Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Election Laws

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

222 and Virtual

Event Description

Campaign Finance

The Joint Committee on Election Laws will hold a hybrid public hearing to solicit written and oral testimony in-person and remotely on the following

bills. 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 December20, 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, https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly

on the Joint Committee on Election Laws 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 Karen Zirkle at karen.zirkle@mahouse.gov, Matthew O’Brien at matthew.o'brien@mahouse.gov and Emerson Gagnon at emerson.gagnon@masenate.gov

CHAIR DANIEL J. HUNT

JOINT COMMITTEE ON ELECTION LAWS

ATTN: KAREN ZIRKLE AND ERIN WALSH

24 BEACON ST ROOM 445

BOSTON MA 02133

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up here

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 House Chair Daniel J. Hunt. 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: Karen Zirkle at karen.zirkle@mahouse.gov. House Chair Hunt’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2460.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Election Laws - 10-21-2025	10/21/2025 1:00 PM	00:50:53

Campaign Finance 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.806	An Act relative to dark money in local government	Simon Cataldo
H.807	An Act to provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Tackey Chan
H.811	An Act authorizing cities and towns to provide for citizen-funded election campaigns	Mike Connolly
H.812	An Act relative to transparent political campaigning	Mike Connolly
H.816	An Act relative to political contributions	Michael S. Day
H.817	An Act relative to the disclosure of the political party offices campaign contributions	Michael S. Day
H.818	An Act requiring major policy makers to disclose donations to entities engaging in political activity	Marjorie C. Decker
H.821	An Act promoting political participation	Daniel M. Donahue
H.825	An Act supporting caregivers running for public office	Brandy Fluker-Reid
H.826	An Act relative to candidates for public office reporting public assistance	Paul K. Frost
H.844	An Act relative to pay-to-play schemes	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.845	An Act relative to the campaign finance reporting cycle	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.848	An Act relative to campaign finance reform	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.850	An Act relative to honest online political advertisement disclosure and election interference	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.867	An Act relative to bake sales, farmer’s markets, or community festivals by political party committees	Jeffrey N. Roy
H.868	An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees	Daniel J. Ryan
H.875	An Act to limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations	Erika Uyterhoeven
S.2605	An Act further regulating town elections in the town of Canton	Paul R. Feeney
S.506	An Act relative to dark money in local government	Julian Cyr
S.507	An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.511	An Act relative to fair elections	James B. Eldridge
S.515	An Act reforming campaign finance laws	Barry R. Finegold
S.523	An Act updating the public financing law	Paul W. Mark
S.525	An Act to limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations	Mark C. Montigny
S.530	An Act requiring tax return disclosure to appear on a presidential primary ballot	Rebecca L. Rausch

Present (14)

Daniel J. Hunt (HOU)

John F. Keenan (SEN)

Cynthia Stone Creem (SEN)

Leigh Davis (HOU)

Ryan C. Fattman (SEN)

Paul K. Frost (HOU)

Ryan M. Hamilton (HOU)

Tara T. Hong (HOU)

Christopher M. Markey (HOU)

Rita A. Mendes (HOU)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

Jacob R. Oliveira (SEN)

Rebecca L. Rausch (SEN)

David Allen Robertson (HOU)

Absent (1)

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU)
*

Hearing Conflicts (2)

James B. Eldridge (SEN)
*Another committee hearing

Priscila S. Sousa (HOU)
*Another committee hearing

	Document
	H806 Bill Summary
	H807 Bill Summary
	H811 Bill Summary
	H812 Bill Summary
	H816 Bill Summary
	H817 Bill Summary
	H818 Bill Summary
	H821 Bill Summary
	H825 Bill Summary
	H826 Bill Summary
	H844 Bill Summary
	H845 Bill Summary
	H848 Bill Summary (1)
	H850 Bill Summary
	H867 Bill Summary
	H868 Bill Summary
	H875 Bill Summary

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