Rule 27, the Committee shall make a final report on all House filed bills heard on this date not later than November 30, 2025 (with a possible 30 additional calendar days thereafter). Pursuant to Joint Rule 10, the Committee shall make a final report on all Senate filed bills heard on this date not later than December 3, 2025.

This public hearing will be chaired by Chair Chan. Do not hesitate to contact Tom Mahoney (Thomas.Mahoney@masenate.gov) with any inquiries regarding Senate filed matters or Marissa Dakin (Marissa.Dakin@mahouse.gov) with any inquiries regarding House filed matters.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee On Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure - 10-1-2025	10/1/2025 10:00 AM	03:38:12

CP: Data, Solicitation and Advertising, and Technology; PL: Financial; and Retail and Local Alcohol 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.322	An Act allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list	Bruce J. Ayers
S.272	An Act allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list	Patrick M. O'Connor
H.325	An Act relating to sales at certain venues	David Biele
S.225	An Act to eliminate "grab-and-go" counters at large events	Lydia Edwards
H.358	An Act relative to the security of personal financial information	Michael S. Day
H.361	An Act reducing electromagnetic radiation emitted by technology through settings, design, and specific limits	Patricia A. Duffy
H.363	An Act clarifying telephone solicitation	Michael J. Finn
H.364	An Act relative to the collection of debt	Michael J. Finn
H.369	An Act protecting black girls from targeted toxicity	Brandy Fluker-Reid
S.226	An Act protecting black girls from targeted toxicity	Lydia Edwards
H.389	An Act to prohibit negative option sales and disclosure of financial and personal information without a consumer’s express agreement	Steven S. Howitt
H.3940	An Act relative to restricting telemarketer phone numbers	Paul McMurtry
H.402	An Act relative to the protection of open spaces	Daniel J. Hunt
H.403	An Act relative to billboard advertising in the Commonwealth	Daniel J. Hunt
H.433	An Act relative to digital right to repair	Adrian C. Madaro
S.189	An Act relative to digital right to repair	Michael D. Brady
H.4452	An Act A Beautiful Brunch Act, the ABBA Bill	Adam J. Scanlon
H.4473	An Act authorizing the select board of the town of Arlington to place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of licenses for all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Sean Garballey
H.452	An Act relative to the right to repair for agricultural equipment	Francisco E. Paulino
H.457	An Act relative to greenwashing in recycling	David M. Rogers
H.458	An Act relative to cosmetic labeling	David M. Rogers
S.187	An Act relative to protecting biometric information under the security breach law	Michael J. Barrett
S.216	Resolve relative to disclosure of radio frequency notifications	Julian Cyr
S.243	An Act requiring consumer notification for chatbot systems	Barry R. Finegold
S.262	An Act to protect life-saving electronic health records from reckless corporate greed and corruption	Mark C. Montigny
S.264	An Act establishing protections for consumers interacting with artificial intelligence chatbots	Mark C. Montigny
S.265	An Act protecting personal identifying information	Michael O. Moore
S.267	An Act updating the unit pricing exemption threshold	Michael O. Moore
S.274	An Act authorizing the town of Marshfield to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.289	An Act ensuring internet security and privacy	Bruce E. Tarr

Present (17)

Tackey Chan (HOU)

Pavel M. Payano (SEN)

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (HOU)

John J. Cronin (SEN)

Kelly A. Dooner (SEN)

William J. Driscoll, Jr. (SEN)

Lydia Edwards (SEN)

Lisa Field (HOU)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Mary S. Keefe (HOU)

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (HOU)

Joseph D. McKenna (HOU)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

Jacob R. Oliveira (SEN)

Estela A. Reyes (HOU)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Tommy Vitolo (HOU)

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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