Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Transportation

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Regarding data, distinctive license plates, public awareness campaigns, and railroads.

For in-person testimony, a sign-in sheet will be made available outside the hearing room (State House Room B-1) approximately 30 minutes before the start of the hearing. You may also email Siobhán Morrissey at (Siobhan.Morrissey@mahouse.gov) to indicate that you plan to testify in person.

For virtual testimony, you may sign up with the following form: Virtual Testimony Form. The deadline for signing up for virtual testimony is one hour before the start of the hearing (10 AM.)

For written testimony, you may submit testimony via email attachment to Siobhán Morrissey at (Siobhan.Morrissey@mahouse.gov and CC Alexander.Chilton@masenate.gov) or you may physically mail testimony to the House Chair:

CHAIR JAMES ARCIERO

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

ATTN: SIOBHÁN MORRISSEY

24 BEACON ST

ROOM 134

BOSTON MA 02133

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.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs. All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by December 6th, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair James Arciero. 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: Siobhán Morrissey at (Siobhan.Morrissey@mahouse.gov). House Chair Arciero’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2400.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Transportation - 10-7-2025	10/7/2025 11:00 AM	01:04:46

Data, distinctive plates, public awareness campaigns, and railroads 11:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3604	An Act relative to 988 Samaritan suicide prevention signs on bridges of the commonwealth	James Arciero
H.3605	An Act relative to vanity plate fees	James Arciero
H.3624	An Act establishing time limits for idling trains	John Barrett, III
H.3640	An Act relative to private detectives and private investigators	Rob Consalvo
H.3716	An Act relative to electronic scanning of identification	Michael P. Kushmerek
H.3718	An Act to ensure benefits through enhanced Selective Service registration	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.3719	An Act relative to hot box detectors	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.3720	An Act relative to 2-person train crew size	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.3721	An Act relative to railroad crew transportation	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.3732	An Act relative to third party delivery data reporting	Jay D. Livingstone
H.3742	An Act promoting personal access of driving records	Paul McMurtry
H.3755	An Act establishing driver privacy protections	Steven Owens
H.3786	An Act to authorize firefighter motorcycle license plates	Todd M. Smola
H.3793	An Act to authorize Massachusetts Fallen Firefighter Memorial motorcycle license plates	Steven Ultrino
H.3796	An Act relative to human trafficking awareness	Steven Ultrino
H.3798	An Act establishing school zones for locomotives	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.3811	An Act establishing the Blue Star Family license plate	Thomas P. Walsh
H.4072	An Act to promote driving records for non profits free of charge	Shirley B. Arriaga
H.4085	An Act authorizing the Registry of Motor Vehicles to issue distinctive license plates for the establishment of a fund to support the arts	Christopher Richard Flanagan
S.2340	An Act relative to Hot Box detectors	Michael D. Brady
S.2341	An Act relative to 2-person train crew size	Michael D. Brady
S.2342	An Act relative to railroad crew transportation	Michael D. Brady
S.2355	An Act relative to third party delivery data reporting	Brendan P. Crighton
S.2365	An Act relative to human trafficking awareness	Julian Cyr
S.2386	An Act to authorize firefighter motorcycle license plates	Peter J. Durant
S.2398	An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations	John F. Keenan
S.2421	An Act to authorize Massachusetts Fallen Firefighter Memorial motorcycle license plates	Paul W. Mark
S.2429	An Act to ensure benefits through enhanced Selective Service registration	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2449	An Act establishing the Blue Star Family license plate	Bruce E. Tarr
H.4428	An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads	William C. Galvin
S.2606	An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads	Edward J. Kennedy

Present (15)

James Arciero (HOU)

Brendan P. Crighton (SEN)

Jennifer Balinsky Armini (HOU)

Hannah Bowen (HOU)

William N. Brownsberger (SEN)

Dylan A. Fernandes (SEN)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Christopher Hendricks (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Paul W. Mark (SEN)

John J. Marsi (HOU)

Patrick M. O'Connor (SEN)

Steven Owens (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Lindsay N. Sabadosa (HOU)

Absent (2)

Lydia Edwards (SEN)
*

Jason M. Lewis (SEN)
*

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