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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   07/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
Lobbyist name Patricia Baumer   
Business name Greater Boston Real Estate Board
Address 3 Center Plaza    Mezzanine
City, state, zip code 02108, MA 02108         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 617-423-8700
 
 
Operating Expenses
No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Greater Boston Real Estate Board
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $10,319.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 2109 An Act to support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2378 Majority Report on the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2023 (submitted by the Governor under the provisions of Article LXXXVII of the Amendments to the Constitution) relative to creating the executive office of housing and livable communities and to rename the Executive Office of Economic Development (House, No. 43) Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1371 An Act to prohibit landlords and brokers from requiring broker's commissions to be paid by a tenant or prospective tenant Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2879 An Act authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 872 An Act enabling local options for tenant protections Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 599 An Act to incentivize the adoption of local climate resilience policies Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1306 An Act relative to capital relief in a counterclaim Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1762 An Act authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1319 An Act limiting rent increases and creating a rental arbitrator Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2746 An Act addressing international real estate speculation Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4151 An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to impose a real estate transfer fee for affordable and workforce housing Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3183 An Act relative to the electrification of new and substantially remodeled or rehabilitated buildings Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3154 An Act relative to energy efficiency education Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 389 An Act to promote equity among lessors Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2038 An Act to prohibit the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure for new construction in the town of Concord Oppose $0.00 b/a
House Bill 3734 An Act establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the city known as the town of Amherst Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1552 An Act relative to enhanced fire protection in new one- and two-family dwellings Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2531 An Act advancing grid enhancement technologies Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2969 An Act providing a local option incentivizing landlords to rent unsubsidized properties at below market rent (good landlord tax credit) Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 298 An Act providing for tenant agents Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1874 An Act relative to snow removal service liability limitation Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3665 An Act authorizing the town of Wellfleet to establish a real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1299 An Act enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2178 An Act relative to better buildings Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 51 An Act financing the immediate economic revitalization, community development, and housing needs of the Commonwealth Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4707 An Act relative to the Affordable Homes Act Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 398 An Act to limit fees charged in a rental real estate transaction Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2103 An Act enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3736 An Act authorizing the town of Truro to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1771 An Act granting a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 233 An Act improving housing opportunities Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4726 An Act relative to the Affordable Homes Act Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 750 An Act establishing sustainable and equitable funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2289 An Act relative to enhanced fire protection in new one- and two-family dwellings Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3744 An Act petition for a special law authorizing the city of Boston to implement rent stabilization and tenant eviction protections Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1786 An Act relative to a local option real estate transfer fee to create and preserve housing Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1336 An Act to expedite multifamily housing construction Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1787 An Act relative to first time homebuyer and rental savings accounts Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1350 An Act to guarantee a tenant's first right of refusal Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2747 An Act granting a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Docket 460 An Act providing for rent regulation and control of evictions in mobile home park accommodations in the city of Attleboro Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3213 An Act relative to better buildings Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 265 An Act relative to realtor fair housing education Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4789 An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1113 An Act relative to real estate disclosure forms Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2729 An Act establishing a building permit fee surcharge for affordable housing in the town of Concord Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3804 An Act establishing the Martha's Vineyard housing bank Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2078 An Act to establish home energy efficiency ratings Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1670 An Act relative to streamline the judicial review of local land use decisions Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1795 An Act providing a local option incentivizing landlords to rent unsubsidized properties at below market rent (good landlord tax credit) Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1365 An Act facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2793 An Act relative to real estate transfer fees and senior property tax relief Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 173 An Act to establish licensing standards for drain cleaners Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4138 An Act [sic] the Affordable Homes Act Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 366 An Act relative to continuing education requirements for any person holding a license as a real estate broker or salesman Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 165 An Act further regulating the continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1162 An Act for a right of first refusal for foreclosed property (Foreclosure TOPA) Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2730 An Act establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3845 An Act authorizing the city of Somerville to impose a real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2120 An Act increasing solar rooftop energy Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1046 An Act relative to the cleanup of accidental home heating oil spills Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 166 An Act furthering fair housing in real estate Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1304 An Act enabling local options for tenant protections Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2740 An Act to establish a surcharge on specific commercial development activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3850 An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt green zoning by-laws and regulations Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2623 An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to implement rent stabilization and tenant eviction protections Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2802 An Act to further lead remediation in rental housing by increasing the deleading credit Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 264 An Act relative to consumer rights of renters Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1483 An Act protecting buyers from unknowingly purchasing property in a flood zone Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2916 An Act authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1221 An Act relative to snow removal service liability limitation Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2116 An Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by permitting local option all-electric buildings and homes ordinances Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1376 An Act relative to cimex lectularius Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1791 An Act relative to the relief of mortgage debt Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1360 An Act to restore Boston's governmentally-involved housing Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2788 An Act empowering cities and towns to impose a mansion fee to support affordable housing Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Docket 2836 An Act enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenant Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3677 An Act establishing solar neighborhoods Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2727 An Act encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2834 An Act relative to the Affordable Homes Act Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1381 An Act providing for rent regulation and control of evictions in manufactured housing parks in the town of Athol Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2915 An Act establishing a real property transfer fee in the town of Chatham Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 891 An Act to restore Boston's governmentally-involved housing protection Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2115 An Act relative to the electrification of new and substantially remodeled or rehabilitated building Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2064 An Act to establish commonsense permitting reforms for businesses and landowners Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1879 An Act relative to the relief of mortgage debt Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1366 An Act establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2801 An Act establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Arlington Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 472 An Act establishing sustainable and equitable funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 473 An Act promoting climate safe buildings Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1064 An Act relative to modernizing private flood insurance Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 882 An Act relative to cimex lectularius Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1318 An Act relative to avoiding senior homelessness and maintaining senior housing stabilization of rents Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2741 An Act authorizing a development surcharge for community housing in the town of Lexington Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4063 An Act authorizing the city of Cambridge to impose a real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3151 An Act establishing a pathway to net zero buildings 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
DateRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
10/03/2024 Committee to Elect Bill Dermody State Representative $50.00
12/17/2024 Committee to Elect Aaron Michlewitz State Representative $100.00
  Total contributions $150.00
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