The Joint Committee on Way & Means is holding a series of public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. Below is a calendar. Click each event for more information including the co-chairs and list of agencies testifying. Please note dates and details are subject to change.
Revised 2/22/2018
*All hearings begin at 10:00am unless otherwise noted*
February 6 - Administration and Finance, Constitutional Officers, Inspector General, EOTSS
- Location: Massachusetts State House Gardner Auditorium 24 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02133
- House Chair: Chairman Jeffrey Sánchez
- Senate Chair: Chairwoman Karen Spilka
- Agencies: Administration and Finance, Constitutional Officers, Inspector General, EOTSS
February 13 - Public Safety
- Location: Seven Hills Foundation 81 Hope Avenue Worcester, MA 01603
- House Chair: Representative Mary S. Keefe
- Senate Chair: Senator Michael Moore
- Agencies:
- Executive Office of Public Safety
- District Attorneys
- Sheriffs
- Judiciary
- Ethics
- Office of Campaign Finance
- Committee for Public Counsel Services
- Mass. Legal Assistance Corporation
- Mass. Commission Against Discrimination
- Victim and Witness Assistance
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission
February 26 - Environment and Energy, Transportation
- Location: UMass Amherst Old Chapel Amherst, MA
- House Chair: Representative Stephen Kulik
- Senate Chair: Senator Jamie Eldridge
- Agencies:
- Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Dept. of Agriculture
- Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
- Dept. of Environmental Protection
- Dept. of Energy Resources
- Dept. of Public Utilities
- Dept. of Fish and Game
- Mass. Dept. of Transportation
- Mass. Aeronautics Commission
- Registry of Motor Vehicles
- Merit Rating Board
March 2 - Health and Human Services I
- Location: Auditorium in Media Arts Center (Building 1) Roxbury Community College Boston, MA
- House Chair: Representative Elizabeth A. Malia
- Senate Chair: Senator Sonia Chang Diaz
- Agencies:
- Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- Office of Medicaid
- Dept. of Public Health
- Dept. of Mental Health
- Dept. of Developmental Services
- Health Policy Commission
- Center for Health Information and Analysis
- Elder Affairs
- Dept. of Youth Services
March 12 - Health and Human Services II
- Location: The Connector Room Berkshire Community College Pittsfield, MA
- House Chair: Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier
- Senate Chair: Senator Adam Hinds
- Agencies:
- Dept. of Children and Families
- Dept. of Transitional Assistance
- Mass. Rehab Commission
- Mass. Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Mass. Commission for the Blind
- Office of Refugees
- Veterans Affairs
- Soldiers Homes
March 13 - Economic Development, Housing, Labor
- Location: Everett High School Library 100 Elm Street Everett
- House Chair: Representative Joseph McGonagle
- Senate Chair: Senator Sal DiDomenico
- Agencies:
- Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- Dept. of Business Development
- Dept. of Housing and Community Development
- Labor and Workforce Development,
- Libraries, Cultural Council
- Dept. of Labor
- Dept. of Workforce Development
- Workforce Investment Board
- Board of Library Commissioners
- Mass. Cultural Council
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Cannibis Control Commission
March 16 - Public Hearing
- Location: Massachusetts State House Gardner Auditorium 24 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02133
- House Chair: Representative Elizabeth A. Malia
- Senate Chair: Senator Patricia Jehlen
- Hearing open to the public for testimony.
March 19 - Education and Local Aid
- Location: Wiggin Auditorium Peabody City Hall 24 Lowell Street Peabody, MA
- House Chair: Representative Thomas Walsh
- Senate Chair: Senator Joan Lovely
- Agencies:
- Dept. of Early Education and Care
- Dept. Elementary and Secondary Education
- Dept. Of Higher Education
- Local Aid
