Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee is a standing committee of the Massachusetts General Court.
Per Joint Rule 1, joint committees are appointed at the beginning of the biennial session. Each committee consists of six Senate members and 11 House members, except the committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Public Safety and Homeland Security; Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Health Care Financing; and Transportation, which consist of seven Senate members and 13 House members.[1]
See rules: Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (30) | Republican members (7) | |||
• James Timilty, Chair | • Richard Ross | |||
• Harold Naughton, Jr., Chair | • David Vieira | |||
• James Timilty, Chair | • David Muradian, Jr. | |||
• Jerry Parisella, Chair | • Peter Durant | |||
• Michael O. Moore, Vice chair | • Donald F. Humason, Jr. | |||
• Alan Silvia, Vice chair | • Timothy Whelan | |||
• Kenneth Donnelly, Vice chair | • David DeCoste | |||
• Jay Livingstone, Vice chair | ||||
• Michael Brady | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• Michael Rush | ||||
• William Brownsberger | ||||
• Thomas Walsh | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• James Dwyer | ||||
• Rady Mom | ||||
• Paul Tucker | ||||
• Juana B. Matias | ||||
• Chynah Tyler | ||||
• Bud L. Williams | ||||
• Jennifer Flanagan | ||||
• Michael Brady | ||||
• William Brownsberger | ||||
• Elizabeth Malia | ||||
• Russell Holmes | ||||
• Paul Schmid III | ||||
• Chris Walsh | ||||
• Frank Moran | ||||
• Dan Cahill | ||||
• Jack Patrick Lewis |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• James Timilty, Chair | • Richard Ross | |||
• Harold Naughton, Jr., Chair | • Timothy Whelan | |||
• Michael Moore, Vice chair | • David Vieira | |||
• Linda Campbell, Vice chair | ||||
• Jennifer Flanagan | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• James Welch | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• James Cantwell | ||||
• Paul Heroux | ||||
• Rady Mom | ||||
• James Dwyer | ||||
• Paul Tucker | ||||
• Alan Silvia |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• James Timilty, Chair | • Richard Ross | |||
• Harold Naughton, Jr., Chair | • Nicholas Boldyga | |||
• Michael Moore, Vice chair | • David Vieira | |||
• Michael Brady, Vice chair | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• Katherine Clark | ||||
• James Welch | ||||
• Sean Curran | ||||
• Cleon Turner | ||||
• Linda Campbell | ||||
• Brian Michael Ashe | ||||
• James Dwyer | ||||
• Brian Mannal | ||||
• Alan Silvia |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Harold Naughton, Jr., Chair | • David Vieira | |||
• James Timilty, Chair | • Nicholas Boldyga | |||
• Michael Brady, Vice chair | • Richard Ross | |||
• Michael Moore, Vice chair | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• David Torrisi | ||||
• Cleon Turner | ||||
• Linda Campbell | ||||
• Brian Michael Ashe | ||||
• James Dwyer | ||||
• Rhonda Nyman | ||||
• Katherine Clark | ||||
• Paul Mark | ||||
• Mark Montigny |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Michael Costello, Chair | • Jeffrey Perry | |||
• Christopher Donelan, Vice chair | • Bradford Hill | |||
• Linda Campbell | ||||
• Brian Michael Ashe | ||||
• David Nangle | ||||
• Timothy Toomey, Jr. | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• Geraldo Alicea |
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