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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   07/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
Lobbyist name Robert K Coughlin   
Business name Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Address 300 Technology Square    8th Floor
City, state, zip code Cambridge, MA 02139         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 617-674-5100
 
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Advertising expenses $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Photocopies, scans $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Computer equipment, supplies $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Professional dues $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Fax charges $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Internet fees $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Legal fees $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Postage, shipping, delivery $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Office supplies, equipment $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Printing expenses $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Public relations expenses $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Rent $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Office and support staff salaries $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Professional subscriptions $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Taxes $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Telephone, cell phone, handheld $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Utilities (heat, water, electricity) $0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018 Other operating expenses $0.00
  Total operating expenses $0.00
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $30,000.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 490 An Act relative to ensuring transparency of health plan formularies Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1228 An Act to promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3770 An Act to provide continuing investment in the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 652 An Act to promote transparency and prevent price gouging of pharmaceutical drug prices Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Docket 3844 An Act relative to healthcare cost control Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Monitoring the MassHealth Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment Request Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2531 An Act providing continued investment in the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth Support $0.00 n
House Bill 1139 An Act relative to the dispensing of prescription drugs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2834 An Act relative to the Massachusetts life science center Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 583 An Act to ensure access to generic medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1233 An Act to restore integrity in the marketing of pharmaceutical products and medical devices Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 556 An Act relative to medication synchronization Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4617 An Act establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 596 An Act to ensure effective health care cost control Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2371 An Act relative to non-competition agreements Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 542 An Act to make out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage more affordable Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1098 An Act strengthening prescription drug safety and drug stewardship Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3249 An Act relative to HIV screening and prevention Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4432 An Act providing continued investment in the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth. Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 522 An Act to promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2206 An Act relative to retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 516 An Act relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1020 An Act to protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2454 An Act relative to the adoption of animals used in research Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4400 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie... Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1140 An Act to ensure patient medication adherence Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2952 An Act requiring continual coverage of prescription medication Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 593 to strengthen pharmacy benefit management Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1240 An Act recognizing pharmacists as healthcare providers Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2108 An Act relative to consumer protection for prescription drug purchases Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4639 An Act establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1201 An Act relative to the safe disposal of prescription drugs Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2987 An Act establishing improved Medicare for all in Massachusetts Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 627 An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1558 An Act to eliminate the tax deduction for direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2211 An Act furthering health empowerment and affordability by leveraging transformative health care. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2445 An Act relative to HIV screening and prevention Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 620 An Act relative to health care cost transparency Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2433 An Act relative to the registration of virtual manufacturers Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 546 An Act to promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1163 An Act relative to transparency and access in healthcare Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3487 An Act relative to prescription drug dispensing schedules Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4501 An Act providing continued investment in the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 537 An Act to ensure access to generic medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2218 An Act relative to protecting health care consumers Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 523 An Act ensuring access to medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1043 An Act to enhance employment opportunities Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3232 An Act protecting research animals Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4401 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie... Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1152 An Act establishing provisions for the return of expired pharmaceuticals Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2963 An Act relative to health insurance consumer protections Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 610 An Act to ensure effective health care cost control Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1267 An Act relative the registration of virtual manufacturers Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2190 An Act furthering health empowerment and affordability by leveraging transformative health care. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 88 An Act relative to encouraging the growth of small businesses Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 130 An Act relative to bad faith assertions of patent infringement Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1214 An Act recognizing pharmacists as healthcare providers Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3223 An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 637 An Act to define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1569 An Act closing a corporate tax haven loophole Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Docket 2303 MLSC Extension Report Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2530 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie... Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1129 An Act providing a right to try Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2569 An Act limiting out of pocket health expenses Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 551 An Act reducing health care costs through improved medication management Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1232 An Act to prevent undue influence on prescriber behavior Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3830 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4605 An Act establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 513 An Act relative to patient financial protection Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2202 An Act to help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 489 An Act protecting research animals Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 840 An Act relative to regulating trade secrets and noncompetition agreements Oppose $0.00 n/a
Executive Monitoring the implementation by the Department of Public Health Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 94H: Massachusetts Drug Stewardship Program Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4283 relative to HIV screening and prevention Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Docket 2250 An act relative to consumer protection for prescription drug purchases Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1171 An Act to create a Massachusetts rare disease advisory council Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2983 An Act regarding Massachusetts drug price relief Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 619 An Act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1274 An Act establishing a special commission to study and recommend improvements in the delivery of prescription drug benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2202 An Act furthering health empowerment and affordability by leveraging transformative health care. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 4 FY 2019 Budget Recommendations Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 491 An Act relative to transparency and access in healthcare Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1501 An Act relative to closing off-shore tax haven loopholes Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 128 An Act to protect innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 653 An Act relative to coverage for chronic illness Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Docket 4097 An Act relative to consumer protection for prescription drug purchases Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2 FY 2019 Budget Recommendations Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2573 Affordable Health Care Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 492 An Act to reduce health care costs through improved medication management Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2185 An Act to ensure access to generic medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 153 An Act relative to bad faith assertions of patent infringement Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 662 An Act relative to mandatory prescription drug coverage Oppose $0.00 n/a
Executive Monitoring the Health Policy Commission Implementation of Ch. 224, Acts of 2012, An act improving the quality of health care and reducing costs through increased transparency, efficiency and innovation. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1970 An Act relative to encouraging the growth of small businesses Support $0.00 n/a
Executive Monitoring implementation by the Department of Public Health of 105 CMR 700.000 - Implementation of M.C.L. c. 94C - amendments (virtual manufacturing) Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1128 An Act relative to Diabetes prevention Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2449 An Act relative to accessible prescription labeling Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 550 An Act relative to ensuring transparency of health plan formularies Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1215 An Act to reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3829 An Act promoting affordable health care options Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4572 An Act providing continued investment in the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth Support $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
DateRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
07/10/2018 State Senator Karen Spilka State Senator, 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District $200.00
10/09/2018 Barry Finegold for State Senate State Senator, Second Essex and Middlesex District $200.00
10/09/2018 Patrick Kearney for State Representative State Representative, 4th Plymouth District $200.00
10/16/2018 State Representative John Lawn State Representative,10th Middlesex District $200.00
10/18/2018 Massachusetts Committee for a Democratic Senate n/a $200.00
  Total contributions $1,000.00
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