Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

B-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Misc 2

The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities will hold a hybrid public hearing to solicit written and oral testimony in-person and remotely on the following bills that pertain to: Misc 2

This hearing will be chaired by Senate Chair Robyn Kennedy. CART services and ASL interpretation will be available. All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by August 30, 2026. All matters filed in the Senate that are listed above are required to be reported on by July 20, 2026.

The public is invited to participate in this hearing. To sign up to provide oral testimony, please fill out this link. Sign-ups for oral testimony will close on Friday, June 26th at 4:00 PM, but same-day, in-person testimony will be accepted, time permitting. Please note, you will not be able to sign up for virtual testimony on the day of the hearing.

The Chairs will limit testimony to 3 minutes per speaker and 6 minutes for a panel. There is no limit to the number of people permitted to be on a panel, although the Chairs do not recommend panels that are larger than 3 people. Please note, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to testify, each person is only permitted to testify once throughout the entirety of the hearing.

Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee via email and will be accepted until the bill is acted upon. Written testimony on House bills should be sent to Audrey Herrman (Audrey.Herrmann@mahouse.gov) and written testimony on Senate bills should sent to Olivia Mathot (Olivia.mathot@masenate.gov). Testimony may also be physically mailed:

Chair Jay Livingstone
Joint Committee Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Attn: Audrey Herrmann
24 Beacon St, Room 146
Boston, MA 02133

Chair Robyn Kennedy
Joint Committee Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Attn: Olivia Mathot
24 Beacon St, Room 312D
Boston, MA 02133

Note: All written testimony received by the Committee will be made publicly available, provided however, the Chairs may limit and redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness, or safety of the testifier or others.

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: Olivia Mathot in Chair Kennedy’s Office, at (Olivia.mathot@masenate.gov) or Audrey Herrman in Chair Livingstone’s Office, at (Audrey.Herrmann@mahouse.gov).

The bills will be heard in the order displayed on the hearing notice with House and Senate companion bills heard together. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the Chairs.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities - 7-1-2026	7/1/2026 10:00 AM	03:08:12

Misc 2 10:00am - 1:00pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5085	An Act significantly alleviating poverty	Marjorie C. Decker
H.5286	An Act relative to specific medical diagnoses regarding the Department of Children and Families	Brian W. Murray
S.3095	An Act significantly alleviating poverty	Sal N. DiDomenico

Present (14)

Robyn K. Kennedy (SEN)

Jay D. Livingstone (HOU)

Kate Donaghue (HOU)

Michelle M. DuBois (HOU)

Lydia Edwards (SEN)

James B. Eldridge (SEN)

Lisa Field (HOU)

Judith A. Garcia (HOU)

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (HOU)

John J. Marsi (HOU)

Liz Miranda (SEN)

Thomas W. Moakley (HOU)

Patrick M. O'Connor (SEN)

Danillo A. Sena (HOU)

Hearing Conflicts (1)

Rebecca L. Rausch (SEN)
*Another committee hearing

No Reason Given (2)

Aaron L. Saunders (HOU)

Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida (HOU)

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