Michael Moran — Michael Moran opened the conference committee meeting by introducing himself as the House lead, explaining the committee structure and his role, welcoming and introducing his colleague, expressing optimism about resolving differences between the bills, outlining the plan for the committee’s first meeting, and then handing the discussion off to Senator Creem. He later noted that he had forgotten to give his House colleague time to speak.
Tricia Farley-Bouvier — Tricia Farley-Bouvier is identified as chair of the Technology and Advanced Information and Technology Committee, and then speaks in support of the data privacy bills, saying the differences between them are manageable. She emphasizes the extensive stakeholder engagement behind the legislation and notes that many stakeholders care deeply about data privacy, highlighting the need to balance industry and consumer interests.
Cynthia Creem — Cindy Creem is introduced as a conference committee partner, then invited to speak. She opens by identifying herself as Senate Chair and a member of the conference committee, welcomes attendees, and discusses her support for strong data privacy protections and the committee’s bipartisan work, including collaboration with Representative Moran.
David DeCoste — Identified as the Assistant Minority Leader and the House minority member of the conference committee.
Barry Finegold — Barry Finegold was introduced as a Senate member on the conference committee, invited to speak briefly, and then offered a short remark echoing the prior comments and expressing hope for common ground, including support for privacy-related legislation.
Patrick O'Connor — Patrick O'Connor was introduced as the remotely attending assistant minority leader, invited to offer remarks, and then spoke briefly in support of the bill, saying it matters to consumers and to Massachusetts and expressing interest in working on stronger rules and regulations for residents' data.
Joanne Comerford — The speaker thanked both chairs, referring to the House chair.
Joanne Comerford — Representative Millian appears to be a transcription error; the speaker references working with another office on the bill.
Britney Webb — Introduced as an attorney in the speaker's office who has been working diligently on the bill.