Liz Malia
State Representative
Jamaica Plain - Roxbury - Roslindale - Dorchester
JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS
FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET HEARINGS
(calendar year 2020)

FY19 Public Hearings
Source: *updated regularly: http://www.jeffreysanchez.org/joint-committee-on-ways-means-fy19-budget-hearings/
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
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Location: Massachusetts State House Gardner Auditorium 24 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02133
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House Chair: Chairman Jeffrey Sánchez
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Senate Chair: Chairwoman Karen Spilka
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Agencies: Administration and Finance, Constitutional Officers, Inspector General, EOTSS
February 13 - Public Safety
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Location: Seven Hills Foundation 81 Hope Avenue Worcester, MA 01603
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House Chair: Representative Mary S. Keefe
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Senate Chair: Senator Michael Moore
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Agencies:
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Executive Office of Public Safety
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District Attorneys
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Sheriffs
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Judiciary
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Ethics
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Office of Campaign Finance
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Committee for Public Counsel Services
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Mass. Legal Assistance Corporation
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Mass. Commission Against Discrimination
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Victim and Witness Assistance
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Disabled Persons Protection Commission
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February 26 - Environment and Energy, Transportation
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Location: UMass Amherst Old Chapel Amherst, MA
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House Chair: Representative Stephen Kulik
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Senate Chair: Senator Jamie Eldridge
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Agencies:
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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
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Dept. of Agriculture
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Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
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Dept. of Environmental Protection
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Dept. of Energy Resources
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Dept. of Public Utilities
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Dept. of Fish and Game
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Mass. Dept. of Transportation
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Mass. Aeronautics Commission
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Registry of Motor Vehicles
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Merit Rating Board
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March 2 - Health and Human Services I
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Location: Auditorium in Media Arts Center (Building 1) Roxbury Community College Boston, MA
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House Chair: Representative Elizabeth A. Malia
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Senate Chair: Senator Sonia Chang Diaz
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Agencies:
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Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Office of Medicaid
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Dept. of Public Health
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Dept. of Mental Health
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Dept. of Developmental Services
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Health Policy Commission
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Center for Health Information and Analysis
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Elder Affairs
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Dept. of Youth Services
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March 12 - Health and Human Services II
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Location: The Connector Room Berkshire Community College Pittsfield, MA
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House Chair: Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier
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Senate Chair: Senator Adam Hinds
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Agencies:
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Dept. of Children and Families
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Dept. of Transitional Assistance
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Mass. Rehab Commission
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Mass. Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Mass. Commission for the Blind
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Office of Refugees
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Veterans Affairs
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Soldiers Homes
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March 13 - Economic Development, Housing, Labor
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Location: Everett High School Library 100 Elm Street Everett
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House Chair: Representative Joseph McGonagle
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Senate Chair: Senator Sal DiDomenico
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Agencies:
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Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
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Dept. of Business Development
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Dept. of Housing and Community Development
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Labor and Workforce Development,
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Libraries, Cultural Council
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Dept. of Labor
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Dept. of Workforce Development
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Workforce Investment Board
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Board of Library Commissioners
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Mass. Cultural Council
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Commission on the Status of Women
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Cannibis Control Commission
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March 16 - Public Hearing
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Location: Massachusetts State House Gardner Auditorium 24 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02133
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House Chair: Representative Elizabeth A. Malia
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Senate Chair: Senator Patricia Jehlen
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Hearing open to the public for testimony.
March 19 - Education and Local Aid
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Location: Wiggin Auditorium Peabody City Hall 24 Lowell Street Peabody, MA
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House Chair: Representative Thomas Walsh
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Senate Chair: Senator Joan Lovely
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Agencies:
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Dept. of Early Education and Care
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Dept. Elementary and Secondary Education
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Dept. Of Higher Education
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Local Aid
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