Hearing Details Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Late Files

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs. All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by September 20, 2026, subject to extensions consistent with 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 Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources’ page https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J21/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.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at jointcommittee.environment@malegislature.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

Chair Christine Barber

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

ATTN: Jacob Newman

24 Beacon St. Room 167

Boston, MA 02133

In-person oral and remote testimony sign-up is available via this form until 10:00AM on Monday, July 20, 2026. Email Jacob Newman at Jacob.Newman@mahouse.gov with any questions or concerns. Please note that oral testimony will be limited to 2 minutes per registrant. Written testimony should be submitted not later than two (2) weeks following the hearing date.

For in-person and remote testimony please include:

1. Name;

2. Organization you represent;

3. Whether on behalf of yourself or an organization;

4. Mailing address;

5. Email address;

6. Telephone number;

7. In-person or remote testimony;

8. Bills testifying on;

9. Whether support or oppose.

For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Christine Barber. 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: Jacob Newman with Chair Barber, at Jacob.Newman@mahouse.gov and Clayton Spivey with Chair Rausch, at Clayton.Spivey@masenate.gov. House Chair Barber’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2230.

If you have Accessibility needs, submit an accessibility services request.

Videos
Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources - 7-22-2026.mp4	7/22/2026 1:00 PM	00:12:41

Late Files 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5522	An Act prohibiting anticoagulant rodenticides in the town of Lincoln	Carmine Lawrence Gentile
H.5523	An Act authorizing the town of Sharon to prohibit the use of second-generation anticoagulants	Edward R. Philips
H.5533	An Act authorizing the town of Boxborough to prohibit the use or sale of second-generation anti-coagulant rodenticides	Danillo A. Sena
H.5532	An Act authorizing the town of Groton to prohibit the use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides	Margaret R. Scarsdale
H.5563	An Act authorizing the town of Ayer to prohibit the use or sale of second-generation anti-coagulant rodenticides	Danillo A. Sena
H.5570	An Act prohibiting the application of generation anticoagulant rodenticides in the town of Nahant	Sean Reid
H.5587	An Act relative to Great Brook State Park Trust Fund	Simon Cataldo

Documents
	Document
	H5522 Bill Summary.docx
	H5523 Bill Summary.docx
	H5532 Bill Summary.docx
	H5533 Bill Summary.docx
	H5563 Bill Summary.docx
	H5570 Bill Summary.docx
	H5587 Bill Summary.docx

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