JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET HEARINGS

DATE/TIME
(All hearings begin at 10:00 AM except as noted) / LOCATION / HOUSE CHAIR / SENATE CHAIR / AGENCIES
Tuesday, February 2nd / State House
Gardner Auditorium / Chairman Brian S. Dempsey / Chairwoman Karen Spilka / Administration and Finance, Constitutional Officers, Inspector General
Monday, February 8th / UMASS Amherst
Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center, 1 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA 01003 / Representative Stephen Kulik / Senator Benjamin Downing / Environment and Energy, Transportation
EOEEA
  • 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
Tuesday, February 9th / Methuen High School
1 Ranger Rd, Methuen, MA 01844 / Representative Linda Dean Campbell / Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives / Economic Development and Housing
  • 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
Tuesday, February 16th / Springfield Technical Community College Scibelli Hall, 7th floor, Springfield, MA campus building (2) / Representative Benjamin Swan / Senator Benjamin Downing / Health and Human Services II
  • Dept. of Children and Families
  • Dept. of Youth Services
  • Dept. of Transitional Assistance
  • Commission
  • Mass. Rehab Commission
  • Mass. Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Mass, Commission for the Blind
Office of Refugees
Monday, February 22nd / Medford City Hall
Council Chambers
85 George P Hassett Dr
Medford, MA / Representative Sean Garballey / Senator Patricia Jehlen / Health and Human Services I
  • Executive Office of Health and Human Services
  • Office of Medicaid
  • Dept. of Public Health
  • Dept. of Mental Health
  • Center for Health Information and Analysis
  • Elder Affairs
  • Veterans Affairs
Soldiers Homes
Tuesday, February 23rd / TBA / Representative James Cantwell / Senator James Timilty / Public Safety, District Attorneys, Sheriffs
  • Executive Office of Public Safety
  • District Attorneys
  • Sheriffs
Judiciary
  • 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
Monday, February 29th / Everett High School Library
100 Elm Street
Everett / Representative Paul Brodeur / Senator Sal DiDomenico / Education and Local Aid
  • Dept. of Early Education and Care
  • Dept. Elementary and Secondary
Education
  • Dept.of Higher Education
Local Aid
Friday, March 4th / State House
Gardner Auditorium / TBA / TBA / Public Hearing