{"id":239,"date":"2023-02-10T09:12:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T14:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/massachusetts-senate-passes-hybrid-hearings-for-joint-standing-committees\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T09:12:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T14:12:58","slug":"massachusetts-senate-passes-hybrid-hearings-for-joint-standing-committees","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press\/massachusetts-senate-passes-hybrid-hearings-for-joint-standing-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Senate passes hybrid hearings for joint standing committees"},"template":"","class_list":["post-239","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"ACLU, Common Cause call for modern open meeting access for all","featured_image":"","press_type":146,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7814}"],"related_issues":[84,92,464],"related_work":false,"location":24},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"The Massachusetts Senate yesterday passed a new joint hybrid hearing rule, requiring that \u201chearings shall be made available on a platform that permits remote public participation from outside the hearing room through audio and video technology\u201d barring technical or logistical obstacles.\u00a0 The vote follows <\/span>similar action<\/span><\/a> by the House earlier this month.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe ACLU of Massachusetts and Common Cause Massachusetts released the following joint statement in response:<\/b>\r\n\r\n\u201cWe applaud the Senate for voting to make hybrid hearings the default, and thank Senate President Spilka and Speaker Mariano for their shared commitment to greater public access to and participation with the legislative process. Our democracy works best when everyone can participate\u2014and we know that people with disabilities, people with limited transportation, and people with family caregiving responsibilities depend on remote and hybrid access. This legislative session, Massachusetts lawmakers have the chance to promote open meeting access for all by passing reforms to permanently allow both officials and constituents to attend meetings in person or remotely. Access to public meetings should never again hinge on a person\u2019s physical mobility, or their ability to afford a car, get time off work, or find a care provider.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nFor information about <\/span>An Act to Modernize Participation in Public Meetings <\/span><\/i>(HD3261\/SD2017), go to: <\/span>www.aclum.org\/openmeetingsforall<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nMassachusetts Senate passes hybrid hearings for joint standing committees - Common Cause Massachusetts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/massachusetts-senate-passes-hybrid-hearings-for-joint-standing-committees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Massachusetts Senate passes hybrid hearings for joint standing committees\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press\/massachusetts-senate-passes-hybrid-hearings-for-joint-standing-committees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Massachusetts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/common-cause-share-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/massachusetts-senate-passes-hybrid-hearings-for-joint-standing-committees\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/massachusetts-senate-passes-hybrid-hearings-for-joint-standing-committees\/\",\"name\":\"Massachusetts Senate passes hybrid hearings for joint standing committees - 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