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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2019 - 12/31/2019

Authorizing Officer name	Paul M Pezzella
Title	Principal
Business name	Pezzella and Company
Address	100 Cambridge St. 13th floor
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02114-
Country	US
Phone	617-557-7442

Client Compensation

Name	Amount
1199SEIU	$45,000.00
Preservation Massachusetts, Inc.	$0.00
Massachusetts Teachers Association	$36,000.00
Worcester Business Development Corporation	$24,000.00
Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc.	$12,000.00
Total salaries received	$117,000.00

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Paul M Pezzella	$112,489.00
Total salaries paid	$112,489.00

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

No activities, bill numbers or bill titles were disclosed for this reporting period.

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
07/01/2019	AMB Consulting	Other operating expenses	$2,450.00
07/01/2019	Amy King Accounting	Other operating expenses	$750.00
07/01/2019	Earthlink	Internet fees	$190.00
07/01/2019	Staples	Computer equipment, supplies	$225.00
07/01/2019	USPS	Postage, shipping, delivery	$50.00
07/01/2019	Verizon	Internet fees	$500.00
07/01/2019	Verizon	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$350.00
		Total operating expenses	$4,515.00

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

No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Lobbyist: Paul M Pezzella

Client: 1199SEIU

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1174	An Act protecting Massachusetts hospitals and health systems	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2235	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	673	An Act protecting Massachusetts hospitals and health systems	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	605	An Act to improve Massachusetts home care	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1214	An Act to create an emergency nursing home task force	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	381	An Act to improve Massachusetts home care	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3801	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	604	An Act to create an emergency nursing home task force	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Paul M Pezzella

Client: Preservation Massachusetts, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive	Other	No activity to report	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Paul M Pezzella

Client: Massachusetts Teachers Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	2179	An Act relative to GIC composition and transparency	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1045	An Act to ensure minimum wage and paid family medical leave benefits for municipal employees	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2200	An Act relative to the Massachusetts teachers retirement system	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1499	An Act to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2232	An Act to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1537	An Act reforming the group insurance commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	744	An Act to guarantee debt-free public higher education	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	426	An Act relative to recess for elementary school children	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	330	An Act relative to physical and social recess in schools	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2322	An Act to ensure fair public higher education workplaces	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1538	An Act relative to the teachers retirement system	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3632	An Act to enable the establishment of innovation partnership zones	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	16	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1214	An Act committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	555	An Act relative to establishing flexibilities for school districts	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	4	Senate Ways and Means Budget	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1221	An Act to guarantee debt-free public higher education	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	586	An Act providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	576	An Act relative to updating the education foundation budget	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2424	An Act to strengthen the foundation of the Commonwealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1547	An Act to ensure fair public higher education workplaces	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	741	An Act committing to higher education the resources to Insure a strong and healthy public higher education system	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3853	An Act relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	328	An Act creating a grant program on alternative assessment models	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3800	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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
Senate Bill	238	An Act providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1	making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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	431	An Act to place a moratorium on high stakes testing	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	583	An Act relative to group insurance commission procurement	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1681	An Act to ensure minimum wage and paid family and medical leave benefits for municipal employees	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1043	An Act relative to collective bargaining dues	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1152	An Act to create a special commission to improve transparency and affordability at the Group Insurance Commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	530	An Act creating a special commission to study classroom temperatures	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	717	An Act to create a special commission to improve transparency and affordability at the Group Insurance Commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1596	An Act relative to collective bargaining dues	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	70	An Act to promote equity and excellence in education	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1602	An Act protecting the right to strike	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	86	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Paul M Pezzella

Client: Worcester Business Development Corporation

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	2235	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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	1	making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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	3910	An Act making certain appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Paul M Pezzella

Client: Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive	Other	Matters relative to the marijuana in Massachusetts as they pertain to Good Chemistry	Neutral	$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	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
07/23/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Michael Moran	State Rep	$200.00
07/24/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Ted Speliotis	State Rep	$100.00
09/04/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Tom Vitolo	State Rep	$100.00
09/10/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Jon Santiago	State Rep	$100.00
09/25/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Dan Cahill	State Rep	$100.00
10/07/2019	Paul M Pezzella	James Murphy	State Rep	$100.00
10/08/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Tom Golden	State Rep	$100.00
10/17/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Walter Timilty	State Senate	$100.00
10/18/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Joseph Petty	Mayor Worcester	$100.00
11/12/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Tackey Chan	State Rep	$200.00
11/14/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Dan Hunt	State Rep	$100.00
11/20/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Joseph Boncore	State Senate	$100.00
12/20/2019	Paul M Pezzella	Marjorie Decker	State Rep	$100.00
12/20/2019	Paul M Pezzella	James Arceiro	State Rep	$100.00
			Total contributions	$1,600.00

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