On June 3, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on three bills to make it more difficult for initiatives to get on the ballot. As it usual in Massachusetts, the committee did not take any action on the hearing day itself.
Witnesses from these groups testified against all three bills: Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), Common Cause, Citizens for Limited Taxation, the Family Institute, and Citizens in Charge. The only group in favor of the bills was the Teachers Union, but the Teachers Union witness merely said that the committee should read his written testimony, and did not otherwise speak.