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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2014 - 12/31/2014

Authorizing Officer name	Benjamin Fierro
Title	Managing Partner
Business name	Lynch & Fierro LLP, Counsellors At Law
Address	18 Tremont Street Suite 404
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Phone	617-350-4088

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Patricia Ann Lynch	$93,271.02
Benjamin Fierro	$93,271.02
Total salaries paid	$186,542.04

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Advertising expenses	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Professional dues	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Fax charges	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Internet fees	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Legal fees	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Postage, shipping, delivery	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014	Costco 163.47; Amazon 97.04	Office supplies, equipment	$261.51
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Printing expenses	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Public relations expenses	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014	Tremont Investors, LP	Rent	$12,816.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Professional subscriptions	$0.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014	Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Lobby Registration)	Taxes	$1,200.00
7/1/2014-12/31/2014	Verizon 1427.82; Verizonwireless 1542.70	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$3,000.52
7/1/2014-12/31/2014	NStar Electric	Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$213.92
7/1/2014-12/31/2014		Other operating expenses	$0.00
		Total operating expenses	$17,491.95

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Nissan North America

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	1831	An act promoting the use of electric vehicles	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	25	An act to promote the use of electric vehicles	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	171	An act relative to hybrid technology incentives	Support	$0.00	NA
House Bill	30	An act relative to electric vehicles in high occupancy lanes	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		Implementation of St. 2008, c. 257 (Rates of Reimbursement for Social Services)	Neutral	$0.00	NA
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Prisoners Legal Services

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1149	An act enhancing public safety by reforming the parole board	Support	$0.00	NA
Senate Bill	1133	An act relative to the appropriate use of solitary confinement	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1139	An act reducing heath care costs through extraordinary medical placement	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Disability Law Center

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	136	An act to increase the commonwealth's complacence with federal laws meeting requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2057	An act promoting accessible medical equipment	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	151	An act relative to real lives	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4001	An act making appropriations for fiscal year 2015 (Item 5046-0000)	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	87	An act to support the transition to adult services for persons with disabilities.	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	78	An act relative to the department of disability services eligibility	Support	$0.00	NA
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	4001	An act making appropriations for fiscal year 2015 (Dept. of Mental Health, Dept. of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services; Outside Section 188)	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	840	An act to require health care coverage for emergency psychiatric services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	910	An act regulating the siting of methadone treatment facilities	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3665	An act relative to behavioral health managed care organizations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2642	An act relative to payment in lieu of taxes by organizations exempt from the property tax	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4236	An act to increase opportunities for long-term substance abuse recovery	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2582	An act relative to tax exempt property	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2142	An act to increase opportunities for long-term substance abuse recovery	Support	$0.00	NA
House Bill	1785	An act relative to the location of methadone clinics	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Massachusetts Pyschological Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	236	An act for consumer protection and regulation in psychotherapy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1783	An act to promote efficient access to mental health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	835	An act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Support	$0.00	NA
House Bill	3466	An act to protect psychotherapy patients	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1891	An act relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3704	An act relative to enhancing access to mental health treatment	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Massachusetts Association of Court Appointed Attorneys

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		N/A	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: home builders and remodelers association of ma.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	2893	An act relative to the State Building Code	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3871	An act relative to home improvement contractor registration	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	756	An act relative to the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1092	An act providing training for certain boards and commissions	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1125	An act to promote open space residential development	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1528	An act to reduce energy burdens and increase competitiveness in the commonwealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1845	An act relative to subdivision regulations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2160	An act making appropriations for fiscal year 2015 (Outside Sections 77, 78 & 79)	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	345	An act relative to land taking regulations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2153	An act relative to fire protection systems for buildings and structures	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4065	An act promoting the planning and development of sustainable communities	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1846	An act relative to subdivision ways	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2021	An act improving drinking water and wastewater infrastructure	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2155	An act relative to the installation of approved fire detectors in certain residential buildings and structures	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	162	An act relative to planning boards approval of subdivision plans	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2123	An act to prevent deaths by fire	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2121	An act relative to enhanced fire protection in new one and two-family dwellings	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	779	An act relative to standing to file certain appeals in the superior and land court	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: American Nurses Association Massachusetts, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		N/A	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Nissan North America

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	171	An act relative to hybrid technology incentives	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1831	An act promoting the use of electric vehicles	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3038	An act relative to electric vehicles in high occupancy lanes	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2594	An act to promote the use of electric vehicles	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		Implementation of St. 2008, c. 257 (Rates of Reimbursement for Social Services)	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Prisoners Legal Services

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1149	An act enhancing public safety by reforming the parole board	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1133	An act relative to the appropriate use of solitary confinement	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1139	An act reducing health care costs through extraordinary medical placement	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Disability Law Center

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	151	An act relative to real lives	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	87	An act to support the transition to adult services for persons with disabilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4001	An act making appropriations for fiscal year 2015 (Item 5046-0000)	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2057	An act promoting accessible medical equipment	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	136	An act to increase the commonwealth's compliance with the federal laws meeting requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	78	An act relative to the department of disability services eligibility	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3665	An act relative to behavioral health managed care organizations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4001	An act making appropriations for fiscal year 2015 (Dept. of Mental Health, Dept. of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services; Outside Section 188)	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1785	An act relative to the location of methadone clinics	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4236	An act to increase opportunities for long-term substance abuse recovery	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	910	An act regulating the siting of methadone treatment facilities	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2142	An act to increase opportunities for long-term substance abuse recovery	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2642	An act relative to payment in lieu of taxes by organizations exempt from the property tax	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2582	An act relative to tax exempt property	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	840	An act to require health care coverage for emergency psychiatric services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Massachusetts Pyschological Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3466	An act to protect psychotherapy patients	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1891	An act relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1783	An act to promote efficient access to mental health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	236	An act for consumer protection and regulation in psychotherapy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3704	An act relative to enhancing access to mental health treatment	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	835	An act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Massachusetts Association of Court Appointed Attorneys

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		N/A	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: home builders and remodelers association of ma.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1125	An act to promote open space residential development	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2893	An act relative to the State Building Code	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2155	An act relative to the installation of approved fire detectors in certain residential buildings and structures	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	779	An act relative to standing to file certain appeals in the superior and land court	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1845	An act relative to subdivision regulations	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2160	An act making appropriations for fiscal year 2015 (Outside Sections 77, 78 & 79)	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1092	An act providing training for certain boards and commissions	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1846	An act relative to subdivision ways	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2021	An act improving drinking water and wastewater infrastructure	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1528	An act to reduce energy burdens and increase competitiveness in the commonwealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2123	An act to prevent deaths by fire	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	345	An act relative to land taking regulations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	162	An act relative to planning boards approval of subdivision plans	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2153	An act relative to fire protection systems for buildings and structures	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	756	An act relative to the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2121	An act relative to enhanced fire protection in new one and two-family homes	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4065	An act promoting the planning and development of sustainable communities	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3871	An act relative to home improvement contractor registration	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: American Nurses Association Massachusetts, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		N/A	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00