An Act Relative to Health Care Quality for Children and Youth
H.285/ S.169 | FACT SHEET

Tuesday, November 18th Hearing

Prioritize one or two main points only. When the committee members deliberate privately, what do you want them to remember if they were to summarize your position in one sentence? Use your two minutes to go deeply on that point so it is memorable.
Use Examples, if possible, but keep them clear and brief. Make policy issues real, and illustrate how your point above plays out in real life.

Date: Tuesday, November 18th @ 1pm
Link to sign up to testify here.
- Deadline to register: Friday, November 14th @ 3pm.
- Oral testimony is limited to three minutes per person or six minutes total for a panel.
In-person: State House, Room A-2
- Closest entrance: Bowdoin Street. The hearing room is one floor above.
- From Beacon Street entrance: go to the 2nd floor, walk across the main hall of the State House and walk down the Grand Staircase (or take the elevator down to the 1st floor).
- The entrance will have staffers with paper sign ups for anyone interested in testifying in-person last minute.
Virtual: link will be emailed on a calendar invite after registration
Submit written testimony by:
- email to o Audrey.Herrmann@mahouse.gov and Olivia.mathot@masenate.gov
- Use subject line: “Testimony in support of H.285/S.169”.
- Deadline to submit written testimony: Tuesday, November 25th
- Please cc your own state representative and state senator (find them here).

Timing The first hour (maybe two hours) will most likely be taken up by elected officials who get called first. The order of bills will not be known ahead of time unfortunately.
Restrooms: : Women’s and men’s public restrooms are located on either side of Room 136. Additional restrooms are available in the basement, one floor below. All gender public restrooms located between rooms 26 and 27. Men’s is in room 14 and women’s is in room 44.
Food: Pack a snack or visit the 4th floor cafeteria for vending machine snacks or refrigerated meals.