Hearing Details Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Start Time:

12:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Additional local bills

This hearing will run concurrently with the hearing previously scheduled for Wednesday, July 22 at 10:00 AM in Room A-1.

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, July 21. 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.

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

Additional local bills 12:00pm - 12:05pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.5577	An Act relative to the department of public works in the town of Barre	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.5578	An Act allowing print-free digital legal notices for the town of Topsfield	Kristin E. Kassner
S.3188	An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land	Dylan A. Fernandes

Present (8)

Jack Patrick Lewis (HOU)

Michael S. Chaisson (HOU)

Carmine Lawrence Gentile (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

Lindsay N. Sabadosa (HOU)

Joshua Tarsky (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (3)

Mike Connolly (HOU)
*

Samantha Montaño (HOU)
*

Norman J. Orrall (HOU)
*

Documents
	Document
	H.5577 Summary_Berthiaume-Durant_Barre dept of public works.pdf
	H.5578 Summary_Kassner-Kerans_Topsfield print-free digital legal notices.pdf

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Hearing Details Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Additional local bills 12:00pm - 12:05pm

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