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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2020 - 06/30/2020

Lobbyist name	William Rennie
Business name	Retailers Association of MA
Address	Retailers Assoc. of MA 18 tremont street, suite 810
City, state, zip code	boston, MA 02108
Country	USA
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-523-1900

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Retailers Association of Massachusetts

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $19,512.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	2	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 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	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3548	An Act establishing an online lottery	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 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	86	An Act establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2789	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2700	An Act to provide liability protections for contractors, sub-contractors and unions during the COVID-19 Pandemic	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of the Governor	COVID 19 Executive Order No. 30 Further Extending Essential Services Order	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4745	An Act providing hazard pay for essential workers in the COVID-19 emergency	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of the Governor	COVID 19 Executive Order No. 33 Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4802	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	37	An Act establishing an online lottery	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4299	An Act relative to partial payment	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	109	An Act establishing an online lottery	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Revenue (DOR)	830 CMR 62C.16.2: Sales and Use Tax Returns and Payments	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2701	An Act relative to emergency paid sick time	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4615	an Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 Emergency	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4700	An Act relative to emergency paid sick time	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD)	458 CMR 2.00 Department of Family and Medical Leave	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	792	An Act relative to the prohibition of the transfer or use of glyphosate in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of the Governor	COVID 19 Executive Order No. 40 Further Advancing the Reopening of Phase 2 Enterprises	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4744	An Act to provide liability protections for contractors, sub-contractors and unions during the COVID-19 Pandemic	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of the Governor	COVID 19 Executive Order No. 21 Essential Services Extension Order	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4739	An Act creating a presumption of relatedness for essential workers suffering from COVID-19	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of the Governor	COVID 19 Executive Order No. 21 Essential Services and Revised Gatherings Order	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1942	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of the Governor	COVID 19 Executive Order No. 37 Authorizing the Reopening of Phase 2 Enterprises	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4754	An Act relative to commissioned employees	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of the Governor	COVID 19 Executive Order No. 35 Preparing for Phase 2 Reopening	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	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
01/14/2020	Retailers Association of MA PAC	n/a	$200.00
01/14/2020	The Pignatelli Committee	state representative, 4th Berkshire	$200.00
02/26/2020	the velis committee	senate, Second Hampden and Hampshire	$100.00
03/08/2020	the murphy committee	state representative, 4ht norfolk	$200.00
06/29/2020	the o'connor committee	senate, Plymouth and Norfolk	$200.00
		Total contributions	$900.00

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