TO: joan.lovely@masenate.gov; joseph.boncore@masenate.gov; ryan.fattman@masenate.gov; claire.cronin@mahouse.gov; william.galvin@mahouse.gov; paul.frost@mahouse.gov 

Subject: Please Support Transparency & Accessibility in the Joint Rules

Dear Members of the Joint Rules Conference Committee:

Thank you for your work on finalizing a set of Joint Rules for the 192nd legislative session.

The Joint Rules should embody the commitment to democracy and transparency that many residents of the Commonwealth cherish.

In particular, I urge you to include the following measures in a final Joint Rules package:

*Publishing committee votes on the Legislature's website in an accessible manner that specifies how each member voted

*Making testimony accessible to the public, with appropriate redactions as with any other public records request

*Extending the notice period for hearings to one week

All of these steps will help legislators do their own jobs better and strengthen the participatory nature of our democracy.

Thank you for your time, and I hope to have your support in this.

Sincerely,