Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, October 20, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Retail, Health, Trades, Animals, and Local Alcohol Petitions

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 Friday, October 17th 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 19, 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 Chan. 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 - 10-20-2025	10/20/2025 10:00 AM	01:47:29

Retail, Health, Trades, Animals, and Local Alcohol Petitions 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.330	An Act to clarify the minimum age for the sale and purchase of adult-use products	Daniel Cahill
S.221	An Act to clarify the minimum age for the sale and purchase of adult-use products	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
H.339	An Act relative to funeral directors	Tackey Chan
H.355	An Act relative to animal telehealth	Mark J. Cusack
H.368	An Act amending Chapter 236 of the Special Acts of 2014	Christopher Richard Flanagan
H.371	An Act relative to local boards of health and the sale of legal consumer products in the Commonwealth	Paul K. Frost
H.372	An Act authorizing an additional alcohol license in the town of Avon	William C. Galvin
H.376	An Act restricting the sale of certain items at flea markets	Colleen M. Garry
H.385	An Act to clarify the Consumer Protection Act	Christopher Hendricks
H.392	An Act relative to funeral homes and charitable foundations	Steven S. Howitt
H.4089	An Act authorizing the town of Milton to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Richard G. Wells, Jr.
H.415	An Act banning the purchase and consumption of products made in Russia	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.425	An Act authorizing the town of Ashland to grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of all alcohol beverages to be drunk on the premises	Jack Patrick Lewis
H.426	An Act to protect consumers from contributing to inhumane animal testing for cosmetics	Jack Patrick Lewis
S.263	An Act to protect consumers from contributing to inhumane animal testing for cosmetics	Mark C. Montigny
H.446	An Act relative to wildlife rehabilitators	James M. Murphy
H.4543	An Act clarifying the existing pipefitting exemption	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.4570	An Act authorizing the town of Pembroke to issue one additional license	Kenneth P. Sweezey
H.463	An Act to raise awareness of carbon dioxide emissions at gas stations	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
H.470	An Act relative to stores offering digital coupons	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
S.237	An Act regulating self-checkouts in grocery establishments	Paul R. Feeney
S.270	An Act relative to small businesses and the sale of certain cultural products	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.287	An Act relative to horse riding instructors	Bruce E. Tarr

Present (14)

Tackey Chan (HOU)

Pavel M. Payano (SEN)

John J. Cronin (SEN)

Kelly A. Dooner (SEN)

William J. Driscoll, Jr. (SEN)

Lisa Field (HOU)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Mary S. Keefe (HOU)

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (HOU)

Joseph D. McKenna (HOU)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

Jacob R. Oliveira (SEN)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Tommy Vitolo (HOU)

Absent (3)

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (HOU) *

Lydia Edwards (SEN) *

Estela A. Reyes (HOU) *

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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