Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Start Time:

9:00 AM

Location:

A-2

Event Description

The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security will hold a hybrid public hearing to solicit written and oral testimony in person and remotely on matters relating to public safety.

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 Safety and Homeland Security page Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. 

Legislators, public officials, and the public must register to provide oral testimony. To register to testify virtually or in person, please fill out this form with the following information by Friday, March 13^th at 5 PM.

For in-person and remote testimony please include:

1. Name:  

2. Organization you represent:  

3. Whether on behalf of yourself or an organization:  

4. Mailing address:  

5. Email address: 

6. Telephone number:  

7. In-person or remote testimony:  

8. Bills testifying on; and  

9. Whether you support or oppose: 

For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

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 JointCmte-PublicSafety@malegislature.gov or physically mailed to the Senate Chair:  

CHAIR SENATOR JOHN J. CRONIN

JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY

ATTN: DANA MASCARI

24 BEACON ST ROOM 218

BOSTON MA 02133

This hearing will be chaired by Senate Chair John Cronin. 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 Dana Mascari at Dana.Mascari@masenate.gov.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security - 3-18-2026	3/18/2026 9:00 AM	03:31:59

Public Safety and Homeland Security 9:00am - 12:45pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4697	An Act relative to the training, certification, and recognition of constables and civil deputy sheriffs	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
S.2635	An Act authorizing the city known as the town of Barnstable to use red lights on certain emergency response vehicles	Julian Cyr
S.2680	An Act to improve public health and safety standards in communities around aging nuclear power plants and high-level nuclear waste dump sites	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.2681	An Act establishing safety standards for BMX bicycle and motorcross tracks	Dylan A. Fernandes
H.5158	An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act")	Andres X. Vargas

Present (17)

Daniel Cahill (HOU)

John J. Cronin (SEN)

Michelle L. Ciccolo (HOU)

William J. Driscoll, Jr. (SEN)

Rodney M. Elliott (HOU)

Dylan A. Fernandes (SEN)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Michael O. Moore (SEN)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)

Alan Silvia (HOU)

Kenneth P. Sweezey (HOU)

Marcus S. Vaughn (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Christopher J. Worrell (HOU)

Steven George Xiarhos (HOU)

Absent (3)

Peter J. Durant (SEN)
*

James B. Eldridge (SEN)
*

John C. Velis (SEN)
*Military leave

	Document
	S2635 Summary.docx
	S2680 Summary.docx
	S2681 Summary.docx
	H.5158 Summary.pdf
	H4697 Summary.pdf

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

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