Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Matters relating to automobiles, local alcohol petitions, and other matters

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 Monday, October 13th 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 December 13, 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 Payano. 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 - 10-14-2025	10/14/2025 10:00 AM	01:34:01

Automobile-related and other matters 10:00am - 11:30am

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.200	An Act to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.201	An Act further regulating business practices between motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and distributors	Brendan P. Crighton
S.202	An Act relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions	Brendan P. Crighton
S.228	An Act modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions	Paul R. Feeney
S.259	An Act to protect consumers from hidden car subscription service fees	Mark C. Montigny
S.266	An Act relative to custom-built heavy duty vehicles sold in the Commonwealth	Michael O. Moore
S.271	An Act relative to the issuance of a class 1 dealer license	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.281	An Act relative to motor vehicle debt waivers	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.285	An Act relative to the licensure of appraisers	Michael F. Rush
S.2526	An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to convert 4 licenses for sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to 4 licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises and to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages in the containers less than 200 milliliters	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2532	An Act authorizing the town of Walpole to grant up to 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Michael F. Rush
S.2553	An Act authorizing the town of Berkley to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Kelly A. Dooner
H.323	An Act to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education	Christine P. Barber
H.333	An Act relative to the licensure of appraisers	Tackey Chan
H.342	An Act relative to the issuance of a class 1 dealer license	Tackey Chan
H.354	An Act relative to notifying automobile lien holders of certain towing and storage costs	Mark J. Cusack
H.365	An Act relative to the issuance of a Class 1 dealer license	Michael J. Finn
H.373	An Act relative to the financing of motor vehicle purchases	William C. Galvin
H.379	An Act modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions	Carlos González
H.393	An Act relative to out of state purchases at auto auctions	Steven S. Howitt
H.394	An Act establishing fuel price transparency	Steven S. Howitt
H.396	An Act relative to background checking for bidding privileges at auto auctions	Steven S. Howitt
H.397	An Act relative to vehicle warranty fulfillment	Steven S. Howitt
H.398	An Act relative to disclosure notice in the right to repair motor vehicle data law	Steven S. Howitt
H.406	An Act further regulating business practices between motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and distributors	Daniel J. Hunt
H.416	An Act relative to motor vehicle debt waivers	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.424	An Act relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions	Jack Patrick Lewis
H.441	An Act relative to notifying automobile lien holders of certain towing and storage costs	Paul McMurtry
H.472	An Act relative to furthering dealership transparency	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.4188	An Act authorizing the town of Westwood to grant licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages	Paul McMurtry

Present (15)

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)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Mary S. Keefe (HOU)

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (HOU)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

Jacob R. Oliveira (SEN)

Estela A. Reyes (HOU)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Tommy Vitolo (HOU)

Absent (1)

Joseph D. McKenna (HOU) *

Hearing Conflicts (1)

Lisa Field (HOU)
*Notice of prior conflict

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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