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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2019 - 06/30/2019
Lobbyist name Kara L Holmquist   
Business name MSPCA
Address 350 S. Huntington Avenue   
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02130         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 617-541-5008
 
 
Operating Expenses
No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: MSPCA
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $18,500.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 1822 An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 505 An Act concerning the use of animals in product testing Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 884 An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 989 An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 823 An Act concerning the use of animals in product testing Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 887 An Act authorizing deer hunting on Sunday Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2028 An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1037 An Act relative to the ownership of pets by convicted animal abusers Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 890 An Act relative to hunting with artificial light Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2934 An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3772 An Act relative to protecting animals from abusers Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 474 An Act relative to the moose population in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 800 An Act banning the retail sale of cats and dogs in pet shops Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 503 An Act requiring the supervision of animals at day care services Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 885 An Act authorizing permitting by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1204 An Act relating to the remedy for the sale of sick puppies and kittens Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 764 An Act protecting research animals Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 782 An Act expanding the powers of the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 114 An Act protecting the health and safety of puppies and kittens in cities and towns Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 534 An Act protecting research animals Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 472 An Act expanding the powers of the director of Fisheries and Wildlife Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)(Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs) Provided testimony on proposed pet shop regulations: Selecting "neutral" here, but our comments don't fall into these categories. We offered suggestions on some provisions. Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 496 An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 169 An Act prohibiting inhumane feline declawing Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 475 An Act relative to the use of artificial lights in hunting Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1823 An Act relating to the remedy for the sale of sick puppies and kittens Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 758 An Act protecting research animals Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 487 An Act relative to Sunday hunting Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 476 An Act to enhance the management of problem wildlife Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 507 An Act further regulating the enforcement of illegal hunting practices Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1431 An Act allowing humane transportation of K9 partners aka Nero's law Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1773 An Act to protect pets in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 800 An Act banning the retail sale of cats and dogs in pet shops Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 773 An Act further regulating the enforcement of illegal hunting practices Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2037 An Act providing for the care and transportation of police dogs injured in the line of duty Support $0.00 N/A
Executive Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Testimony on proposed shelter regulations: we supported some provisions and offered suggestions/expressed concern on others; am checking "neutral," though the options -- oppose/support/neutral -- don't really describe our position on this detailed proposal Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1037 An Act concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 510 An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 479 An Act conserving our natural resources Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 595 An Act concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 812 An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 781 An Act relative to beavers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1774 An Act protecting the health and safety of puppies and kittens in cities and towns Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 757 An Act to study the health of the Blue Hills Forest and ecology to inform long-term reservation management Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 66 An Act to protect the Commonwealth from dangerous persons Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Other Listening sessions on coyote hunting, management: "Support" means supporting an end to coyote killing contests, what we testified on Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 772 An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 501 An Act to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 468 An Act relative to outdoor heritage Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1038 An Act to prohibit housing discrimination against responsible dog owners Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3603 An Act protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 839 An Act concerning the trapping of fur-bearing mammals 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
DateRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
02/26/2019 Linda Dean Campbell Committee 15th Essex House district $50.00
02/28/2019 Robert Deleo Committee 19th Suffolk House district $50.00
05/04/2019 Jack Patrick Lewis Committee 7th Middlesex House district $35.00
05/17/2019 Lou Kafka Committee 8th Norfolk House distict $150.00
06/02/2019 Becca Rausch Committee Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Senate district $50.00
  Total contributions $335.00
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