Michael Brady — Michael Brady is repeatedly addressed in his role as chair/co-chair during the same brief exchange, with speakers referring to him as Mr. Brady, Chairman Brady, and Chair Brady.
John Keenan — Welcomed as a committee member.
Mark Montigny — Senator Mark Montigny was introduced as an online member of the committee and noted as being present online during the meeting.
Mark Montigny — Speaks strongly in favor of the last petition and identifies himself when prompted.
Jason Patrice — A witness or constituent is named to follow; spelling is uncertain.
Daniel Ryan — Daniel Ryan is directly addressed as the chair/chairman in a brief, continuous exchange.
Jason Patrici — Identified as the speaker's constituent and the person who will explain the legislation.
Jason Mitrecy — Jason Mitrecy testifies on H5246, requesting credit for prior service he performed while employed in Vermont. He explains that receiving this credit would greatly benefit him and closes by thanking the committee for its time and consideration.
Chief John Lachillard — Introduced as appearing with Representative Hannah Bowman from the Beverly Police Department.
Representative Hannah Bowman — Thanked the committee and introduced Chief John Lachillard/Leicester, noting his prior service on statewide commissions and public safety work.
Chief John Lachillard / Leicester — Chief John Lachillard of Leicester introduced himself and explained his long law enforcement career, beginning at age 20 and spanning 44 years, including service in New Hampshire State Police and as Beverly police chief since 2013. He said he is 63, soon to be 64, still healthy and eager to continue serving for another year or two. He noted that the mayor asked him to stay longer to help with transition planning so he can leave the department in good shape.
Hon. Dan Dilarati — Introduced as President and CEO of the Massachusetts Judges Conference and began testimony by joking about wanting to stay on past retirement.
Danny DeLorati — Identified himself as a Massachusetts District Court judge in Brockton and president of the MJC, testifying in support of House Bill 5359 and Senate Bill 3800.
Alex Seminello — Alex Seminello testifies about a retirement dispute with the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System (MTRS). He explains that after more than 30 years teaching in Massachusetts and eight years in Rhode Island, he contacted MTRS in 2022 about buying back his Rhode Island service and transferred over $100,000 from his Rhode Island retirement funds based on written approval. He later completed the retirement paperwork and was told he could retire at 80% in September 2024, but less than a month after retiring MTRS reversed course and said it would not honor the Rhode Island buyback, reducing his pension. Seminello says MTRS acknowledged its mistake, directed him to appeal to DALA, and is effectively holding his $100,000 while he struggles financially and has only recently found interim work. He asks the committee to pass the legislation so MTRS must honor the agreement, and closes by thanking the committee and noting he submitted a written statement with more details.
John Moran — Named as present among the House members.
James Arena-DeRosa — Named as present among the House members.
David DeCoste — Named as Ranking Member and present among the House members.
Joshua Tarsky — Likely the intended name behind the transcript's 'Tarski/Toski' reference; named as present among the House members.
Seda Kurok — Seda Kurok is identified as the contact for submitting written testimony, with the transcript noting that the spelling of the name may be uncertain.
Jason Wentworth — Jason Wentworth is mentioned as the contact for submitting written testimony, though the email address is partially garbled in the transcript.