Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

B-1

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 Monday, April 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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Videos
Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security - 4-15-2026	4/15/2026 10:00 AM	00:48:09

Public Safety and Homeland Security 10:00am - 10:50am

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.2743	An Act addressing staged suicides	Rebecca L. Rausch
S.2861	An Act creating a special commission to examine school bus safety	Paul W. Mark
S.3021	An Act updating Massachusetts student transportation	Brendan P. Crighton

Present (5)

John J. Cronin (SEN)

William J. Driscoll, Jr. (SEN)

Peter J. Durant (SEN)

Dylan A. Fernandes (SEN)

Michael O. Moore (SEN)

Absent (2)

James B. Eldridge (SEN)
*

John C. Velis (SEN)
*Military leave

Documents
	Document
	Hearing Notice PSHS 4.15.26.docx

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