Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual
B-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Heating Fuels and Late Filed legislation

Dear Members and Staff,

The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy will be holding a hybrid public hearing on Heating Fuels and Late Filed legislation on Thursday, November 13, at 1:00 PM in hearing room B-2.

Individuals who wish to testify in-person or virtually may register to do so by filling out this form by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Testimony is limited to three minutes per person. You will receive a Teams invitation and further instructions on how to participate virtually prior to the start of the hearing. 

Written testimony can be submitted via email to Phil Hashey at Phillip.Hashey@mahouse.gov and Benjamin Minerva at Ben.Minerva@masenate.gov. When submitting written testimony, please send it as an attachment and use the following document title format:

Bill# - Your Organization’s Name – Support/Oppose 

Written testimony may also be physically mailed to the Senate Chair and House Chair at the following addresses respectively:

HOUSE CHAIR MARK J. CUSACK

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES, AND ENERGY

ATTN: PHIL HASHEY, COMMITTEE COUNSEL

24 BEACON ST, ROOM 43

BOSTON, MA 02133

SENATE CHAIR MICHAEL J. BARRETT

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES, AND ENERGY

ATTN: BENJAMIN MINERVA, COUNSEL

24 BEACON ST, ROOM 312-B

BOSTON, MA 02133

At the discretion of the Chairs, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may 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.

Those who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may attend in person or view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the [malegislature.gov/events] legislative website.

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 on the agenda are required to be reported on by January 12, 2026, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

If you have any questions, please reach out by emailing phillip.hashey@mahouse.gov. 

Thank you,

Representative Mark J. Cusack

House Chair

Senator Michael J. Barrett

Senate Chair

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy - 11-13-2025	11/13/2025 1:00 PM	02:22:23

Heating Fuels and Late Filed legislation 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.2271	An Act relative to natural gas shut-off valves, gate boxes and public safety	Paul R. Feeney
S.2272	An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair	Paul R. Feeney
S.2290	An Act preventing gas expansion to protect climate, community health and safety	Adam Gómez
S.2291	An Act protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs	Patricia D. Jehlen
S.2300	An Act providing for natural gas workforce safety	Paul W. Mark
S.2310	An Act relative to the impact of natural gas transfer facilities on public health	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2312	An Act relative to air monitoring stations	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2319	An Act to reduce gas leaks	Michael F. Rush
H.3471	An Act requiring disclosure to consumers regarding home heating oil insurance	Michael S. Day
H.3517	An Act relative to replacement plans	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.3518	An Act relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.3530	An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair	Frank A. Moran
H.3531	An Act providing for natural gas workforce safety	Frank A. Moran
H.3533	An Act for field safety in gas infrastructure	Frank A. Moran
H.3547	An Act preventing gas expansion to protect climate, community health and safety	Adrianne Pusateri Ramos
H.3550	An Act relative to increasing fuel assistance for low income individuals	Estela A. Reyes
H.3582	An Act to put a moratorium on new gas system expansion	Bud L. Williams
H.3583	An Act to establishing a moratorium on new gas system expansion	Bud L. Williams
H.3584	An Act to prevent gas expansion to protect climate, community health and safety.	Bud L. Williams
H.3974	An Act relative to cellular coverage	Hadley Luddy
H.4084	An Act relative to a surcharge on the 988 system	Tommy Vitolo
H.2346	An Act relative to a local option for municipalities to own and operate their own internet provider	Erika Uyterhoeven
S.2612	An Act providing for utility shutoff protections during periods of extreme heat	Joanne M. Comerford
S.2652	An Act authorizing the city of Taunton to establish a separate billing rate for water supplied to manufactured housing communities	Kelly A. Dooner
H.4690	An Act establishing a temporary moratorium on the siting of lithium battery storage facilities	Kelly W. Pease
H.4689	An Act establishing buffer zones for battery storage facilities	Kelly W. Pease

Present (9)

Mark J. Cusack (HOU)

Natalie M. Higgins (HOU)

Michael P. Kushmerek (HOU)

William F. MacGregor (HOU)

Sean Reid (HOU)

David Allen Robertson (HOU)

Margaret R. Scarsdale (HOU)

Jeffrey Rosario Turco (HOU)

Chynah Tyler (HOU)

Absent (2)

Kimberly N. Ferguson (HOU) *

Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (HOU) *

	Document
	H.2346
	H.3471
	H.3517
	H.3518
	H.3531
	H.3533
	H.3547
	H.3550
	H.3582
	H.3583
	H.3584
	H.3974
	H.4084
	H.4689
	H.4690

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

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