On October 14, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery will meet to hear Bill S.1386 - An act to transfer Bridgewater State Hospital to the Department of Mental Health
Senator John Valis and Representative Mindy Domb are the Legislature Chairs for this Committee. Please send them an email or call them in support of Bill S.1386
Senate Chair - John Valis
john.velis@masenate.gov
(617) 722-1415
Representative Chair - Mindy Domb
mindy.domb@mahouse.gov
(617) 722-2060
Bill S. 1386 by Senator Cynthia Stone Creem
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1386
Also, at 1:00 P.M. The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight will meet to hear Bills S. H.3291 & H.3313 - Senator Nick Collins and Representative Antonio Cabral are the Chairs for this Committee. Please send them an email or call them in support of H.3291 & H.3313. An act to transfer Bridgewater State Hospital to the Department of Mental Health.
Bill H3291 by Representative Christine Barber
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3291
Bill H3313 by Majorie Decker
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3313
Senate Chair - Senator Nick Collins
Nick.Collins@masenate.gov
(617) 722-1150
House Chair- Representative Antonio Cabral
Antonio.Cabral@mahouse.gov
(617) 722-2017
To watch the hearings you may use this link:
https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/5421
NOTE: This is the first time in the history of the Commonwealth that three separate Bills have been written to transfer Bridgewater State Hospital to the Department of Mental Health.
Please support loved ones housed at Bridgewater State Hospital so that they may receive proper treatment in a therapeutic facility under the Department of Mental Health, the experts.
If you would like to submit written or give in person testimoney please follow these instructions:
Further Information for Bill S1386- Written or Inperson Testimoney
Please be advised that legislators, appointed officials, and the public must register to provide oral testimony. In-Person/Virtual: If you plan to testify in-person or virtually, please fill out the form at this link before the registration deadline: 4:00 PM on Friday, October 10, 2025.
Please note that you may also register in person on the day of the hearing; a table with a sign-up form will be available outside the hearing room.
Those registered to testify will receive further instruction on how to participate remotely via email prior to the start of the hearing.
Panels: In the registration form linked above, please indicate if you wish to testify as part of a panel and include the names of those you plan to testify with when registering. All panelists testifying will need to register individually via the registration form.
WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMISSIONS: Written testimony can be submitted via email to Nicole Janeiro at nicole.janeiro@mahouse.gov and Riley Nichols at riley.nichols@masenate.gov. We kindly ask that you indicate your position (support, oppose, or request for amendment) along with the bill number(s) in the subject line of testimony submission emails. Alternatively, testimony can be physically mailed to either the House or Senate Chair:
Chair Antonio F.D. Cabral
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
ATTN: Nicole Janeiro
24 Beacon St, Suite 466
Boston, MA 02133
Chair Nick Collins
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
ATTN: Riley Nichols
24 Beacon St, Room 511-A
Boston, MA 02133
Written testimony is encouraged and will continue to be accepted after the hearing until relevant bills are acted upon.
Please note that oral and written testimony submitted to the committee may be made publicly available, subject to the discretion of the Chairs and in accordance with committee rules. The committee may limit or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.
LIVESTREAM: A livestream of this hearing will be available on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/
For Bills H3313 & H3291- Written or in person testimoney
ORAL TESTIMONY REGISTRATION:
Please be advised that legislators, appointed officials, and the public must register to provide oral testimony. In-Person/Virtual: If you plan to testify in-person or virtually, please fill out the form at this link before the registration deadline: 4:00 PM on Friday, October 10, 2025.
Please note that you may also register in person on the day of the hearing; a table with a sign-up form will be available outside the hearing room. Those registered to testify will receive further instruction on how to participate remotely via email prior to the start of the hearing. Panels: In the registration form linked above, please indicate if you wish to testify as part of a panel and include the names of those you plan to testify with when registering. All panelists testifying will need to register individually via the registration form.
WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMISSIONS: Written testimony can be submitted via email to Nicole Janeiro at nicole.janeiro@mahouse.gov and Riley Nichols at riley.nichols@masenate.gov. We kindly ask that you indicate your position (support, oppose, or request for amendment) along with the bill number(s) in the subject line of testimony submission emails. Alternatively, testimony can be physically mailed to either the House or Senate Chair:
Chair Antonio F.D. Cabral
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
ATTN: Nicole Janeiro
24 Beacon St, Suite 466
Boston, MA 02133
Chair Nick Collins
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
ATTN: Riley Nichols
24 Beacon St, Room 511-A
Boston, MA 02133
Written testimony is encouraged and will continue to be accepted after the hearing until relevant bills are acted upon. Please note that oral and written testimony submitted to the committee may be made publicly available, subject to the discretion of the Chairs and in accordance with committee rules. The committee may limit or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.
LIVESTREAM: A livestream of this hearing will be available on the General Court website,
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