Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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Status:: Upcoming
Event Date:: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Start Time:: 1:00 PM
Location:: A-1 and Virtual
Event Description: Late files

The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government will hold a hybrid public hearing to accept written and oral testimony on the below-listed legislation. This hearing will be chaired by Senate Chair Becca Rausch. Please be advised that the docket is subject to change by agreement of the Chairs.

Persons seeking to provide oral testimony, whether in person or remotely, are asked to pre-register by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 22, 2026, using this online form: https://forms.office.com/g/dhD8b9nhz8. Persons seeking to testify remotely must pre-register by the stated deadline; further instructions on how to participate will be provided after registration. Persons seeking to provide in person testimony without pre-registering will be permitted to testify on the day of the hearing if time permits. Oral testimony is limited to 2 minutes per person. Oral testimony from panels is limited to 8 minutes total, to be distributed at the discretion of the panelists. Individuals and panels may testify only once, and testimony may cover multiple bills; all testimony must be completed within the stated time limits.

Written testimony does not require pre-registration and may be submitted via email to: muni.committee@malegislature.gov. Written testimony should be submitted not later than two (2) weeks following the hearing date.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above will be subject to the reporting procedures in House Rule 27.

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 Committee page: https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J10/Hearings.

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.

The Committee strongly prefers that written testimony be submitted by email, as specified above. If email submission is not possible, written testimony may be submitted in hard copy to:

Senator Becca Rausch, Senate Chair

Representative Jack Patrick Lewis, House Chair

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

State House Room 215

Boston, MA 02133

Questions regarding the hearing, legislation, or reasonable accommodations to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process may be directed to Clay Spivey with Chair Rausch at Clayton.Spivey@masenate.gov or 617-722-1555, or Spencer Daniszewski with Chair Lewis at Spencer.Daniszewski@mahouse.gov.
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Late files 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5426	An Act amending the charter of the town of North Attleborough	Adam J. Scanlon
H.5434	An Act providing for the appointment of associate members of the Planning Board of the town of Tisbury to fill vacancies on the board	Thomas W. Moakley
H.5448	An Act modernizing financial departments in the city of Holyoke	Patricia A. Duffy
H.5449	An Act relative to amending the Traffic Commission in the city of Westfield	Kelly W. Pease
H.5456	An Act amending Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2016 relative to the year-round market rate rental housing trust fund in the town of Provincetown	Hadley Luddy
H.5463	An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.5467	An Act authorizing the transfer of certain parcels of land in the town of Weston from the Weston conservation commission to the select board	Alice Hanlon Peisch
H.5476	An Act relative to amending the town charter of the town of Provincetown	Hadley Luddy
S.3084	An Act relative to amending the charter of the city known as the town of Randolph regarding filling of vacancies, running for multiple offices, term of office for Stetson Trustees and three-month prohibition on work for the town after service in elected office	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
S.3087	An Act relative to the creation of a sewer and water advisory board in the town of Walpole	Michael F. Rush
S.3088	An Act authorizing a certain employment contract for the town of Boylston	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.3092	An Act authorizing the city of Newton to issue pension obligation bonds or notes	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.3097	An Act amending the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis	Julian Cyr
S.3098	An Act authorizing the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally	Julian Cyr

	Document
	H.5426_Summary_Scanlon-Feeney_North Attleborough amend charter.pdf
	H.5434_Summary_Moakley-Cyr_Tisbury planning board associate members.pdf
	H.5448_Summary_Duffy_Holyoke modernize finances.pdf
	H.5449_Summary_Pease_Westfield amend Traffic Commission.pdf
	H.5456_Summary_Luddy-Provincetown amend housing trust act.pdf
	H.5463 Summary_Jones_Middleton conservation restriction.pdf
	H.5467 Summary_Peisch_Weston land transfer con com to select board.pdf
	H.5476_Summary_Luddy-Provincetown amend town charter.pdf

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