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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2025 - 12/31/2025

Lobbyist name	William A Burns
Business name	Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.
Address	101 Page Street
City, state, zip code	New Bedford, MA 02740
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	508-973-5885

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1353	Resolve establishing a report to analyze long hospital stays	Support	$50.00	N/A
House Bill	1255	An Act relative to reducing unnecessary delays in patient care	Support	$350.00	N/A
House Bill	1363	An Act to extend enhanced Medicaid benefits to eligible hospitals	Support	$250.00	N/A
House Bill	1387	An Act to increase reimbursement for low historic relative price hospitals	Support	$300.00	N/A
Senate Bill	796	An Act relative to reducing unnecessary delays in patient care	Support	$350.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2525	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	Support	$100.00	N/A
			Total amount	$1,400.00

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	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
07/23/2025	House Victory Fund	NA	$200.00
07/24/2025	MHAPAC	NA	$87.50
07/29/2025	Andrea Campbell	Massachusetts Attorney General	$100.00
08/14/2025	Christopher Markey	State Representative-9th Bristol District	$200.00
10/28/2025	Mark Sylvia	State Representative-10th Bristol District	$75.00
11/18/2025	Christopher Hendricks	State Representative-11th Bristol District	$200.00
12/03/2025	Thomas Hoye	Bristol County Register of Probate	$100.00
12/08/2025	Joseph Ferreira	Governor's Council-District 1	$100.00
12/15/2025	Michael Rush	State Senator Norfolk & Suffolk District	$200.00
12/31/2025	Alan Silvia	State Representative-7th Bristol District	$75.00
		Total contributions	$1,337.50

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