House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

February 24, 2026 - February 27, 2026

Last Updated 2/20/2026 2:26 PM

 

Livestream

 

 

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

1:15 PM                   School Budgets Update

Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education

Ted Gates, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

 

1:30 AM                   Reserve Guidance

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education - Invited

 

2:15 PM                   Yield Bill

Committee Discussion

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:15 PM                   H. 558 - An act relating to the Medicaid school-based services program

vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services - Invited

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 886 - An act relating to creating a cost of competing adjustment

Rebecca Sibilia, Executive Director, EdFund - Invited

Chris Duncombe, Principal, Education Commission of the States - Invited

 

10:15 AM                   Corporate Link-Up

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 757 - An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Abby Shepard, Executive Policy Advisor, Department of Taxes - Invited

 

2:15 PM                   H. 750 - An act relating to school districts pursuing school construction projects during the moratorium on State aid

vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

9:00 AM                   Regional Assessment Districts

committee discussion

membership and appeals

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   26-0758 - An act relating to creating a nonhomestead residential tax classification

committee discussion

 

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   H. 588 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

vote

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:00 AM                   H. 802 - An act relating to adjusting the census grant for inflation

vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   26-0727 - An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws

committee discussion and straw poll

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:15 PM                   25-0991 - An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 27, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 774 - An act relating to a three-year education property tax freeze

Rep. Gina Galfetti, Sponsor of the bill

 

9:15 AM                   H. 888 - An act relating to passing a yield bill before Town Meeting Day

Rep. Herb Olson, Sponsor of the bill

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

after the floor                     Yield Bill

Committee Discussion

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:15 AM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating tools for housing production

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch