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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2022 - 06/30/2022

Lobbyist name	Jon B. Hurst
Business name	Retailers Association of Massachusetts
Address	18 Tremont St. Suite 810
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-523-1900

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Retailers Association of Massachusetts

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $39,915.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	414	An Act further regulating certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2331	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1899	An Act relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4376	An act defining and regulating the contract-based relationship between network companies and app-based drivers	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	929	An Act governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance Glyphosate in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3086	An Act relative to regional ballot initiatives	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	940	An Act expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Docket No. G2022-01: Proposed Amendments to 211 CMR 52.00, Managed Care Consumer Protections and Accreditation of Carriers	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4720	An act investing in future opportunities for resiliency, workforce, and revitalized downtowns.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4641	An Act prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan to minors	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2721	An act relative to pay equity	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2001	An Act relative to sales tax reduction to 5%	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2894	An Act relative to taxation of digital advertising services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1213	An Act requiring one fair wage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4361	An act to improve Massachusetts' competitiveness and reduce the cost of living	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2263	An Act to restrict the use of polystyrene	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1202	An Act amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3047	An Act relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2033	An Act to Increase Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Low Wage Workers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	503	An Act to reduce plastic packaging waste	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2992	An Act relative to lowering the sales tax to 5%	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4042	An act establishing a tax for online advertising	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1387	An Act restricting toxic PFAS chemicals in consumer products to protect our health	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4375	An act defining and regulating the contract-based relationship between network companies and app-based drivers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)	330 CMR 35.00: Regulations Implementing the Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4827	An act to reduce single use plastics from the environment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2893	An act relative to chemicals in food packaging	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2774	An act investing in the future of our health	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4700	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4681	An act to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2687	An act establishing the Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1989	An Act reducing the sales tax to 5 percent	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	988	An Act to establish a mattress recycling program in the Commonwealth	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4377	An act relative to 21st century alcohol retail reform	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2149	An Act to expand the Bottle Bill	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1855	An Act relative to the inventory tax	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2819	An act driving climate policy forward	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4820	An Act to ban the use of PFAS in food packaging	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2723	An Act addressing workplace bullying, mobbing, and harassment, without regard to protected class status while promoting healthy workplaces	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2005	An Act to establish a vendors’ collection allowance	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	37	An Act modernizing Lottery payment options	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4853	An act to require policies and training to prevent unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	988	An Act to establish a mattress recycling program in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Docket No. G2022-02: Proposed amendments to 211 CMR 66.00, Small Group Health Insurance	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	318	An Act relative to the sale of wines and malt beverages by food stores	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4826	An Act relative to plastic bag reduction	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2781	An act to protect youth from health risks of sugary drinks	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2569	An act relative to partial payments	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	938	An Act relative to paint recycling	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	494	An Act to combat disposable plastic straw waste	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2881	An Act relative to the Massachusetts estate tax code	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3081	An Act establishing a tax on local revenues from digital advertising	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1225	An Act updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4362	An act to improve tax administration in the Commonwealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4851	An act to save recycling costs in the commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Revenue (DOR)	New 2022 Trustee Tax Return Lines	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4698	An Act relative to the scheduling of employees	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
01/20/2022	Retailers Association of MA PAC	Political Action Committee	$200.00
02/08/2022	Michael Rodrigues	State Senator--1st Bristol & Plymouth	$200.00
03/14/2022	Julian Cyr	State Senator--Cape & Islands	$200.00
03/31/2022	Dan Cahill	State Representative--10th Essex	$200.00
04/12/2022	Kate Hogan	State Representative--3rd Middlesex	$200.00
04/14/2022	Ann-Margaret Ferrante	State Representative--5th Essex	$200.00
04/14/2022	Paul Tucker	District Attorney--Essex County	$200.00
04/27/2022	Barry Finegold	State Senator--2nd Essex & Middlesex	$100.00
04/27/2022	Kim Driscoll	Lt. Governor	$200.00
05/03/2022	Jason Lewis	State Senator--5th Middlesex	$200.00
05/05/2022	Jerald Parisella	State Representative--6th Essex	$200.00
		Total contributions	$2,100.00

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