4/14/25, 1:00 PM - Committee Hearing: Housing, State House, Room B-1

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Date/Time: 4/14/25 1:00 PM
Location: State House, Room B-1
Committee: Joint Committee on Housing (JHO)
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Proposals for Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution
 

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 Housing's page:https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J28/About

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

Proposals for Amendments to the Constitution are required to be reported on by April 30, 2025.

All written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, limitations and redactions shall exist for sharing testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

Any person submitting written testimony may request such testimony remain private and said testimony will not be made publicly available.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at Luke.oroark@mahouse.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair Richard Haggerty's Office at: 24 Beacon Street, Room 146, Boston, MA 02133

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 at the link here by 5 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2025.

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 Senate Chair Julian Cyr. 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: Luke O'Roark at (luke.oroark@mahouse.gov).

House Chair Haggerty's office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2575. Senate Chair Cyr's office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1570.


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