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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2018 - 12/31/2018

Authorizing Officer name	Robert F. White
Title	President
Business name	Robert White Associates, Inc.
Address	PO Box 189 State House
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02133-
Country	US
Phone	617-523-6877

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Robert F. White	$62,400.00
Total salaries paid	$62,400.00

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Advertising expenses	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	Andrew T. Johnson	Photocopies, scans	$3.00
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	31 Milk St. Post Office- $143.95; Fort Point Post Office- $61.85	Postage, shipping, delivery	$205.80
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	Staples	Office supplies, equipment	$471.76
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	Rasky Partners	Rent	$3,510.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	Patricia White- $25,000; Mary Finneran- $20,000	Office and support staff salaries	$45,000.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	InstaTrac- $2,310.00; State House News Service- $1195.98; Boston Business Journal- $135.00	Professional subscriptions	$3,640.98
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Taxes	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	Verizon Wireless- $1176.35; TPX- $585.31	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$1,761.66
7/1/2018-12/31/2018		Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
7/1/2018-12/31/2018	MER Services LLC- $2675.00; Craig and Other Withers Accounting- $710.37; Ward and Lawless LLC- $453.75	Other operating expenses	$3,839.12
		Total operating expenses	$58,432.32

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Work, Inc.

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $9,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3362	An Act relative to employment of persons with disabilities on state contracts	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	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
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Arbella insurance Group

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $17,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3454	An Act regulating and insuring short-term rentals	Neutral	$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...Line Item: 8324-0000 Department of Fire Services	Neutral	$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... Line Item: 8324-0000 Department of Fire Services	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	561	An Act relative to executive compensation for mutual companies	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1371	An Act relative to police training	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3682	An Act relative to fair and accurate motor vehicle insurance quotes	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	494	An Act reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	599	An Act reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $49,999.98

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	2202	An Act furthering health empowerment and affordability by leveraging transformative health care.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	501	An Act expanding access to telemedicine services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	549	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	591	An Act to protect access to confidential healthcare	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2960	An Act to protect access to confidential healthcare	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	572	An Act relative to payments for use of ambulance services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	524	An Act improving access to child and adolescent mental health services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	511	An Act relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	571	An Act relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease	Oppose	$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	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	911	An Act relative to public charity executive and board of directors compensation	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1151	An Act regulating the practice and licensure of lactation consultants	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4033	An Act relative to combatting addiction, accessing treatment, reducing prescriptions, and enhancing prevention	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	536	An Act relative to advancing contraceptive coverage and economic security in our state (ACCESS)	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	522	An Act reducing the financial burden of surprise medical bills for patients	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1103	An Act providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	552	An Act to increase access to nurse-midwifery services	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
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Boston Medical Center Corporation

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $30,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
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	4033	An Act relative to combatting addiction, accessing treatment, reducing prescriptions, and enhancing prevention	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2202	An Act furthering health empowerment and affordability by leveraging transformative health care.	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1374	An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4134	An Act financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	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
Senate Bill	1167	An Act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	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
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Global Partners LP

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	1603	An Act relative to the taxation of natural gas infrastructure	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Enos Healthy Baby Essentials

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

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Hospitality Mutual Insurance Group

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $30,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	561	An Act relative to executive compensation for mutual companies	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Keolis Commuter Services, LLC

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $30,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1810	An Act establishing time limits for the idling of stopped locomotives	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1952	An Act directing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to assess the current status of the Commonwealth?s transportation system	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1981	An Act relative to the composition of the MassDOT board of directors	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1912	An Act to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the Commonwealth?s commuter rail system	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2723	An Act establishing a rapid transportation pilot for the Fairmount corridor	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Kindred Healthcare

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	1167	An Act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	205	An Act relative to gaming machines made in Massachusetts	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	200	An Act relative to gaming	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association Inc.

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $6,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	534	An Act relative to the remediation of home heating oil releases	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1821	An Act combating climate change	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2545	An Act to promote a clean energy future	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2713	An Act further promoting energy efficiency and green jobs	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1880	An Act creating 21st Century Massachusetts Clean Energy Jobs	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4318	An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4371	An Act relative to consumer access to residential energy information	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Reinsurance Plan

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $11,250.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	1261	An Act relative to medical malpractice	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	887	An Act relative to prejudgment interest rates	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association Inc.

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $17,400.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	4401	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie... For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board Outside Sections 12 and 15 relative to the Underground Storage Tanks	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4318	An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2545	An Act to promote a clean energy future	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2163	An Act to amend credit card merchant agreements	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	477	An Act establishing tracking and reporting requirements for Massachusetts transportation fuels and associated greenhouse gas emissions	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4438	An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2688	An Act relative to the timing of reimbursement for federal manufacturers excise tax	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...1232-0100 For underground storage tank reimbursements to parties that have remediated spills of petroleum products under chapter 21J of the General Laws 1232-0200 For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board Outside Sections 6 and 7 relative to the Underground Storage Tanks	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2907	An Act relative to the development and promulgation of regulations governing underground storage tanks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	452	An Act relative to an underground storage tank petroleum product cleanup fund	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1821	An Act combating climate change	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1603	An Act establishing a local option gasoline and diesel fuel excise	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Sheehan Health Group

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $15,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	1167	An Act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2072	An Act relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth?s nursing facilities	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	356	An Act to establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2070	An Act relative to licensure of nursing facilities	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: The Boston Home

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $12,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	1167	An Act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Neutral	$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...Line item 4000-0641 regarding nursing facility Medicaid rates	Support	$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...Line item 4000-0641 regarding nursing facility Medicaid rates	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	356	An Act to establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Simmons University

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $15,000.00

House / Senate	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive	Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs regarding Daly Field Permitting	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Commission of Conservation and Recreation regarding Daly Field permitting	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
		Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Surgi-care, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		Discussions with the General Court regarding Massachusetts Health.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Professional Beauty Employment Coalition

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3465	An Act requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1973	An Act to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Robert F. White

Client: Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Company and subsidiaries (collectively “Coverys”)

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $20,500.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	2530	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie...Amendment #712 regarding surplus lines tax	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2366	An Act relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	561	An Act relative to executive compensation for mutual companies	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2371	An Act relative to non-competition agreements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	911	An Act relative to public charity executive and board of directors compensation	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Lobbyist name	Event type	Event location	Names and addresses of all event participants	Amount
07/01/2018	Robert F. White	Travel	11 Beacon St. Parking 07/01/2018 to 12/31/2018	Robert White, 11 Beacon St. Suite 620, Boston, MA 02108	$2,500.00
				Total amount	$2,500.00

Additional Expenses

Date from	Date to	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Expense	Amount
10/04/2018	10/04/2018	Robert F. White	Codman Square Health Center	Charitable Contributions	$1,500.00
10/04/2018	10/04/2018	Robert F. White	The Sunshine School	Charitable Contributions	$200.00
10/11/2018	10/11/2018	Robert F. White	Mass Women's Political Caucus	Charitable Contributions	$750.00
10/11/2018	10/11/2018	Robert F. White	UMass Boston Athletics	Charitable Contributions	$500.00
10/18/2018	10/18/2018	Robert F. White	Gavin Foundation	Charitable Contributions	$1,000.00
10/18/2018	10/18/2018	Robert F. White	Louis D. Brown Peace Institute	Charitable Contributions	$1,000.00
10/22/2018	10/22/2018	Robert F. White	Community Servings	Charitable Contributions	$500.00
				Total amount	$5,450.00

Campaign Contributions

Date	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
07/19/2018	Robert F. White	Committee to Elect Creighton	Senator, 3rd Essex District	$200.00
07/19/2018	Robert F. White	Marc Pacheco	Senator, 1st Plymouth & Bristol District	$200.00
08/06/2018	Robert F. White	Friends of Ed Flynn	Boston City Council, City of Boston	$200.00
09/18/2018	Robert F. White	The Feeney Committee	Senator, Bristol & Norfolk District	$200.00
09/21/2018	Robert F. White	Alex Bezanson	State Representative, 7th Plymouth District	$200.00
09/26/2018	Robert F. White	Suzanne Bump	State Auditor Massachusetts	$200.00
10/04/2018	Robert F. White	Bruce Ayers	State Representative, 1st Norfolk District	$200.00
10/04/2018	Robert F. White	Bud Williams	State Representative, 11th Hampden District	$200.00
10/18/2018	Robert F. White	Committee for a Democratic Senate	PAC	$200.00
10/23/2018	Robert F. White	David Beile	State Representative, 4th Suffolk District	$200.00
10/23/2018	Robert F. White	Danielle Gregoire	State Representative, 4th Middlesex District	$200.00
10/23/2018	Robert F. White	Patrick Kearney	State Representative, 4th Plymouth District	$200.00
10/23/2018	Robert F. White	Christina Minicucci	State Representative, 14th Essex District	$200.00
12/11/2018	Robert F. White	Mark Ciommo	Boston City Council, City of Boston	$200.00
			Total contributions	$2,800.00

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