Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

A-1

Event Description

BRIGHT Act -- An Act to build Resilient Infrastructure to Generate Higher-Ed Transformation

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 Bonding page: Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

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.

Writtentestimony may be submitted to the Committee via email at jointcmte-bonding@malegislature.gov, or to aidan.bettencourt@mahouse.gov, with the bill number and “Testimony” in the subject line of the email, or physically mailed to the House Chair:

MICHAEL J. FINN, CHAIR
JOINT COMMITTEE ON BONDING, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES & STATE ASSETS
ATTN: AIDAN BETTENCOURT, RESEARCHER
24 BEACON ST ROOM 42
BOSTON, MA 02133

Remote testimony requests will be honored no later Wednesday, November 12th at 10AM.

Please submit in-person or remote testimony sign-ups via email to Aidan Bettencourt at Aidan.Bettencourt@mahouse.gov with the following:
1. Name;
2. Organization you represent;
3. Testifying on behalf of yourself or an organization;
4. Mailing address;
5. Email address;
6. Telephone number;
7. 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 Michael J. Finn. 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 aidan.bettencourt@mahouse.gov (Chair Finn’s office) or gabrielle.hanson@masenate.gov (Chair Mark’s Office)

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets	11/13/2025 11:00 AM	02:47:02

The BRIGHT ACT: An Act to build Resilient Infrastructure to Generate Higher-Ed Transformation 11:00am - 1:50pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4693	An Act to build resilient infrastructure to generate higher-ed transformation	Joint Committee on Higher Education

Present (13)

Michael J. Finn (HOU)

Mike Connolly (HOU)

Lisa Field (HOU)

Hadley Luddy (HOU)

Joseph D. McKenna (HOU)

Norman J. Orrall (HOU)

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU)

Kelly W. Pease (HOU)

John H. Rogers (HOU)

Aaron L. Saunders (HOU)

Greg Schwartz (HOU)

Dawne Shand (HOU)

Erika Uyterhoeven (HOU)

	Document
	H.4693, BRIGHT Act Bill Summary
	Bright Act Attendance

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

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