Hearing Details Joint Committee on Higher Education

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Thursday, March 19, 2026
Start Time:: 12:00 PM
Location:: A-1 and Virtual
Event Description: Hearing #6

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the Chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by May 18, 2026, subject to compliance with House Rule 27.

Members of the public are invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Higher Education hearing page.

Advanced registration is strongly encouraged. Those wishing to register should fill out the registration form at this link. The deadline to register is Wednesday, March 18th, at 5:00 p.m. Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in person on forms provided by committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign up on the day of the hearing.

It is the intention of the committee to limit oral testimony to 3-minutes, and individuals offering testimony on multiple bills must also do so within the 3-minute time limit. However, the committee welcomes submission of additional longer statements in writing, which can be submitted via email to BOTH Dave.Rogers@mahouse.gov AND Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov. If you choose to email testimony, please put “TESTIMONY - March 19th Hearing” and the bill number in the subject line. Testimony can also be mailed to the House and Senate Chairs:

CHAIR DAVE ROGERS

JOINT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

24 BEACON ST, ROOM 473-B

BOSTON, MA 02133

CHAIR JO COMERFORD

JOINT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

24 BEACON ST, ROOM 410

BOSTON, MA 02133

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 including, without limitation, testimony that is obscene, contains sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

This hearing will be chaired by Senate Chair Jo Comerford. 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: Rachel.Klein@masenate.gov. Chair Comerford's office can be reached at (617) 722-1532.

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Videos
Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Higher Education - 3-19-2026	3/19/2026 12:00 PM	00:56:15

Hearing #6 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5012	An Act relative to students accessing food and nutritional information	Michelle L. Badger
S.2927	An Act relative to students accessing food and nutritional information	Joan B. Lovely

Present (13)

Joanne M. Comerford (SEN)

David M. Rogers (HOU)

Shirley B. Arriaga (HOU)

Michelle L. Badger (HOU)

Kelly A. Dooner (SEN)

Carmine Lawrence Gentile (HOU)

Tara T. Hong (HOU)

Paul W. Mark (SEN)

Pavel M. Payano (SEN)

Kelly W. Pease (HOU)

Michael J. Soter (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Susannah M. Whipps (HOU)

Hearing Conflicts (1)

Michael O. Moore (SEN)
*Legislative session

No Reason Given (1)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

Documents
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	H.5012

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Hearing #6 12:00pm - 4:00pm

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