From 2020-2024, House and Senate rules allowed for virtual and/or hybrid committee hearings (see Temporary Senate Rule 12.1(b) and House Rule 10.05 ). Future legislatures may or may not continue the practice of virtual and/or hybrid hearings.
Capacity to offer hybrid or virtual meetings is limited by the technology available in hearing rooms. Not every hearing room is able to host a hybrid meeting. Additionally, it is the chair of the committee’s decision to offer a hybrid option or not.
Please contact the committee or commission administrator if you would like to testify. The committee administrator will be able to tell you if there is a hybrid option and will put you on the list of testifiers.
If you are signed up to provide virtual testimony in a committee or a commission and need a device to join the meeting, there is a workstation in the Legislative Reference Library on the 6th floor of the State Office Building. The workstation is a laptop with a camera, headset, and zoom installed. Use of the workstation is first come, first served.
For more tips about testifying, see the FAQ: May I testify at a committee hearing?