Community Press Release
Senator Paul R. Feeney has been appointed Assistant Vice-Chair of the influential Senate Committee on Ways and Means, and Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services for the 194th Legislative Session by Senate President Karen E. Spilka.
Feeney’s appointments, in addition to his other committee membership assignments, were ratified by Senate Democrats in a Caucus held on Wednesday.
“Accepting the Senate appointment of Assistant Vice Chair on the Senate Committee on Ways and Means is a tremendous honor that I do not take lightly. I am humbled by the Senate President’s appointment, with the support of my colleagues, to a leadership role on this
consequential committee, led by Chair Michael Rodrigues, which authors the annual fiscal year budget and shepherds many fiscal and policy matters to the Senate Floor for debate among the membership. I look forward to embarking on our work as a committee to expeditiously review and progress legislation that comes before us this session and deliver for the residents of the Commonwealth. With the economic headwinds and fiscal challenges ahead, it is critical that we center our work with the concerns of working-class people as well as seniors and families getting by paycheck to paycheck, and I intend to do exactly that this session,” said Senator Paul Feeney (D-Foxborough).
With today’s appointment, Senator Feeney will also begin his third term as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services.
“I am thrilled to once again be appointed as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services and for the opportunity to continue leading this important committee through another productive legislative session. I am eager to continue our work towards advancing legislation at the core of the Massachusetts economy and working to progress policy which prioritizes wealth building opportunities and improved financial literacy for working people in our district and throughout the Commonwealth. I look forward to working collaboratively with my co-chair in the House and the bi-partisan membership of this committee to swiftly begin the public hearing process while ensuring Massachusetts residents, stakeholders and members of the public can make their voices heard early and often throughout the legislative process on critical matters before the Committee, including over 400 bills which we were referred last session,” said Senator Paul Feeney (D-Foxborough).
The Joint Committee on Financial Services holds significant weight in the State Legislature as it dictates many of the day-to-day financial and insurance policies and priorities regulating the State’s economy, and how people interface with our advanced financial system. The Joint Committee on Financial Services considers all matters concerning banks, banking institutions, credit unions, insurance companies and multiple product lines of insurance, including health insurance, auto insurance, property/casualty insurance, and other forms of insurance. Senator Feeney was first appointed Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services in the 192 nd legislative session on February 17th, 2022 by Senate President Spilka.
In addition to Chairing the Joint Committee on Financial Services and serving as Assistant Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, Feeney has been appointed to serve as a member of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Joint Committee on Housing, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and Senate Committee on Personnel and Administration.
Senator Paul R. Feeney was sworn-in for his fifth term in the Massachusetts State Senate in January and represents the Bristol & Norfolk Senate district comprised of the city of Attleboro and the towns of Canton, Foxborough, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, and Sharon.