Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Late-referred Retail Matters

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be live-streamed and recorded for viewing on the “Hearings & Events” page of the General Court’s website.

Written testimony is encouraged in lieu of or in addition to oral testimony; and may be submitted via email to JointCommittee.ConsumerProtection&ProfessionalLicensure@malegislature.gov or mailed to the Chairs:

Representative Tackey Chan
House Chair
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
24 Beacon Street, Room 42
Boston, MA 02133

Senator Pavel Payano
Senate Chair
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
24 Beacon Street, Room 413-B
Boston, MA 02133

Please include the bill number and “TESTIMONY” in the subject line of the email. The Committee will accept written testimony on any bill up until such is acted on. Registration is not required to submit written testimony.

Registration to present oral testimony, both remotely and in-person, is required. To register, please provide your contact information into this FORM not later than Tuesday, April 14th at 5:00 PM. If providing testimony remotely, you will receive an invitation to the hearing with instructions via email after the registration deadline closes. The Committee may accept in-person oral testimony on the day of without prior registration. Please note that there is a time limit of 3-minutes per person for all oral testimony.

Testimony submitted to the Committee will be made publicly available. By submission, you agree to release to the public all information you have included unless you clearly advise the Committee otherwise in writing. The Committee will make reasonable efforts to ensure the email address or other personal sensitive information provided will not be published. Nevertheless, the Committee advises that you do not include any information you do not intend to make public, such as medical or other sensitive information.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs. This public hearing will be chaired by Rep. Chan.

The Committee shall make a final report on all House filed matters heard on this date not later than June 14, 2026, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

Do not hesitate to contact Marissa Dakin (Marissa.Dakin@mahouse.gov) with any inquiries regarding House filed matters or Thomas Mahoney (Thomas.Mahoney@masenate.gov) with any inquiries regarding Senate filed matters.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure - 4-15-2026	4/15/2026 1:00 PM	00:30:27

Late-referred Retail Matters 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5036	An Act requiring the disclosure of consumer information related to tariffs	Mindy Domb
H.5138	An Act relative to consumer protections for low valued legal tender scarcity	Tackey Chan

Present (13)

Tackey Chan (HOU)

Pavel M. Payano (SEN)

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (HOU)

John J. Cronin (SEN)

Kelly A. Dooner (SEN)

William J. Driscoll, Jr. (SEN)

Lisa Field (HOU)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Mary S. Keefe (HOU)

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (HOU)

Joan Meschino (HOU)

Jacob R. Oliveira (SEN)

Estela A. Reyes (HOU)

Absent (1)

Lydia Edwards (SEN)
*Senate formal session.

Hearing Conflicts (3)

Joseph D. McKenna (HOU)
*Legislative session

Amy Mah Sangiolo (HOU)
*Legislative session

Tommy Vitolo (HOU)
*Legislative session

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