Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

Event Details

Status:

Upcoming

Event Date:

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-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 Jason.Wentworth@masenate.gov or physically mailed to the Senate Chair. Please submit by Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:00pm:

CHAIR MICHAEL BRADY
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE
ATTN: JASON WENTWORTH
24 BEACON ST ROOM 416A
BOSTON MA 02133

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up here. Deadline to sign up is Monday, March 9, 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 Senate Chair Michael Brady. 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 Jason Wentworth at (jason.wentworth@masenate.gov) as soon as possible. Senate Chair Brady’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1200.

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Miscellaneous 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5159	An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System to grant credible service to Sara Scibelli	Brian M. Ashe
H.5110	An Act authorizing the town of Petersham to continue the employment of police department members Richard D. Cooley Jr. and David A. Shoemaker	Aaron L. Saunders
H.3900	An Act authorizing the raising the maximum retirement age of special police officers in the town of Kingston to 70 years old	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.5054	An Act relative to the maintenance of pre-employment physical examination records for public safety personnel in the city of Peabody	Thomas P. Walsh
H.5034	An Act relative to waiving the maximum age requirement for police officers for Matthew Cummings	Daniel J. Hunt
H.4977	An Act relative to a transfer of retirement benefits for Valeria D'Orazio an associate professor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Michelle L. Badger
S.2939	An Act relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Dighton	Kelly A. Dooner
H.4747	An Act relative to the New Bedford Police Association	Antonio F. D. Cabral
H.4742	An Act authorizing the town of Pelham to continue the employment of Gary L. Thomann as police chief	Aaron L. Saunders
H.4698	An Act authorizing the state board of retirement board to provide for the payment of retirement benefits to Dale R. Kiley	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Service

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