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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2016 - 06/30/2016

Lobbyist name	Scott E. Sebastian
Business name	Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Address	1295 State Street B425
City, state, zip code	Springfield, MA 01111
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	413-744-7346

Operating Expenses

Date	Type of expense	Amount
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Advertising expenses	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Photocopies, scans	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Professional dues	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Fax charges	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Internet fees	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Legal fees	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Postage, shipping, delivery	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Office supplies, equipment	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Printing expenses	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Public relations expenses	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Rent	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Professional subscriptions	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Taxes	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016	Other operating expenses	$0.00
	Total operating expenses	$0.00

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $16,848.82

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	553	An Act relative to disability insurance benefits	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4323	An Act relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	951	An Act relative to dental benefit plan transparency and patients' bill of rights	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	24	An Act relative to unclaimed property and life insurance proceeds	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3248	An Act limiting certain conflicts of interest for investment advisors and brokers	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4461	An Act relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1637	An Act providing retirement options for private sector employees	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	853	An Act relative to the domestic life insurance safety fund	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	4	An Act making appropriations for FY2017	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	526	An Act relative to executive compensation for mutual companies	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	498	An Act relative to risk management services	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4204	Resolve establishing a Commission to Study the Feasibility of a Secure Choice Retirement Savings Option	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1453	An Act improving the fairness of our tax laws	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	809	An Act to establish paid family leave	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	566	An Act relative to dental benefit plan transparency and patients' bill of rights	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3247	An Act relative to the fiduciary duties of investment advisors and brokers	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1473	An Act relative to retaliatory taxation	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	860	An Act relative to long term disability insurance	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2063	An Act relative to social media privacy protection	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	813	An Act relative to payment for use of ambulance services	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1524	An Act closing a corporate tax haven loophole	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	539	An Act relative to principle-based reserving for life insurance	Support	$0.00	n/a
Executive		Various mandated benefit bills that apply to supplemental accident and sickness	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4204	Resolve establishing a Commission to Study the Feasibility of a Secure Choice Retirement Savings Option	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	817	An Act relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4201	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 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
House Bill	783	An Act prohibiting discrimination in insurance policies	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4183	An Act to prohibit negative option sales and disclosure of financial and personal information without a consumer’s express agreement	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4343	An Act relative to transgender anti-discrimination	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2477	An Act closing a corporate tax haven loophole	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	540	An Act relative to risk management and own risk and solvency assessment	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	924	An Act relative to secure choice retirement savings plan	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	955	An Act relative to insurance companies and death certificates	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	484	An Act relative to preventing fraud	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4450	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 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	504	An Act prohibiting discrimination in insurance policies	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	937	An Act relative to greater fairness in insurance	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	735	An Act relative to transgender anti-discrimination	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	784	An Act providing for equitable coverage in disability policies	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	506	An Act for greater fairness in insurance policies	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2119	An Act to establish pay equity	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	500	An Act relative to short-term disability insurance disclosure	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	822	An Act relative to Medicaid	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	836	An Act relative to false, fraudulent, or misleading statements	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	776	An Act to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing protection to certain retirees from pension de-risking transactions	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	872	An Act relative to insurance company rebates	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2054	An Act relative to social media privacy protection	Oppose	$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	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
04/12/2016	Senator Eric Lesser	Senator, 1st Hampden & Hampshire	$200.00
05/24/2016	Representative Jose Tosado	Representative, 9th Hampden	$100.00
06/30/2016	Republican State Committee	n/a	$200.00
		Total contributions	$500.00

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