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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2014 - 06/30/2014
Lobbyist name John Heffernan   
Business name Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Address 300 Technology Square    8th Floor
City, state, zip code Cambridge, MA 02139         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 617-674-5145
 
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Advertising expenses $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Photocopies, scans $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Computer equipment, supplies $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Professional dues $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Fax charges $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Internet fees $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Legal fees $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Postage, shipping, delivery $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Office supplies, equipment $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Printing expenses $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Public relations expenses $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Rent $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Office and support staff salaries $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Professional subscriptions $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Taxes $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Telephone, cell phone, handheld $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Utilities (heat, water, electricity) $0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014 Other operating expenses $0.00
  Total operating expenses $0.00
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $45,000.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 27 An Act making uniform the law regarding trade secrets Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1940 An Act relative to safe disposal of medical sharps Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2108 An Act relative to school located influenza vaccination programs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3708 An Act financing information technology equipment and related projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3952 An Act relative to the expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4111 An Act relative to the expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 400 An Act to protect children from bisphenol-A Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1050 An Act to reduce healthcare costs by promoting evidence based prescriber education Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1899 An Act relative to pharmacy practice in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2116 Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Study Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 808 An Act relative to the labeling of genetically engineered food Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1498 An Act enhancing the Global Warming Solutions Act Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 978 An Act relative to pre-authorization of medical and health care services Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2012 An Act establishing the Massachusetts childhood vaccine program Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3330 An Act financing information technology equipment and related projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3867 Supplemental Budget Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4042 consumers, licensing and other related matters Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4236 An Act to increase opportunities for long-term substance abuse recovery Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 846 An Act relative to employee non-competition agreements Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1344 An Act extending the investment tax credit to all corporations Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2018 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2176 An Act relative to the substitution of interchangeable biosimilars Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2935 An Act to transition to a clean energy Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2025 An Act further promoting energy efficiency and green jobs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1052 An Act relative to prescription drugs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2020 An Act to reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3548 An Act relative to Pharmacy Practice in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3898 relative to special procedures for consideration of the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 providing for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 3899). Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4046 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 4 Text of the recommended amendment (Ways and Means) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 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
Senate Bill 917 An Act relative to emergency scheduling of addictive substances by the Commissioner of Public Health Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1378 An Act establishing a health care electronic prescribing tax credit Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2033 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2187 An Act providing for capital facility repairs and improvements for the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3932 A study order relative to telecommunications, utilities, and energy and and other related matters Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Comments on the development of a uniform prior authorization form, pursuant to M.G.L. c.1760, section 25 Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1082 An Act to further commercialization and job creation through innovation and research universities Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2033 An Act relative to safe disposal of prescription drugs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3600 An Act relative to Pharmacy Practice in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3899 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4049 An act making supplemental appropriations to the FY 2014 budget recommendations Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 103 An Act to reconcile Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2012 and Chapter 368 of the Acts of 2012 Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 986 An Act to protect patients from breakthrough seizures Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1528 An Act to reduce energy burdens and increase competitiveness in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2064 Financial Services Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2188 An Act relative to the expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3996 An Act relative to the labeling of seed Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Chapter 224, Acts of 2012 - An act improving the quality association of health care and reducing costs through increased transparency, efficiency and innovation Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 39 An Act relative to pharmacy practice in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1949 An Act to allow a sixty-day bulk purchase of prostate cancer medication Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2112 An Act relative to provider choice and reliable vaccine management Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3711 An Act relative to emergency scheduling of addictive substances by the Commissioner of Public Health Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3997 An Act for healthy families and businesses Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4133 An Act relative to job creation in life sciences research and development Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 439 An Act relative to patient medication adherence Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1051 An Act to prevent undue influence on prescriber behavior Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1907 An Act relative to pharmacy practice in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2127 An act authorizing certain pharmacy interns to administer immunizations Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 813 An Act relative to the labeling of seed Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1564 An Act requiring the disclosure of energy usage data Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 304 An Act relative to consumer rebates Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1977 An Act relative to drug disposal by mail Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2621 An Act relative to stimulating the economy through job creation Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3770 An Act financing information technology equipment and related projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4002 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4163 An Act promoting economic growth across the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 534 An Act establishing the childhood vaccine program Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1069 An Act relative to robotic surgery in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1965 An Act to reduce prescription drug tampering and abuse Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2142 An Act to increase opportunities for long-term substance abuse recovery Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1947 An Act relative to food labeling Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1583 An Act relative to renewable energy portfolio standards Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 235 An Act for healthy families and businesses Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1962 An Act relative to the substitution of generic drugs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2536 An Act relative to angel investor tax credits Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3763 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4001 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 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 4158 Special procedures for consideration of the House bill relative to economic development in the Commonwealth (House, No. 4045) ought to be adopted Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 483 An Act regulating pharmacy audits Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1053 An Act relative to further regulation of pharmacies Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1926 An Act regulating the use of buprenorphine in opioid dependence treatment Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2133 An Act to increase opportunities for long-term substance abuse recovery Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1946 An Act relative to strengthening the consumer protections and ensuring the proper labeling of fish sold in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1575 An Act regarding community access to energy efficiency programs and green jobs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2 FY 2015 Budget Recommendations Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1933 An Act establishing provisions for the return of expired pharmaceuticals Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2096 An Act establishing a special commission to study and recommend improvements in the delivery of prescription drug benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3695 An Act relative to the expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3947 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4082 An Act relative to non-competition agreements Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 399 An Act relative to regulation of discharge of pharmaceutical and personal care product-laden wastewater into private drinking water wells and municipal drinking water supplies Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1040 An Act to authorize the dispensing of compounded prescriptions for office and institutional settings without patient-specific prescriptions Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1891 The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2013 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 3707); reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 1890. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2114 Public Health Joint Rule 10 Study Order Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2231 An Act promoting economic growth across the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1059 An Act relative to food labeling Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1927 An Act relative to the substitution of interchangeable biosimilars Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2082 An Act establishing a statewide discount program for pharmaceuticals Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3672 An Act relative to pharmacy practice in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3933 An Act providing for capital facility repairs and improvements for the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4081 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 300 An Act relative to the prescription drug coverage for seniors and the disabled Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1032 An Act relative to the in-office sales of medical devices and products Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1890 The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2013 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 3707); reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 1890. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2113 Making an investigation and studying certain Senate documents related to public service Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2225 The Global Warming Solutions Act study Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 390 An Act providing funding for clean energy and energy efficiency measures for the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1715 An Act relative to non-competition agreements Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2061 An Act prohibiting advertising by pharmaceutical companies Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3611 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2013 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3903 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4059 An Act relative to the expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 127 An Act relative to rebates Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 995 An Act authorizing certain pharmacy intern to administer immunizations Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1812 An Act implementing the Affordable Care Act and providing further access to affordable health care Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2096 An Act relative to patient financial protection Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2218 An Act financing information technology equipment and related projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 354 An Act relative to healthy families and businesses Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Chapter 143, Acts of 2014 - an act relative to the substitution of biosimilars Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 678 An Act authorizing a special commission to study cytotoxic drugs in the environment Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1978 Resolve relative to responsible prescription prescribing Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2646 An Act to eliminate the tax deduction for direct to consumer pharmaceutical marketing Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3836 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4023 An Act making an appropriation for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing a certain existing appropriation and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4165 An Act promoting economic growth across the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 543 An Act to ensure the privacy of patient prescription records Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1090 An Act to ensure safe medication administration Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1971 An Act establishing the childhood vaccine program Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2143 An Act providing for capital facility repairs and improvements for the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2037 An Act to establish guidelines for genetically engineered food Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1586 An Act further promoting energy efficiency and green jobs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 999 An Act relative to colorectal cancer screenings Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2018 An Act to define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber educational settings Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3547 An Act relative to emergency scheduling of addictive substances by the Commissioner of Public Health Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3882 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4045 An act to promote growth and opportunity Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4242 FY 15 Conference Report Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 907 An Act regulating the use of buprenorphine in opioid dependence treatment Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1360 An Act relative to tax credits for prescription drugs Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2023 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2180 An Act relative to the expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2968 An Act establishing renewable energy investment commission Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2085 An Act requiring the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits for the year 2030 Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 825 An Act regulating the disposal of prescription medication Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1992 An Act relative to protecting children from Bisphenol-A Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3327 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3860 An Act financing improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4039 Financial Services Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4235 An Act relative to pharmacy practice in the Commonwealth. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 767 An Act relative to a private cause of action to prevent the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1334 An Act updating the research and development tax credit Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2011 Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 3899) (being the text of Senate, No. 2010, printed as amended) Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2151 Joint Rule 10 Study Order Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2741 An Act further promoting energy efficiency and green jobs Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2024 Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy and other related matters Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1729 An Act relative to the prohibition of noncompetition agreements. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2065 An Act relating to the dispensation of pharmaceuticals with an aesthetic purpose by physicians Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3667 An Act relative to the substitution of interchangeable biosimilars Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3920 An Act providing for capital facility repairs and improvements for the Commonwealth. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4069 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 193 An Act to create and maintain jobs in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1029 An Act relative to prescription drug adverse event reporting Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1817 An Act relative to prescription drug adverse event reporting Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2111 Committee on Revenue Study Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2223 An Act financing information technology equipment and related projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 387 An Act for a competitive economy through safer alternatives to toxic chemcials Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 192 An Act relative to pipefitter licensing and inspections Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1953 An Act promoting research and protecting public safety and environment Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2415 An Act further regulating pharmacists Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3734 An Act relative to the substitution of interchangeable biosimilars Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4000 An act making appropriations for FY 2015 Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4147 study order Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 477 An Act relative to patient financial protection Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1052 An Act to restore integrity in the marketing of pharmaceutical products and medical devices Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1922 An Act establishing the childhood vaccine program Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2128 An act relative to the in-office sales of medical devices and products Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1936 An Act relative to genetically engineered food Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1565 An Act requiring the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits for the year 2030 Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 701 An Act relative to job creation in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1988 An Act relative to suspending prescription drug coverage from minimum creditable coverage requirements Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2774 For the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor designating the last day of February as Rare Disease Day Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3840 An act relative to job creation in the life sciences research and development Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4036 An Act relative to unemployment insurance rates Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4181 An Act promoting economic growth across the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 569 An Act relative to mandatory prescription drug coverage Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1220 An Act relative to Medicare Part B Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2010 The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 3899); Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2148 Health Care Financing Matters Study Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2093 An Act relative to the labeling of food Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1603 An Act establishing renewable energy investment commission 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
02/13/2014 Dan Hunt Rep. - 13th Suffolk $200.00
03/05/2014 Brian Dempsey Rep. - 3rd Essex $100.00
03/06/2014 Jeffrey Sanchez Rep. - 15th Suffolk $100.00
03/31/2014 Warren Tolman Attorney General $200.00
04/17/2014 Karen Spilka Sen. - 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk $200.00
05/28/2014 Marjorie Decker Rep. - 25th Middlesex $100.00
06/18/2014 Marjorie Decker Rep. - 25th Middlesex $100.00
  Total contributions $1,000.00
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