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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2024 - 12/31/2024

Authorizing Officer name	Nicholas J. Scobbo, Jr
Title	President
Business name	Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, PC
Address	125 High St. Ste. 2611
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02110
Country	US
Phone	617-737-1800

Client Compensation

Name	Amount
Council for Responsible Nutrition	$18,000.00
Municipal Electric Association of Massachusetts, Inc	$40,500.00
American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus (Aflac)	$33,000.00
Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association	$36,000.00
Encore Capital Group, Inc.	$12,500.00
Wine Institute	$21,000.00
Total salaries received	$161,000.00

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Robert P. Rodophele	$93,984.00
Total salaries paid	$93,984.00

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
12/31/2024	Executive Data Systems	Computer equipment, supplies	$134.19
12/31/2024	Frere2 Technologies	Computer equipment, supplies	$2,331.63
12/31/2024	Microsoft	Computer equipment, supplies	$177.14
12/31/2024	Cogent Communications	Internet fees	$642.86
12/31/2024	Stamps.com	Postage, shipping, delivery	$18.21
12/31/2024	Stamps.com (Service Fee)	Office supplies, equipment	$42.88
12/31/2024	Xerox Financial Services, LLC	Office supplies, equipment	$564.49
12/16/2024	U.S. Telecenters	Office supplies, equipment	$26.79
12/31/2024	Staples	Office supplies, equipment	$168.26
08/26/2024	Tuttle Law Print, Inc	Office supplies, equipment	$5.17
12/31/2024	Lynn Denoyelle	Office and support staff salaries	$15,000.00
12/31/2024	Senora Epps	Office and support staff salaries	$6,377.78
12/31/2024	Nicholas J. Scobbo, Jr.	Office supplies, equipment	$505.56
12/31/2024	Sherry Vaughn	Office and support staff salaries	$149.76
12/31/2024	Payroll Taxes	Taxes	$7,095.62
12/31/2024	Harvard Pilgrim Health Care	Office and support staff salaries	$13,284.88
12/31/2024	Principal Life Insurance Company	Office and support staff salaries	$1,917.35
12/31/2024	Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co.	Office and support staff salaries	$950.70
12/31/2024	Aflac	Office and support staff salaries	$1,148.55
08/26/2024	Affiliated News Service	Professional subscriptions	$806.01
12/16/2024	West Group Payment Center	Professional subscriptions	$241.04
10/15/2024	LexisNexis Matthew Bender	Professional subscriptions	$6.07
12/31/2024	West Group Payment Center (Westlaw)	Professional subscriptions	$48.07
12/16/2024	State Affairs, LLC	Professional subscriptions	$268.67
10/29/2024	Social Law Library	Professional subscriptions	$464.29
09/16/2024	Lawyers Diary and Manual	Professional subscriptions	$19.36
12/31/2024	City of Boston	Taxes	$40.29
12/31/2024	AT&T Mobility	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$862.07
12/31/2024	New Horizons Communications	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$39.01
12/31/2024	Eversource	Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$1,389.06
12/31/2024	T.S. Boston Core Holdings	Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$1,931.64
12/31/2024	Iron Mountain	Other operating expenses	$4,777.31
12/31/2024	Terese A. Riordan, CPA	Other operating expenses	$241.07
12/31/2024	Aramark Refreshments	Other operating expenses	$165.38
12/31/2024	Porshun	Other operating expenses	$60.83
12/31/2024	Stonybrook Water Company	Other operating expenses	$211.53
12/31/2024	The Hanover Insurance Company	Other operating expenses	$388.87
12/31/2024	T. S. Boston Core Holdings	Other operating expenses	$93.00
12/31/2024	ADP	Other operating expenses	$433.41
12/31/2024	Rockland Trust	Other operating expenses	$133.31
12/31/2024	Citizens Bank Mastercard	Other operating expenses	$11.14
12/31/2024	Constant Contact	Other operating expenses	$111.46
12/31/2024	First Insurance Funding Corp	Other operating expenses	$353.63
12/31/2024	ABC Moving Services	Other operating expenses	$151.54
12/31/2024	T.S. Boston Core Holdings	Rent	$71,954.87
		Total operating expenses	$135,744.75

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: Robert P. Rodophele

Client: Council for Responsible Nutrition

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	1465	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2215	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2871	An Act enhancing the health care market review process Amendment #13 Dietary Supplements	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert P. Rodophele

Client: Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3686	An Act requiring disclosure to consumers regarding home heating oil insurance	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1046	An Act relative to the cleanup of accidental home heating oil spills	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3758	An Act ensuring sufficient notice to homeowners by insurance companies prior to an inspection	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1129	An Act relative to the remediation of home heating oil releases	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	648	An Act relative to the remediation of home heating oil releases	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2737	An Act relative to the remediation of home heating oil releases	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	981	An Act relative to notices by insurance companies	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	949	An Act relative to homeowners' insurance	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert P. Rodophele

Client: Encore Capital Group, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	629	An Act relative to fairness in debt collection	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4429	An Act relative to fairness in debt collection	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2713	An Act relative to fairness in debt collection	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2638	An Act relative to fairness in debt collection	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1107	An Act relative to fairness in debt collection	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	347	An Act alleviating the burden of medical debt for patients and families	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4274	An Act alleviating the burden of medical debt for patients and families	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1222	An Act to ensure uniform and transparent reporting of medical debt data	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert P. Rodophele

Client: Wine Institute

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	767	An Act to reduce single-use plastics from the environment	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	254	An Act relative to license caps	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2628	An Act relative to permanent alcoholic beverage takeout	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	272	An Act relative to alcoholic beverage containers	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	572	An Act to save recycling costs in the commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	176	An Act modernizing the Massachusetts alcohol laws	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	371	An Act relative to termination of sales to wholesalers by suppliers of alcoholic beverages	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2156	An Act relative to recycling nips	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2628	An Act modernizing the Massachusetts alcohol laws	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	779	An Act to save recycling costs in the commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	385	An Act relative to alcohol purchasing discounts	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4697	An Act relative to a model carrier reporting requirement	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4130	An Act relative to the direct wine shipper license	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1773	An Act relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	510	Resolve providing for an investigation and study of enhancing statewide recycling programs	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3676	An Act to update the bottle bill	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	833	An Act establishing the commission on extended producer responsibility	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2886	An Act relative to the direct wine shipper license	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	266	An Act relative to the direct wine shipper license	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2104	An Act to expand the Bottle Bill	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4698	An Act relative to the direct wine shipper license	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	768	An Act to ensure plastic bottle recycling	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	287	An Act relative to the direct sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4477	An Act relative to termination of sales to wholesalers by suppliers of alcoholic beverages	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	372	An Act relative to a model carrier reporting requirement	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	253	An Act relative to the sale of wines and malt beverages by food stores	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4623	An Act to reduce waste and recycling costs in Massachusetts	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	471	An Act to reduce waste and recycling costs in the commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	161	An Act relative to charitable alcohol donations	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2967	An Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity and protecting ratepayers	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3690	An Act to expand the bottle bill	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	882	An Act relative to the reduction of plastics	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Office of the Governor	S.2886 An Act relative to the direct wine shipper license	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	776	An Act reducing packaging waste in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	353	An Act relative to alcohol sales on Thanksgiving	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4478	An Act relative to a model carrier reporting requirement	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3684	An Act relative to containers, litter, ecology and nips (CLEAN Act)	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	394	An Act relative to farmer-wineries	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	295	An Act relative to permanent alcoholic beverage takeout	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	365	An Act extending pandemic-related relief for dining establishments	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1860	An Act relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beverages	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	525	An Act to reduce single-use plastics from the environment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	570	An Act to reduce plastics	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	509	An Act re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2861	An Act increasing the excise tax on alcoholic beverages	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	390	An Act relative to the sale of alcohol on holidays	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4263	An Act to save recycling costs in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert P. Rodophele

Client: Municipal Electric Association of Massachusetts, Inc

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	2095	An Act supporting municipal light plants	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Office of the Governor	Note: No drop down fir the Department of Energy Resources. Large Building Reporting Requirements draft regulations proposal of the Department of Energy Resources. Opposed to the inclusion of Municipal lLght Plants.	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3699	An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4502	An Act to promote transportation electrification infrastructure	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2117	An Act advancing clean energy, equity, and innovation within municipal utilities	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4501	An Act to expedite permitting for electric decarbonization infrastructure projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3140	An Act relative to municipal lighting plants	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2838	An Act upgrading the grid and protecting ratepayers	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2131	An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1370	An Act requiring notice to landlords relating to gas or electric shutoffs	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3806	An Act reforming the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company board of directors	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4876	An Act accelerating a responsible, innovative and equitable clean energy transition Amendment 59 Power Options	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3150	An Act advancing clean energy, equity, and innovation within municipal utilities	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4499	An Act modernizing competitive energy supply	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3210	An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	5110	An Act Communication from the Department of Energy Resources of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (under the provisions of section 12 of Chapter 25A of the General Laws) submitting proposed amendments to regulations 225 CMR 27.00 – governing the Building Energy Reporting	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2168	An Act relative to energy storage procurement for 2030 and 2035	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4503	An Act relative to clean energy generation	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2152	An Act relative to smart meters	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2146	An Act reforming the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company board of directors	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2136	An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3231	An Act investing in a prosperous, clean Commonwealth by 2030	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3217	An Act relative to consumer access to residential energy information	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4876	An Act accelerating a responsible, innovative and equitable clean energy transition Amendment 14 Municipal Light Plant Emergency Mutual Aid Amendment 19 Municipal Light Plant Mutual Aid	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2139	An Act relative to municipal light plants	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2738	An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3142	An Act relative to municipal light plants	Support	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)	Clean Heat Standard Draft Framework Proposal. opposed to the inclusion of Municipal Light Plants. This was not a regulation.	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2121	An Act investing in a prosperous clean commonwealth by 2030	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2967	An Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity and protecting ratepayers	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert P. Rodophele

Client: American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus (Aflac)

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1858	An Act relative to PFML hearing decisions	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1124	An Act relative to dental insurance assignment of benefits	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4653	An Act enhancing the market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Docket	3748	An Act relative to surprise billing for ground ambulance services	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1888	An Act relative to improving the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2232	An Act relative to dental service quotes	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2871	An Act enhancing the health care market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	669	An Act requiring mental health parity for disability policies	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1010	An Act relative to ambulance service reimbursement	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	5159	An Act enhancing the health care market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1859	An Act relative to improving PFML data reporting	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	717	An Act relative to ambulance service reimbursement	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1119	An Act to ensure consumer cost protection under the dental medical loss ratio	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2605	An Act improving the Massachusetts paid family medical leave law	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	965	An Act to create direct dental care agreements	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	940	An Act requiring mental health parity for disability policies	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1860	An Act relative to PFML for bone marrow and organ donation	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1198	An Act amending the Massachusetts paid family medical leave law definitions of a covered business entity and a covered contract worker	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	697	An Act relative to dental insurance consumer protections	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2881	An Act enhancing the health care market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1122	An Act relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4643	An Act enhancing the market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1197	An Act improving the Massachusetts paid family medical leave law	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
07/18/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	The Bruce Tarr Committee	State Senate First Essex and Middlesex	$200.00
07/18/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Committee to Re-Elect Kevin Honan	State Representative 17th Suffolk	$100.00
07/24/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Committee To Elect Aaron Michlewitz	State Representative 3rd Suffolk	$200.00
07/29/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Committee To Elect Jay Livingston	State Representative 8th Suffolk	$150.00
07/29/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Committee To Elect Ted Phillips	State Representative 8th Norfolk	$150.00
07/30/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Scarsdale Committee	State Representative 1st Middlesex	$100.00
07/31/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Committee To Elect Paul Mark	State Senate Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire	$150.00
10/07/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Committee To Elect Bruce Ayers	State Representative 1st Norfolk	$150.00
12/28/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Dave Rogers Committee	State Representative 24th Middlesex	$200.00
12/31/2024	Robert P. Rodophele	Committee To Elect John Lawn	State Representative 10th Middlesex	$200.00
			Total contributions	$1,600.00

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