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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025
Lobbyist name Ryan C Kearney   
Business name RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.
Address 18 Tremont Street    Suite 810
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02108         
Country US
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, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $20,545.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Executive Attorney General's Office (AGO) 940 CMR 38.00: Unfair and deceptive fees Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3464 An Act to update the bottle bill Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 968 An Act establishing a lithium-ion battery stewardship program Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1477 An Act to restrict the use of polystyrene Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1015 An Act to require producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 556 An Act establishing a lithium-ion battery stewardship program Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 207 An Act modernizing the Massachusetts alcohol laws Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1285 An Act ensuring an appropriate response to shoplifting Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2100 An Act relative to snow removal service liability limitation Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3573 An Act relative to containers, litter, ecology and nips (CLEAN Act) Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1304 An Act promoting infant friendly workplaces Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2245 An Act to expand the Bottle Bill Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 390 An Act relative to license suspensions Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 319 An Act relative to transparency in optional credit card fees Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 80 An Act to create efficiencies in the cannabis employment process Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 798 An Act relative to small business health insurance incentives Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1019 An Act relative to the reduction of plastics Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3474 An Act to expand the bottle bill Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1291 An Act relative to workplace psychological safety Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1620 An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 104 An Act establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 653 An Act to require producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 204 An Act relative to transparency in credit card fees Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2138 An Act reducing the costs for small businesses Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2103 An Act protecting warehouse workers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 384 An Act relative to toxic free kids Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1307 An Act protecting warehouse workers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2260 An Act relative to the proper disposal of miniatures Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 464 An Act warning consumers of the health risks of gas stoves Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 328 An Act relative to the sale of wines and malt beverages by food stores Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 910 An Act relative to association health plans Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1209 An act relative to gift card tampering Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1023 An Act to establish a mattress recycling program in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3525 An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1296 An Act protecting the right to time off for voting Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2208 An Act establishing Election Day as a holiday and providing paid voting leave Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 390 An Act relative to license suspensions Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2130 An Act relative to independent contractors Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 33 An Act establishing the Comprehensive Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1376 An Act relative to unemployment insurance Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 933 An Act relative to plastic bag reduction Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2530 An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 914 An Act to create fees for single use disposable food containers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1357 An Act establishing protections for workers in hot conditions Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 654 An Act to reduce plastics Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2253 An Act to reduce congestion and encourage shared rides Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 477 An Act modernizing the Massachusetts laws Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 447 An Act regarding credit card surcharging Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 181 An Act establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2394 An Act to restrict the use of polystyrene Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 910 An Act to prevent the release of black plastic into the environment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1338 An Act relative to employee definition harmonization Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 629 An Act to reduce polystyrene in the environment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 199 An Act warning consumers of the health risks of gas stoves Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 370 An Act relative to removing liquor license caps in communities Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3470 An Act protecting transportation network driver data privacy and integrity Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1332 An Act clarifying the process for paying the wages of dismissed employees Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3453 An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 917 An Act reducing packaging waste Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1370 An Act relative to snow removal service liability limitation Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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
Senate Bill 45 An Act establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 442 An Act authorizing charity alcohol auctions Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 478 An Act relative to the sale of malt beverages produced by a pub brewery Support $0.00 N/A
Executive Department of Labor Standards 456 CMR 24.00: Administration of the Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Law, G.L. c 150F Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2440 An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 912 An Act to reduce polystyrene in the environment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1347 An Act relative to workplace psychological safety Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 630 An Act to reduce single-use plastics from the environment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2009 An Act relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 375 An Act relative to transparency in credit card fees Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 362 An Act relative to partial payment Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2163 An Act clarifying the process for paying the wages of dismissed employees Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2180 An Act relative to consolidating multiple definitions of employee Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 886 An Act relative to paint recycling Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1335 An Act relative to defense against abusive waivers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 571 An Act to reduce waste and recycling costs in the commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 994 An Act regulating the application of fertilizer used in the town of Orleans Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 36 An Act modernizing the Massachusetts alcohol laws Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 183 An Act to increase the cannabis purchase and possession limits Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3189 An Act to establish a vendors’ collection allowance Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 590 An Act relative to plastic bag reduction Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3447 An Act relative to containers, litter, ecology and nips (CLEAN Act) Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 916 An Act to reduce single use plastics in the environment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1361 An Act establishing paid prenatal leave Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 860 An Act establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 29 An Act to establish the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 80 An Act establishing the Comprehensive Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 996 An Act relative to helium balloons Support $0.00 N/A
Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) 202 CMR 5.00: Unit Pricing and Automated Retail Checkout Systems Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2114 An Act relative to defense against abusive waivers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3985 An Act relative to promoting the future success of mattress recycling in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1310 An Act to protect injured workers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 543 An Act to reduce the unnecessary use of plastic straws Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 78 An Act establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 329 An Act relative to license caps Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 916 An Act to enhance analysis of state health mandates and costs Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1611 An Act relative to gift card fraud Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1023 An Act to establish a mattress recycling program in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3503 An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1295 An Act relative to workforce training Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 195 An Act relative to toxic-free kids Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1405 An Act establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2129 An Act relative to the definition of an independent contractor Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2259 An Act protecting transportation network driver data privacy and integrity Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 279 An Act returning liquor license control to municipalities Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2141 An Act relative to employee definition harmonization Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3995 An Act to protect workers from extreme temperatures Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1316 An Act creating an employer’s duty of care to safeguard its employees from workplace bullying Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 554 An Act to reduce plastic packaging waste Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 926 An Act to save recycling costs in the commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 353 An Act relative to retail alcohol license caps Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 148 An Act to create efficiencies in the cannabis employment process Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2095 An Act to establish a vendors’ collection allowance Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2521 An Act to prohibit the use of polystyrene foam food containers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 913 An Act to create fees for single use beverage containers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1355 An Act to establish extreme temperature worker protections Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 647 An Act relative to paint recycling Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2236 An Act relative to delivery network companies Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 440 An Act to allow non-profits to purchase alcohol from retail package stores for charitable events Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 437 An Act returning liquor license control to municipalities Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 304 An Act establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2181 An Act to implement a 4 day work week in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 886 An Act relative to paint recycling Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1337 An Act consolidating multiple definitions of employee to prevent misclassification Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 614 An Act to promote the future success of mattress recycling in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1287 An Act relative to bereavement leave Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 37 An Act authorizing charity alcohol auctions Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2256 An Act to protect pets Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1906 An Act relative to felony threshold for multiple theft offenses Support $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
01/03/2025 Retailers Association of Massachusetts Political Action Committee N/A $200.00
03/18/2025 Barry Finegold House Second Essex and Middlesex $200.00
04/17/2025 Michael Day House 31st Middlesex $200.00
04/30/2025 Paul McMurtry House 11th Norfolk $200.00
05/20/2025 David Muradian House 9th Worcester $200.00
05/22/2025 Mark Cusack House Fifth Norfolk $200.00
06/10/2025 Maura Healey Governor of Massachusetts $200.00
  Total contributions $1,400.00
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