Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Start Time:

12:30 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Joint Committee Hearing

To hear legislation filed by Her Excellency the Governor related to Massachusetts competitiveness in discovery, research and innovation.

The Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies will conduct a hybrid public hearing on October 30, 2025 from 12:30PM to 2:30PM in Hearing Room A-1. This hearing will be chaired by Senate Chair Barry Finegold.

Questions regarding the hearing may be directed to Senate Chair Barry Finegold’s office by contacting Zach Crowley at zach.crowley@masenate.gov or by phone at 617 722-1612. House Chair Fiola’s office may be contacted by reaching out to Research Director Halle Mahoney at halle.mahoney@mahouse.gov or by phone at 617 722-2430.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing. The hearing will be streamed live on the General Court website: https://malegislature.gov/Events.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

Instructions for How to Register for Virtual or In-Person Testimony/Submission of Written Testimony

Remote Testimony Registration: To testify remotely, please register to testify using the MyLegislature links at the top of this page, or by filling out the form at this link: https://forms.microsoft.com/g/3M9Nd6gttQ. For remote testimony, the deadline to register to testify is 4:00 PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Those registered to testify will receive further instruction on joining the hearing remotely via email prior to the start of the hearing.

In-Person Testimony Registration: If you plan to testify in person please fill use the MyLegislature links at the top of this page, or by filling out the form at this link: https://forms.microsoft.com/g/3M9Nd6gttQ before 4pm on October 28, 2025. You may also sign up in person during the hearing - there will be a table and registration form outside the hearing room.

Legislators and Public Official Testimony: Legislators and public officials are asked to register to testify at this hearing. The presiding Chair, at their discretion, may take legislators and public officials out of turn.

Oral Testimony: Each individual registered to testify shall have 3 minutes to speak. Individuals offering testimony on multiple bills must do so within this 3 minute time frame. At their discretion, the Chair may further limit the time for testimony.

Panel Testimony: Those wishing to testify as part of a panel are asked to contact Zach Crowley at zach.crowley@masenate.gov before 4pm on October 28th.

Order of Testimony: The presiding Chair, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing.

Written Testimony: Please submit written testimony by no later than Thursday, November 6th, 2025 at 4:00PM. Electronic written testimony may be submitted to Halle Mahoney at halle.mahoney@mahouse.gov, and to Zach Crowley at zach.crowley@masenate.gov.

Written testimony may also be physically mailed to the House and Senate Chairs at the below addresses.

Chair Carole Fiola
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Attn: Halle Mahoney
24 Beacon Street Room 236
Boston, MA 02133

Chair Barry Finegold
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Attn: Zach Crowley
24 Beacon Street Room 109-D
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 or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

Accessibility Accommodations: The committee will work to coordinate reasonable accommodations required to ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully in the hearing process. Timely requests for accessibility accommodations, such as assistive listening devices and systems, sign language interpreting services, closed captioning and transcription services, will be provided upon request. If you need an accessibility accommodation please indicate so in the hearing registration form. Do not hesitate to contact Zach Crowley (zach.crowley@masenate.gov) with any inquiries or requests for special accommodations to participate in this hearing.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies - 10-30-2025	10/30/2025 12:30 PM	04:02:55

Massachusetts Competitiveness in Research, Discovery and Innovation 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4375	An Act to preserve and advance Massachusetts’ competitiveness in discovery, research, and innovation for a vibrant economy	Maura T. Healey

Present (11)

Carole A. Fiola (HOU)

Manny Cruz (HOU)

Jessica Ann Giannino (HOU)

Christopher Hendricks (HOU)

Michael P. Kushmerek (HOU)

William F. MacGregor (HOU)

Adam J. Scanlon (HOU)

Greg Schwartz (HOU)

Michael J. Soter (HOU)

Kenneth P. Sweezey (HOU)

Marcus S. Vaughn (HOU)

Absent (2)

Rodney M. Elliott (HOU) *

Jonathan D. Zlotnik (HOU) *

	Document
	H.4375_Summary_Governor Healey-Preserve and Advance MA Competitiveness in Discovery Research and Innovation for a Vibrant Economy

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

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