Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

B-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Remaining bills before the committee

The public is invited to participate in The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development hearing on Thursday, November 20, at 10:00 a.m. in Hearing Room B-1.

Registration: To register to testify in-person or virtually, please provide contact information via this form. The deadline to register is Friday, November 14, at 3:00 p.m. If you plan to testify as a panel, please note the name(s) of your co-panelist(s) on the form when registering. All panelists testifying will need to register individually via the sign-up form. The livestream of this hearing will be available on the Legislature's website at https://malegislature.gov/.

Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development page. The Chairs will limit testimony to 2 minutes per speaker and encourage speakers to avoid repetition to ensure as many bills as possible can be heard.

Written Testimony:

Written or pre-recorded testimony may be submitted until Friday, November 21^st at 5:00 PM via email to labor.workforce.development@gmail.com.

Written testimony can be physically mailed to the Senate Chair:

Chair Jacob Oliveira

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

ATTN: Soumia Aitelhaj

24 BEACON ST. RM. 416-B

BOSTON MA 02133

All written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, limitations and redactions shall exist for sharing testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others. Any person submitting written testimony may request such testimony remain private and said testimony will not be made publicly available.

*All House matters above are required to be reported on by December 3, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

Contact:

Please contact the Committee staff in advance if you are requesting any ADA accommodations or if you have any questions:

Soumia.aitelhaj@masenate.gov or Garrett.Burns@mahouse.gov

The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development hearing will 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 discretion of the chair per committee rules.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee On Labor And Workforce Development - 11-20-2025	11/20/2025 10:00 AM	02:02:05

Remaining Bills 10:00am - 12:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.1360	An Act relative to collective bargaining rights of the state police	Michael O. Moore
S.1364	An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining	Pavel M. Payano
S.1372	An Act relative to the structure of the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board	Bruce E. Tarr
S.1374	An Act relative to mandated use of paid time off for quarantine purposes	Bruce E. Tarr
H.2066	An Act to impose fines on transportation network drivers who discriminate against riders with disabilities who use service animals	Christine P. Barber
H.2067	An Act waiving the requirement for on call fire fighters to disclose stipends as income	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.2069	An Act regarding trash and recycling collectors, moving contractors, and motor bus pupil transporters	David Biele
H.2082	An Act relative to contractor accountability	Mark J. Cusack
H.2098	An Act codifying organizational standing	Tricia Farley-Bouvier
H.2128	An Act relative to commissioned employees	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2131	An Act relative to fairness in workers' compensation benefits	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2133	An Act relative to workers' compensation	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2182	An Act relative to an eight hour work day	Erika Uyterhoeven
H.4545	An Act relative to PFML for bone marrow and organ donation	Richard M. Haggerty
S.2665	An Act to notify employees of an I-9 audit	Jason M. Lewis
S.1305	An Act establishing protections and accountability for Delivery Network Company workers, consumers, and communities	Lydia Edwards

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

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