Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

B-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Miscellaneous

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 5, 2025 subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Public Service page.

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 to Donna.loconte@masenate.gov and

Seda.korroch@mahouse.gov or mailed to the Joint Committee on Public Service.

Please submit by WEDNESDAY, October 29,2025 at 5:00pm:

CHAIR MICHAEL D. BRADY
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE
ATTN: DONNA LOCONTE
24 BEACON ST ROOM 416A
BOSTON MA 02133

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up via email to Donna LoConte Donna.loconte@masenate.gov. Deadline to sign up is October 13,2025 at 2:00pm.

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;
9. Whether 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 Senate Chair Michael D. Brady. 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: Donna LoConte (donna.loconte@masenate.gov). Senate Chair Brady’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1200.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Service -- 10-15-2025	10/15/2025 1:00 PM	01:25:55

Miscellaneous 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2781	An Act relative to the Department of Youth Services	Tackey Chan
H.2802	An Act relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the department of mental health	Marjorie C. Decker
H.2815	An Act relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health	Michelle M. DuBois
H.2839	An Act relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes	Judith A. Garcia
H.2869	An Act to amend retirement benefits for certain employees of the Department of Youth Services	Russell E. Holmes
H.2870	An Act to amend retirement benefits for certain employees of the Department of Youth Services	Russell E. Holmes
H.2894	An Act relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.2899	An Act relative to supporting social workers	David Paul Linsky
H.2928	An Act relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Children and Families	James J. O'Day
H.2943	An Act relative to employment benefits of certain employees of the Department of Developmental Services	Orlando Ramos
H.2947	An Act recategorizing DMH, DPH, and DDS police	David Allen Robertson
H.2980	An Act relative to retirement benefits for county correctional nurses	Steven Ultrino
H.4474	An Act relative to provisional employees of the city of Worcester and exempting certain positions from the civil service law	James J. O'Day
H.4475	An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Norwood	John H. Rogers
H.4476	An Act authorizing Kenneth Navarro to take the civil service examination for the position of fire fighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Andres X. Vargas
H.4477	An Act authorizing William (Rob) Cargill to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Andres X. Vargas
H.4506	An Act authorizing the town of Conway to continue the employment of fire department member Howard Boyden	Natalie M. Blais
H.4507	An Act authorizing William Pilleri to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Sean Garballey
H.4509	An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to issue pension obligation bonds or notes	Thomas W. Moakley
H.4525	An Act authorizing the town of Conway to continue the employment of police department member Michael Habel	Natalie M. Blais
S.1823	An Act providing retirement benefits for for caregivers at the Soldiers' Homes	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1838	An Act designating January as Peace Officer History Month	Ryan C. Fattman
S.2100	Resolve creating a special commission on additional regular compensation for certain members and annual expenses for members of general court	John F. Keenan
S.2613	An Act authorizing the retirement board of the city of Salem to retire Kathleen Rocheville, a police officer of the city of Salem	Joan B. Lovely

Present (14)

Michael D. Brady (SEN)

Daniel J. Ryan (HOU)

James C. Arena-DeRosa (HOU)

David F. DeCoste (HOU)

Kelly A. Dooner (SEN)

James B. Eldridge (SEN)

Rodney M. Elliott (HOU)

Natalie M. Higgins (HOU)

John F. Keenan (SEN)

Mark C. Montigny (SEN)

John Francis Moran (HOU)

Jacob R. Oliveira (SEN)

Todd M. Smola (HOU)

Joshua Tarsky (HOU)

Absent (3)

Colleen M. Garry (HOU)
*

David Allen Robertson (HOU)
*

Alan Silvia (HOU)
*

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