Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

B-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Matters concerning late files

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs. Further, the Chairs may schedule an executive session to coincide with this hearing. Per Committee Rules, Joint Committee members will be given any advance notice and materials to review.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by July 17, 2026 subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

ORAL TESTIMONY REGISTRATION: 

Please be advised that legislators, appointed officials, and the public must register to provide oral testimony.

In-Person/Virtual: If you plan to testify in-person or virtually, please fill out the form at this link before the registration deadline: 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 19.

Those registered to testify will receive further instruction on how to participate remotely via email prior to the start of the hearing.

Please note that you may also register in person on the day of the hearing; a table with a sign-up form will be available outside the hearing room.

Panels: In the registration form linked above, please indicate if you wish to testify as part of a panel and include the names of those you plan to testify with when registering. All panelists testifying will need to register individually via the registration form.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Written testimony can be submitted via email to Nicole Janeiro at nicole.janeiro@mahouse.gov and Riley Nichols at riley.nichols@masenate.gov. We kindly ask that you indicate your position (support, oppose, or request for amendment) along with the bill number(s) in the subject line of testimony submission emails. Alternatively, testimony can be physically mailed to either the House or Senate Chair:

Chair Antonio F.D. Cabral

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

ATTN: Nicole Janeiro

24 Beacon St, Suite 466

Boston, MA 02133

Chair Nick Collins

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

ATTN: Riley Nichols

24 Beacon St, Room 511-A

Boston, MA 02133

Written testimony is encouraged and will continue to be accepted after the hearing until the relevant bill is acted upon.

Please note that oral and written testimony submitted to the committee may be made publicly available, subject to the discretion of the Chairs and in accordance with committee rules. The committee may limit or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others. all oral and written testimony may be publicly available. Any person submitting written testimony may request such testimony remain private and said testimony will not be made publicly available.

LIVESTREAM: A livestream of this hearing will be available on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/

The hearing will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight webpage at the following link: https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J25/Hearings

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS:

The Committee will work to coordinate reasonable accommodations required to ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully in the hearing process. Requests for accessibility accommodations, such as assistive listening devices and systems, sign language interpreting services, closed captioning and transcription services, will be provided upon request. Requests for services should be submitted by completing the state house accessibility form, https://malegislature.gov/StateHouse/AccessibilityForm/.

You may contact committee staff with any questions by emailing at nicole.janeiro@mahouse.gov or riley.nichols@masenate.gov

If you have Accessibility needs, click here.

Videos
Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight - 5-20-2026	5/20/2026 1:00 PM	01:00:30

Matters concerning late files 1:00pm - 2:05pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5088	An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth	Homar Gómez
H.5315	An Act relative to the Veterans Memorial Rink located in the city of Waltham	Thomas M. Stanley
H.5335	An Act establishing the official crustacean of the Commonwealth	Joan Meschino
S.3061	An Act relative to a certain property in the city of Lowell	Vanna Howard
S.3073	An Act designating asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth	Joanne M. Comerford

Present (6)

Nick Collins (SEN)

Sal N. DiDomenico (SEN)

Peter J. Durant (SEN)

James B. Eldridge (SEN)

Rebecca L. Rausch (SEN)

John C. Velis (SEN)

Documents
	Document
	5.20.26 SARO Hearing Bill Summaries.pdf

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