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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2014 - 06/30/2014

Lobbyist name	Judith A Butler
Business name	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Address	21 Garnet Road
City, state, zip code	W. Roxbury, MA 02132
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-325-6627

Operating Expenses

Date	Type of expense	Amount
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: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	554	An Act to Protect Healthcare Reform Funding	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2018	An Act to Define Modest Meals and Refreshments in Prescriber Educational Settings	Oppose	$283.33	N/A
Senate Bill	300	An Act Relative to the Prescription Drug Covergae for Seniors and the Disabled	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	1052	An Act to Restore Integrity in the Marketing of Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices	Oppose	$283.33	N/A
House Bill	1052	An Act Relative to Prescription Drugs	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2020	An Act to Reduce Healthcare Costs by Promoting Non-biased Prescriber Education	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	439	An Act Relative to Patient Medication Adherence	Support	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	1360	An Act Relative to Tax Credits for Prescription Drugs	Neutral	$104.93	N/A
House Bill	1268	An Act to Increase Access to Vaccines	Support	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	1050	An Act to Reduce Healthcare Costs by Promoting Non-biased Prescriber Education	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	477	An Act Relative to Patient Protection	Support	$104.94	N/A
Executive		Chapter 224, Acts of 2012: An Act Improving The Quality Of Health Care and Reducing Costs Through Increased Transparency, Efficiency and Innovation	Neutral	$104.93	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	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1940	An Act Relative to Safe Disposal of Medical Sharps	Oppose	$283.33	N/A
House Bill	2082	An Act Establishing a Statewide Discount Program for Pharmaceuticals	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	543	An Act to Ensure the Privacy of Patient Prescription Records	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	2160	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	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1956	An Act to Establish a Statewide Program to Promote Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes	Support	$104.94	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	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1018	An Act Improving Access to Coverage for Medicaid Beneficiaries	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1004	An Act Relative to Controlling Health Care Costs in the Commonwealth	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2012	An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Childhood Vaccine Program	Support	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	3667	An Act Relative to the Substitution of Interchangeable Biosimilars	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	3547	An Act Relative to Emergency Scheduling of Addictive Substances by the Commissioner of Public Health	Neutral	$104.93	N/A
House Bill	1676	An Act Criminalizing the Possession of Ingredients for Manufactured Drugs	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2033	An Act Relative to Safe Disposal of Prescription Drugs	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	484	An Act Regulating Pharmacists as Health Care Providers	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2021	An Act providing for a viral hepatitis prevention, screening, treatment and education program	Support	$283.33	N/A
Senate Bill	4	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	$1,416.67	N/A
House Bill	1953	An Act Promoting Research and Protecting Public Safety and Environment	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	1094	An Act Establishing a Statewide Discount Program for Pharmaceuticals	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	544	An Act Improving Access to Coverage for Medicaid Beneficiaries	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	729	An Act Establishing the Commission on Extended Producer Responsibility	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1962	An Act Relative to the Substitution of Generic Drugs	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2108	An Act Relative to School Located Influenza Vaccination Programs	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	569	An Act Relative to Mandatory Prescription Drug Coverage	Oppose	$104.93	N/A
House Bill	2	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	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1927	An Act Relative to the Substitution of Interchangeable Biosimilars	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2061	An Act Prohibiting Advertising by Pharmaceutical Companies	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	499	An Act Concerning Medicaid and Accountable care	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	4242	An Act making appropriatins 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	$708.33	N/A
House Bill	4000	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	$1,416.67	N/A
House Bill	1933	An Act Establishing Provisions for the Return of Expired Pharmaceuticals	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2081	An Act Providing for the Establishment and Operation of a Cancer Drug Repository Program	Support	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	514	An Act Establishing a Public Health Insurance Option	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
Executive		Conference Report FY 2015 - 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	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	825	An Act Regulating the Disposal of Prescription Medication	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1988	An Act Relative to Suspending Prescription Drug Coverage from Minimum Creditable Coverage	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2646	An Act to Eliminate the Tax Deduction for Direct to Consumer Pharmaceutical Marketing	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	917	An Act Relative to Emergency Scheduling of Addictive Substances by the Commissioner of Public Health	Neutral	$283.33	N/A
House Bill	1019	An Act Making Greater Use of Managed Care in Medicaid	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	534	An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Childhood Vaccine Program	Support	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	3734	An Act Relative to the Substitution of Interchangeable Biosimilars	Support	$2,125.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1021	An Act to Increase Access to Vaccines	Support	$104.93	N/A
House Bill	925	An Act Relative to Mandated Benefits	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1995	An Act Providing for Unused Medication Return by Health Care Facilities	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	3452	An Act Implementing the Affordable Care Act and Providing Further Access to Affordable Health Care	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	3711	An Act Relative to Emergency Scheduling of Addictive Substances by the Commissioner of Public Health	Neutral	$104.93	N/A
Senate Bill	386	An Act Establishing the Commission on Extended Producer Responsibility	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	1977	An Act Relative to Drug Disposal by Mail Prescriptions	Oppose	$104.94	N/A
House Bill	2112	An Act Relative to Provider Choice and Reliable Vaccine Management	Support	$708.33	N/A
Senate Bill	572	An Act to Ensure Effective Health Care Cost Control	Oppose	$104.93	N/A
House Bill	1023	An Act to Protect Healthcare Reform Funding	Neutral	$104.94	N/A
Senate Bill	1922	An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Childhood Vaccine Program	Support	$425.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2176	An Act Relative to the Substitution of Interchangeable Biosimilars	Neutral	$283.33	N/A
Senate Bill	1051	An Act to Prevent Undue Influence on Prescriber Behavior	Oppose	$104.93	N/A
			Total amount	$14,166.66

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
04/17/2014	Paul McMurtry (McMurtry Committee)	House of Representatives, Eleventh Norfolk (307)	$200.00
		Total contributions	$200.00

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