Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion - 3-31-2026

Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion · March 31, 2026

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Call to order and roll call

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Chair Williams opened the joint committee, called the roll and noted attendance of House and Senate members and that the session would take testimony rather than hear bills.

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A Joint Committee hearing in Boston examined how recent federal policy (referred to in testimony as OB3/the "big beautiful/ugly bill") affects the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts and heard testimony from state secretaries, researchers, and community leaders about data, downstream impacts on health, housing, businesses and professional pipelines.

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