Hearing Details Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Start Time:: 10:00 AM
Location:: B-1 and Virtual
Event Description: Local and regional government matters

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be live-streamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government page which is accessible at [https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J10].

Those wishing to testify remotely must pre-register by clicking on this link before 3:00 PM on Tuesday, May 12. All those wishing to testify in person may sign up on the day of the hearing but are encouraged to sign up ahead of time using the link above. Once registered, those planning to testify remotely will receive an email with a Microsoft Teams link and instructions prior to the start of the hearing. The presiding chair may limit the time allotted for oral testimony based upon the number of participants and bills on the agenda.

Written testimony is encouraged and will continue to be accepted after the hearing until the relevant bill is acted upon. Such testimony may be submitted via email to muni.committee@malegislature.gov or physically mailed to the committee:

Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis, House Chair

Sen. Becca Rausch, Senate Chair

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Massachusetts State House

Attn: Geoff Richelew

24 Beacon Street, Room 450

Boston, MA 02133

The committee respectfully asks that individuals use only one method to submit testimony. Please provide the bill number in the subject line of the email, as well as your name, address, phone number and organization, if any, and address your comments to both House Chair Jack Patrick Lewis and Senate Chair Rebecca Rausch.

At the discretion of the chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available by request. 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.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Jack Patrick Lewis. Questions regarding the hearing, legislation, or reasonable accommodations to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process may be directed to Geoff Richelew with Chair Lewis at Geoff.Richelew@mahouse.gov or 617-722-2582, or Clay Spivey with Chair Rausch at Clayton.Spivey@masenate.gov or (617) 722-1555.
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Videos
Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government - 5-13-2026.mp4	5/13/2026 10:00 AM	00:06:23

Local and regional government matters 10:00am - 10:10pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5332	An Act addressing a vacancy in the office of mayor in the city of Holyoke	Patricia A. Duffy
H.5333	An Act pertaining to Holyoke's residency requirement	Patricia A. Duffy
H.5358	An Act authorizing the city of Newton to place municipal charges liens on certain properties in the city of Newton for nonpayment of any local charge, fee or fine	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.5364	An Act further amending Holyoke's residency requirement	Patricia A. Duffy
H.5365	An Act amending the home rule charter of the town of Falmouth to create the Falmouth Licensing Commission	David T. Vieira
H.5379	An Act relating to the transfer of interest in land in West Brookfield	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.5387	An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of Westford	James Arciero
H.5388	An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board	Mark D. Sylvia
H.5416	An Act authorizing the town of Lynnfield to appropriate funds from the Golf Enterprise Fund to the Recreation Capital Trust Stabilization Fund	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
S.3055	An Act clarifying the operation of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments	Joanne M. Comerford

Present (3)

Jack Patrick Lewis (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Norman J. Orrall (HOU)

No Reason Given (8)

Michael S. Chaisson (HOU)

Mike Connolly (HOU)

Carmine Lawrence Gentile (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

Samantha Montaño (HOU)

Lindsay N. Sabadosa (HOU)

Joshua Tarsky (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Documents
	Document
	H.5332 Summary_Duffy_Holyoke addressing vacancy in office of mayor.pdf
	H.5333 Summary_Duffy_Holyoke residency requirement.pdf
	H.5358_Summary_Lawn-Schwartz_Newton municipal charges liens on certain properties.pdf
	H.5364 Summary_Duffy_Holyoke further amending residency requirement.pdf
	H.5365 Summary_Vieira_Falmouth amend charter_create licensing commission.pdf
	H.5379 Summary_Berthiaume-Durant_West Brookfield acquire additional easements for road project.pdf
	H.5387_Summary_Arciero_Westford_Legal_Notices.pdf
	H.5388 Summary_Sylvia-Dooner_Marion transfer certain land to town.pdf
	H.5416_Summary_Jones-Crighton_Lynnfield funds.pdf

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Hearing Details Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Local and regional government matters 10:00am - 10:10pm

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