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

Authorizing Officer name	Charles F. Flaherty
Title	Principal
Business name	Capitol Consulting
Address	130 Bowdoin Street Suite 1801
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Phone	617-227-9940

Client Compensation

Name	Amount
Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, LLC	$45,000.00
Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association	$30,000.00
Kelley & Ryan Associates, Inc.	$6,000.00
Consumers for Sensible Energy	$90,000.00
Total salaries received	$171,000.00

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Charles F. Flaherty	$45,000.00
Laura M. Marlin (Incidental Lobbyist)	$33,000.00
Total salaries paid	$78,000.00

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
12/30/2019	Boston View	Rent	$5,000.00
12/30/2019	Verizon	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$1,039.18
12/30/2019	Verizon Wireless	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$479.43
11/19/2019	Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Other operating expenses	$1,375.00
		Total operating expenses	$7,893.61

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: Charles F. Flaherty

Client: Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, LLC

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	366	An Act to regulate sports wagering	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	68	An Act expanding sports wagering in the Commonwealth	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2308	An Act Extending Simulcasting and Horse Racing Authorization	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	224	An Act to regulate sports wagering	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	377	An Act to regulate online gaming, daily fantasy, and online sports betting	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	387	An Act relative to the race horse development fund	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	201	An Act to regulate sports wagering	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Charles F. Flaherty

Client: Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1135	An Act to address the financial stability of the health safety net	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3506	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	976	An Act relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2368	An Act Relative to Children's Health and Wellness	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1150	An Act to restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals	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	1093	An Act requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2407	Text of the Senate Amendment (Senator Keenan) to the House Bill Modernizing Tobacco Control (House, No. 4196)	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1142	An Act to cap liability related to hospital financial penalties	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3641	An Act granting the city of Somerville the authority to require the adoption of institutional master plans subject to the review and approval by the municipality	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	991	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2378	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1416	An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4000	An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1153	An Act to remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	610	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1734	An Act removing administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4127	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	153	An Act to ensure timely physician licensure	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	666	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1976	An Act requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4246	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2181	Text of the Senate Amendment (Senator Rodrigues) to the House Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	838	An Act strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1944	An Act relative to nurse licensure compact in Massachusetts	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4210	An Act Relative to Children's Health and Wellness	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1709	An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	700	An Act providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1578	An Act strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4012	An Act Relative to Children's Health and Welness	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1255	An Act relative to workforce development and patient safety	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	612	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1146	An Act regarding shared responsibility for funding of health care oversight agencies	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3702	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	103	An Act relative to nurse licensure compact	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2386	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1072	An Act to prevent inappropriate denials for medically necessary services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2529	An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	913	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	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	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1157	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	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	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1147	An Act relative to a behavioral health workforce commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	3	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	1733	An Act improving access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4067	An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1427	An Act requiring healthcare employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	662	An Act to cap liability related to hospital financial penalties	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	2004	An Act relative to workforce development and patient safety	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	74	An Act making appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2184	Text of the Senate Amendment to the House Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1737	An Act establishing a behavioral health workforce commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4134	An Act to Improve Health Care bu Investing in VALUE	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1685	An Act to ensure affordable health connector coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	679	An Act relative to newborn enrollment in MassHealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1126	An Act to ensure affordable health connector coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3505	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	971	An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2295	An Act to Increase Consumer Transparency about Insurance Provider Networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1172	An Act ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3819	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1152	An Act to improve access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	564	An Act relative to health insurer reserve requirements	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Charles F. Flaherty

Client: Kelley & Ryan Associates, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3702	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3819	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$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
House Bill	4127	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$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	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	3	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	2386	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4246	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$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	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3505	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4000	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	74	An Act making appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	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
Senate Bill	101	An Act relative to regulating horse racing and wagering	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2378	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3506	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4067	An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Charles F. Flaherty

Client: Consumers for Sensible Energy

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	2847	An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1966	An Act to promote gas safety	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2864	An Act protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1980	An Act protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2848	An Act ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1967	An Act relative to natural gas safety and responsibility	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2909	An Act relative to air monitoring stations	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2000	An Act relative to pipeline siting	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1753	An Act relative to the taxation of natural gas infrastructure	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2013	An Act ensuring public safety at natural gas sites	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1942	An Act establishing a study of energy efficient options for low income households	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1934	An Act requiring public interest considerations in gas infrastructure expansion proceedings	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	523	An Act providing funding for clean energy and energy efficiency measures for the Commonwealth	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2916	An Act affirming that consumers not be forced to pay capital costs of natural gas pipelines	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2005	An Act to secure a clean energy future	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2850	An Act relative to natural gas safety and responsibility	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1969	An Act relative to improving gas workers field safety	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2802	An Act to secure a clean energy future	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1963	An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2901	An Act for field safety in gas infrastructure	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1990	An Act relative to air monitoring stations	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	789	An Act relative to a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2012	An Act to reduce gas leaks	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1959	An Act relative to ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1754	An Act relative to the taxation of above ground conduits, wires, and pipes used in the transportation of natural gas	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	522	An Act relative to a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2845	An Act to promote gas safety	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1965	An Act regulating pipelines	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2907	An Act requiring legislative approval of natural gas compressor stations	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1991	An Act relative to the impact of natural gas transfer facilities on public health	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	Charles F. Flaherty	Michael Moran	State Representative - 18th Suffolk	$200.00
10/02/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	James Murphy	State Representative - 4th Norfolk	$200.00
10/29/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Ruth Allen	School Committee - Cambridge	$100.00
10/29/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Craig Kelly	City Council - Cambridge	$100.00
11/04/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Lori Ehrlich	State Representative - 8th Essex	$100.00
11/19/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Karen Spilka	State Senator - 2nd Middlesex & Norfolk	$200.00
12/02/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Jim Dever	State Representative - 5th Barnstable	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Tackey Chan	State Representative - 2nd Norfolk	$200.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Gerard Cassidy	State Representative - 9th Plymouth	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Bruce Ayers	State Representative - 1st Norfolk	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Dan Cahill	State Representative - 10th Essex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Thomas Walsh	State Representative - 12th Essex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Jon Santiago	Staate Representative - 9th Suffolk	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Paul McMurtry	State Representative - 11th Norfolk	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Marjorie Decker	State Representative - 26th Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Tommy Vitolo	State Representative - 15th Norfolk	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Angelo Puppolo	State Representative - 12th Hampden	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Carlos Sanchez	State Representative - 10th Hampden	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Bud Williams	State Representative - 11th Hampden	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	David Linsky	State Representative - 5th Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	David Rogers	State Representative - 24th Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	David Biele	State Representative - 4th Suffolk	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Paul Mark	State Representative - 2nd Berkshire	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Colleen Garry	State Representative - 36th Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Adrian Madaro	State Representative - 1st Suffolk	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Joseph McGonagle	State Representative - 28th Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Jack Lewis	State Representative - 7th Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Richard Haggerty	State Representative - 30th Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Michael Morrisey	District Attorney - Norfolk County	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Steven Ultrino	State Representative - 33rd Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Michael Brady	State Senator - 2nd Plymouth & Bristol	$200.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Sal DiDomenico	State Senator - Middlesex & Suffolk	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Jason Lewis	State Senator - 5th Middlesex	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Eric Lesser	State Representative - 1st Hampden & Hampshire	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Paul Feeney	State Senator - Bristol & Norfolk	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Walter Timilty	State Senator - Norfolk, Bristol & Plymouth	$100.00
12/26/2019	Charles F. Flaherty	Steve Murphy	Register of Deeds - Suffolk County	$100.00
			Total contributions	$4,200.00

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