Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

222 and Virtual

Event Description

Late Files

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 May 3, 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 Environment and Natural Resources’ page https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J21/Hearings. 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 jointcommittee.environment@malegislature.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

Chair Christine Barber

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

ATTN: Jacob Newman

24 Beacon St. Room 167

Boston, MA 02133

In-person oral and remote testimony sign-up is available via this form until 10:00AM on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Email Jacob Newman at Jacob.Newman@mahouse.gov with any questions or concerns. Please note that oral testimony will be limited to 2 minutes per registrant. Written testimony should be submitted not later than two (2) weeks following the hearing date.

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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 Christine Barber. 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: Jacob Newman with Chair Barber, at Jacob.Newman@mahouse.gov and Clayton Spivey with Chair Rausch, at Clayton.Spivey@masenate.gov. House Chair Barber’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2230.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources - 3-4-2026	3/4/2026 10:00 AM	01:04:39

Late Files 10:00am - 11:15am

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5113	An Act designating the Marion Stoddart riverwalk	Margaret R. Scarsdale
H.5076	An Act relative to reducing the use of toxic pesticides in the town of Eastham	Hadley Luddy
H.4972	An Act a petition that the town of Chelmsford be authorized to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within said town	Simon Cataldo
H.4917	An Act relative to a town-wide ban on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.4700	An Act authorizing the town of Truro to regulate the use of pesticides	Hadley Luddy
S.2896	An Act authorizing the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea to adopt a bylaw restricting the use of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs)	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2961	An Act authorizing the town of Dighton to use a portion of conservation land for public way purposes	Kelly A. Dooner
S.2933	An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town	Cindy F. Friedman
H.5141	An Act promoting recreation on Massachusetts beaches	Kenneth P. Sweezey
H.5140	An Act creating parity among Massachusetts beaches	Kenneth P. Sweezey
H.5139	An Act establishing a review process of guidelines for managing recreational use of beaches to protect piping plovers, terns, and their habitats in Massachusetts	Kenneth P. Sweezey
S.2877	An Act authorizing the town of Grafton to prohibit or restrict the application of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides	Michael O. Moore
H.3920	An Act to provide sustainable water resources in the town of Tyngsborough	Colleen M. Garry

Present (8)

Christine P. Barber (HOU)

Jennifer Balinsky Armini (HOU)

Simon Cataldo (HOU)

John R. Gaskey (HOU)

Tara T. Hong (HOU)

Margaret R. Scarsdale (HOU)

Kenneth P. Sweezey (HOU)

Mark D. Sylvia (HOU)

Absent (3)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)
*

Dawne Shand (HOU)
*

Jonathan D. Zlotnik (HOU)
*

	Document
	H3920 Bill Summary.docx
	H4700 Bill Summary.docx
	H4917 Bill Summary.docx
	H4972 Bill Summary.docx
	H5076 Bill Summary.docx
	H5113 Bill Summary.docx
	H5139 Bill Summary.docx
	H5140 Bill Summary.docx
	H5141 Bill Summary.docx

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

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