House Committees

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House Majority Party Leadership

Robert DeLeo
Speaker of the House
Kathi-Anne Reinstein
Second Assistant House Majority Leader
Paul Donato
House Third Division
Patricia Haddad
House Speaker Pro Tempore
Byron Rushing
House Second Division
Ronald Mariano
House Majority Leader
Ellen Story
House Forth Division
Garrett Bradley
House First Division
Charles Murphy
Assistant House Majority Leader

House Minority Party Leadership

Bradley Jones, Jr.
House Minority Leader
George Peterson, Jr.
Assistant House Minority Leader
Bradford Hill
House Minority Whip
Elizabeth Poirier
Assistant House Minority Whip

House Committee on Rules

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
John Binienda of 17th Worcester
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Cory Atkins of 14th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Byron Rushing of 9th Suffolk
Thomas Petrolati of 7th Hampden
Ronald Mariano of 3rd Norfolk
Aaron Michlewitz of 3rd Suffolk
Eugene O'Flaherty of 2nd Suffolk
David Nangle of 17th Middlesex
Garrett Bradley of 3rd Plymouth
Patricia Haddad of 5th Bristol
Stephen Canessa of 12th Bristol
John Fernandes of 10th Worcester
Donald Humason, Jr. of 4th Hampden
Paul Frost of 7th Worcester
Geoff Diehl of 7th Plymouth

House Ways and Means

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Brian Dempsey of 3rd Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Stephen Kulik of 1st Franklin
Assistant Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Martha "Marty" Walz of 8th Suffolk
Committee Members: 
Angelo Scaccia of 14th Suffolk
Gloria Fox of 7th Suffolk
Thomas Petrolati of 7th Hampden
Robert Koczera of 11th Bristol
Christine Canavan of 10th Plymouth
Timothy Toomey, Jr. of 26th Middlesex
Benjamin Swan of 11th Hampden
Colleen Garry of 36th Middlesex
Thomas Golden, Jr. of 16th Middlesex
Geraldine Creedon of 11th Plymouth
David Sullivan of 6th Bristol
Ruth Balser of 12th Middlesex
John Fresolo of 16th Worcester
Walter Timilty of 7th Norfolk
Thomas Stanley of 9th Middlesex
Joyce Spiliotis of 12th Essex
Carl Sciortino of 34th Middlesex
Christopher Speranzo of 3rd Berkshire
Angelo Puppolo of 12th Hampden
Michael Brady of 9th Plymouth
Ann-Margaret Ferrante of 5th Essex
James Dwyer of 30th Middlesex
Viriato "Vinny" deMacedo of 1st Plymouth
Daniel Webster of 6th Plymouth
Geoff Diehl of 7th Plymouth
Angelo D'emilia of 8th Plymouth
Shaunna O'Connell of 3rd Bristol
Donald Wong of 9th Essex
Aaron Michlewitz of 3rd Suffolk

House Bills in Third Reading

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Vincent Pedone of 15th Worcester
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
James O'Day of 14th Worcester
Committee Members: 
George Peterson, Jr. of 9th Worcester

House Bonding, Capital Expenditures & State Assets

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Antonio Cabral of 13th Bristol
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Stephen Canessa of 12th Bristol
Committee Members: 
Robert Fennell of 10th Essex
Colleen Garry of 36th Middlesex
Harriett Stanley of 2nd Essex
Carl Sciortino of 34th Middlesex
Lori Ehrlich of 8th Essex
James Cantwell of 4th Plymouth
Todd Smola of First Hampden
Steven Levy of 4th Middlesex

House Ethics Committee

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Martin Walsh of 13th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Thomas Golden, Jr. of 16th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Theodore Speliotis of 13th Essex
Kathi-Anne Reinstein of 16th Suffolk
Paul Donato of 35th Middlesex
Patricia Haddad of 5th Bristol
Peter Kocot of 1st Hampshire
Daniel Webster of 6th Plymouth
Frederick Jay Barrows of 1st Bristol
Shaunna O'Connell of 3rd Bristol
Daniel Winslow of 9th Norfolk

House Personnel and Administration

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
William Galvin of 6th Norfolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Jennifer Benson of 37th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
James Murphy of 4th Norfolk
William "Smitty" Pignatelli of 4th Berkshire
Cleon Turner of 1st Barnstable
Denise Provost of 27th Middlesex
Paul Schmid of 8th Bristol
Shaunna O'Connell of 3rd Bristol
Geoff Diehl of 7th Plymouth
Angelo D'emilia of 8th Plymouth
Donald Wong of 9th Essex
Aaron Michlewitz of 3rd Suffolk

House Post Audit and Oversight

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
David Linsky of 5th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Benjamin Swan of 11th Hampden
Committee Members: 
Harriett Stanley of 2nd Essex
Bruce Ayers of 1st Norfolk
David Torrisi of 14th Essex
Thomas Stanley of 9th Middlesex
Stephen Smith of 28th Middlesex
Jennifer Benson of 37th Middlesex
Jonathan Hecht of 29th Middlesex
Sheila Harrington of 1st Middlesex
Kevin Kuros of 8th Worcester

House Steering, Policy & Scheduling

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Louis Kafka of 8th Norfolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Stephen Smith of 28th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Gloria Fox of 7th Suffolk
Kevin Murphy of 18th Middlesex
Demetrius Atsalis of 2nd Barnstable
James Murphy of 4th Norfolk
James Dwyer of 30th Middlesex
Marcos Devers of 16th Essex
Bradford Hill of 4th Essex
Susan Gifford of 2nd Plymouth

House Global Warming & Climate Change

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Frank Smizik of 15th Norfolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Stephen DiNatale of 3rd Worcester
Committee Members: 
James Miceli of 19th Middlesex
Harriett Stanley of 2nd Essex
David Torrisi of 14th Essex
Joyce Spiliotis of 12th Essex
Tackey Chan of 2nd Norfolk
Russell Holmes of 6th Suffolk
Matthew Beaton of 11th Worcester
Richard Bastien of 2nd Worcester

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons With Disabilities

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Kay Khan of 11th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
John Fernandes of 10th Worcester
Committee Members: 
Angelo Scaccia of 14th Suffolk
James O'Day of 14th Worcester
Lori Ehrlich of 8th Essex
Jonathan Hecht of 29th Middlesex
Jason Lewis of 31st Middlesex
Nick Collins of 4th Suffolk
Chris Walsh of 6th Middlesex
George Ross of 2nd Bristol
Kimberly Ferguson of 1st Worcester

Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Linda Dorcena Forry of 12th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Demetrius Atsalis of 2nd Barnstable
Committee Members: 
Robert Fennell of 10th Essex
Thomas Calter of 12th plymouth
Thomas Conroy of 13th Middlesex
Paul McMurtry of 11th Norfolk
Lori Ehrlich of 8th Essex
Kate Hogan of 3rd Middlesex
Jason Lewis of 31st Middlesex
James Lyons of 18th Essex
Angelo D'emilia of 8th Plymouth

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Theodore Speliotis of 13th Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Robert Fennell of 10th Essex
Committee Members: 
Geraldine Creedon of 11th Plymouth
Thomas Stanley of 9th Middlesex
Joyce Spiliotis of 12th Essex
Angelo Puppolo of 12th Hampden
Paul Brodeur of 32nd Middlesex
Tackey Chan of 2nd Norfolk
Rhonda Nyman of 5th Plymouth
Steven Howitt of 4th Bristol
Donald Humason, Jr. of 4th Hampden

Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Joseph Wagner of 8th Hampden
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Timothy Toomey, Jr. of 26th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Thomas Petrolati of 7th Hampden
Robert Koczera of 11th Bristol
Christine Canavan of 10th Plymouth
Thomas Calter of 12th plymouth
Stephen DiNatale of 3rd Worcester
Ann-Margaret Ferrante of 5th Essex
Marcos Devers of 16th Essex
Paul Brodeur of 32nd Middlesex
Nick Collins of 4th Suffolk
Paul Frost of 7th Worcester
Kevin Kuros of 8th Worcester

Joint Committee on Education

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Alice Peisch of 14th Norfolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
David Sullivan of 6th Bristol
Committee Members: 
John Rogers of 12th Norfolk
Geraldine Creedon of 11th Plymouth
Sean Curran of 9th Hampden
Jennifer Benson of 37th Middlesex
Marcos Devers of 16th Essex
Denise Garlick of 13th Norfolk
Carlos Henriquez of 5th Suffolk
Kimberly Ferguson of 1st Worcester
David Vieira of 3rd Barnstable

Joint Committee on Elder Affairs

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Alice Wolf of 25th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Jonathan Hecht of 29th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
James Miceli of 19th Middlesex
Bruce Ayers of 1st Norfolk
Sean Curran of 9th Hampden
Nick Collins of 4th Suffolk
Edward Coppinger of 10th Suffolk
Mark Cusack of 5th Norfolk
Randy Hunt of 5th Barnstable
Kimberly Ferguson of 1st Worcester

Joint Committee on Election Laws

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Michael Moran of 18th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Sean Garballey of 23rd Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Cory Atkins of 14th Middlesex
Stephen Smith of 28th Middlesex
Brian Ashe of 2nd Hampden
Dennis Rosa of 4th Worcester
Denise Andrews of 2nd Franklin
Jerald Parisella of 6th Essex
Daniel Webster of 6th Plymouth
Marc Lombardo of 22nd Middlesex

Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Anne Gobi of 5th Worcester
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Ann-Margaret Ferrante of 5th Essex
Committee Members: 
Robert Koczera of 11th Bristol
Carolyn Dykema of 8th Middlesex
Timothy Madden of Barnstable, Duke & Nantucket
Gailanne Cariddi of 1st Berkshire
Paul Mark of 2nd Berkshire
Christopher Markey of 9th Bristol
Paul Schmid of 8th Bristol
Susan Gifford of 2nd Plymouth
Matthew Beaton of 11th Worcester

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Michael Costello of 1st Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Carlo Basile of 1st Suffolk
Committee Members: 
Christopher Fallon of 33rd Middlesex
Kevin Murphy of 18th Middlesex
Lori Ehrlich of 8th Essex
James Cantwell of 4th Plymouth
James Dwyer of 30th Middlesex
Timothy Madden of Barnstable, Duke & Nantucket
Russell Holmes of 6th Suffolk
Nicholas Boldyga of 3rd Hampden
Marc Lombardo of 22nd Middlesex

Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Steven Walsh of 11th Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Thomas Conroy of 13th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Robert Koczera of 11th Bristol
Timothy Toomey, Jr. of 26th Middlesex
Benjamin Swan of 11th Hampden
Kevin Murphy of 18th Middlesex
David Nangle of 17th Middlesex
Christopher Speranzo of 3rd Berkshire
Carolyn Dykema of 8th Middlesex
Michael Finn of 6th Hampden
Denise Garlick of 13th Norfolk
Frederick Jay Barrows of 1st Bristol
Susan Gifford of 2nd Plymouth

Joint Committee on Higher Education

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Tom Sannicandro of 7th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Thomas Calter of 12th plymouth
Committee Members: 
Cory Atkins of 14th Middlesex
William "Smitty" Pignatelli of 4th Berkshire
Denise Provost of 27th Middlesex
Thomas Conroy of 13th Middlesex
Stephen DiNatale of 3rd Worcester
James Arciero of 2nd Middlesex
Paul Mark of 2nd Berkshire
Richard Bastien of 2nd Worcester
Nicholas Boldyga of 3rd Hampden

Joint Committee on Housing

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Kevin Honan of 17th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Gloria Fox of 7th Suffolk
Committee Members: 
Christine Canavan of 10th Plymouth
John Fresolo of 16th Worcester
Sean Curran of 9th Hampden
Carlo Basile of 1st Suffolk
Edward Coppinger of 10th Suffolk
Russell Holmes of 6th Suffolk
Christopher Markey of 9th Bristol
Marc Lombardo of 22nd Middlesex
James Lyons of 18th Essex

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Eugene O'Flaherty of 2nd Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Christopher Speranzo of 3rd Berkshire
Committee Members: 
Colleen Garry of 36th Middlesex
Kevin Murphy of 18th Middlesex
Sean Curran of 9th Hampden
John Fernandes of 10th Worcester
Angelo Puppolo of 12th Hampden
Carlos Henriquez of 5th Suffolk
Christopher Markey of 9th Bristol
Daniel Winslow of 9th Norfolk
Sheila Harrington of 1st Middlesex

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera of 10th Hampden
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Lori Ehrlich of 8th Essex
Committee Members: 
John Rogers of 12th Norfolk
Demetrius Atsalis of 2nd Barnstable
John Fresolo of 16th Worcester
David Torrisi of 14th Essex
Linda Dean Campbell of 15th Essex
James Arciero of 2nd Middlesex
Denise Andrews of 2nd Franklin
Sheila Harrington of 1st Middlesex
Ryan Fattman of 18th Worcester

Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Elizabeth Malia of 11th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Angelo Scaccia of 14th Suffolk
Committee Members: 
David Sullivan of 6th Bristol
Ruth Balser of 12th Middlesex
James O'Day of 14th Worcester
Paul McMurtry of 11th Norfolk
Carlos Henriquez of 5th Suffolk
Paul Mark of 2nd Berkshire
Randy Hunt of 5th Barnstable
Matthew Beaton of 11th Worcester

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Michael Kane of 5th Hampden
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Joyce Spiliotis of 12th Essex
Committee Members: 
Cleon Turner of 1st Barnstable
Sean Garballey of 23rd Middlesex
Brian Ashe of 2nd Hampden
Timothy Madden of Barnstable, Duke & Nantucket
Gailanne Cariddi of 1st Berkshire
Mark Cusack of 5th Norfolk
Jerald Parisella of 6th Essex
Kevin Kuros of 8th Worcester
Ryan Fattman of 18th Worcester

Joint Committee on Public Health

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Jeffrey Sánchez of 15th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Jason Lewis of 31st Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Christine Canavan of 10th Plymouth
Christopher Fallon of 33rd Middlesex
Ruth Balser of 12th Middlesex
Carl Sciortino of 34th Middlesex
Carolyn Dykema of 8th Middlesex
Denise Garlick of 13th Norfolk
John Mahoney of 13th Worcester
Paul Adams of 17th Essex
George Ross of 2nd Bristol

Joint Committtee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Harold Naughton, Jr. of 12th Worcester
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Michael Brady of 9th Plymouth
Committee Members: 
Bruce Ayers of 1st Norfolk
David Torrisi of 14th Essex
Cleon Turner of 1st Barnstable
Linda Dean Campbell of 15th Essex
Brian Ashe of 2nd Hampden
James Dwyer of 30th Middlesex
Rhonda Nyman of 5th Plymouth
David Vieira of 3rd Barnstable
Nicholas Boldyga of 3rd Hampden

Joint Committee on Public Service

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
John Scibak of 2nd Hampshire
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Dennis Rosa of 4th Worcester
Committee Members: 
James Miceli of 19th Middlesex
Thomas Petrolati of 7th Hampden
Stephen Canessa of 12th Bristol
Kevin Aguiar of 7th Bristol
Paul Brodeur of 32nd Middlesex
Rhonda Nyman of 5th Plymouth
Ryan Fattman of 18th Worcester
Todd Smola of First Hampden

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Peter Kocot of 1st Hampshire
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
James Murphy of 4th Norfolk
Committee Members: 
David Nangle of 17th Middlesex
Christopher Speranzo of 3rd Berkshire
Kevin Aguiar of 7th Bristol
Michael Brady of 9th Plymouth
Kate Hogan of 3rd Middlesex
Jason Lewis of 31st Middlesex
Edward Coppinger of 10th Suffolk
James Lyons of 18th Essex
Steven Levy of 4th Middlesex

Joint Committee on Revenue

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Jay Kaufman of 15th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Kevin Aguiar of 7th Bristol
Committee Members: 
Harriett Stanley of 2nd Essex
Christopher Fallon of 33rd Middlesex
James Arciero of 2nd Middlesex
Jennifer Benson of 37th Middlesex
James Cantwell of 4th Plymouth
Denise Andrews of 2nd Franklin
Paul Schmid of 8th Bristol
Steven Levy of 4th Middlesex
Paul Adams of 17th Essex

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
John Keenan of 7th Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Kate Hogan of 3rd Middlesex
Committee Members: 
John Rogers of 12th Norfolk
Thomas Golden, Jr. of 16th Middlesex
Walter Timilty of 7th Norfolk
Stephen DiNatale of 3rd Worcester
Carlo Basile of 1st Suffolk
Tackey Chan of 2nd Norfolk
John Mahoney of 13th Worcester
Paul Adams of 17th Essex
Randy Hunt of 5th Barnstable

Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Sarah Peake of 4th Barnstable
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Paul McMurtry of 11th Norfolk
Committee Members: 
David Sullivan of 6th Bristol
William "Smitty" Pignatelli of 4th Berkshire
Cleon Turner of 1st Barnstable
Sean Garballey of 23rd Middlesex
Gailanne Cariddi of 1st Berkshire
Chris Walsh of 6th Middlesex
Steven Howitt of 4th Bristol
David Vieira of 3rd Barnstable

Joint Committee on Transportation

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
William Straus of 10th Bristol
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Aaron Michlewitz of 3rd Suffolk
Committee Members: 
James Miceli of 19th Middlesex
Carl Sciortino of 34th Middlesex
Denise Provost of 27th Middlesex
Timothy Madden of Barnstable, Duke & Nantucket
Marcos Devers of 16th Essex
Mark Cusack of 5th Norfolk
Michael Finn of 6th Hampden
John Mahoney of 13th Worcester
Chris Walsh of 6th Middlesex
Donald Wong of 9th Essex
Steven Howitt of 4th Bristol

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
James Vallee of 10th Norfolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Linda Dean Campbell of 15th Essex
Committee Members: 
David Nangle of 17th Middlesex
Walter Timilty of 7th Norfolk
James Arciero of 2nd Middlesex
Carolyn Dykema of 8th Middlesex
Dennis Rosa of 4th Worcester
Michael Finn of 6th Hampden
Jerald Parisella of 6th Essex
George Ross of 2nd Bristol
Richard Bastien of 2nd Worcester