Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

B-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Miscellaneous

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 March 18, 2026, 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 Public Service 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 at Seda.Korroch@mahouse.gov and Kayla.Armbruster@masenate.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair. Please submit by Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 5:00pm:

CHAIR DANIEL J. RYAN

JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE

ATTN: SEDA KORROCH

24 BEACON ST ROOM 156

BOSTON MA 02133

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up here. Deadline to sign up is Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 5:00pm.

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. Ryan. 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 Seda Korroch at (Seda.Korroch@mahouse.gov) as soon as possible. House Chair Ryan’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2240.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Service - 1-27-2026.mp4	1/27/2026 1:00 PM	00:07:22

Miscellaneous 1:00pm - 1:15pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.2907	An Act establishing credible service for eligible police officers and firefighters	Pavel M. Payano
H.4890	An Act relative to the maintenance of pre-employment physical examination records for public safety personnel in the city of Quincy	Tackey Chan
H.4909	An Act relative to the reserve time of public safety personnel in the city of Salem	Manny Cruz
H.4879	An Act authorizing Jonathan Gagne to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Andres X. Vargas
H.4846	An Act authorizing the town of Colrain to continue the employment of fire department chief Nicholas Anzuoni	Natalie M. Blais
H.4848	An Act authorizing the town of Colrain to continue the employment of fire department deputy chief Kevin Worden Sr	Natalie M. Blais
H.3924	An Act expanding the definition of dependent for the purposes of municipal employee benefits as to the city of Cambridge	Marjorie C. Decker
H.4740	An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Ryan Cazeau	William F. MacGregor
H.4741	An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Edny Joseph	William F. MacGregor
H.4267	An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Constantinos Papadopoulos	William F. MacGregor
H.4799	An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Jose Reyes	Russell E. Holmes
S.2750	An Act relative to city of Boston certified emergency telecommunicators	Michael F. Rush

Present (11)

Michael D. Brady (SEN)

Daniel J. Ryan (HOU)

David F. DeCoste (HOU)

Kelly A. Dooner (SEN)

James B. Eldridge (SEN)

Rodney M. Elliott (HOU)

Natalie M. Higgins (HOU)

John F. Keenan (SEN)

Mark C. Montigny (SEN)

John Francis Moran (HOU)

Joshua Tarsky (HOU)

Absent (6)

James C. Arena-DeRosa (HOU)
*

Colleen M. Garry (HOU)
*

Jacob R. Oliveira (SEN)
*Attending a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony in the district

David Allen Robertson (HOU)
*

Alan Silvia (HOU)
*

Todd M. Smola (HOU)
*

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