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

Lobbyist name	Jon B. Hurst
Business name	Retailers Association of Massachusetts
Address	18 Tremont St. Suite 810
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-523-1900

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: Retailers Association of Massachusetts

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $32,026.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	655	An Act protecting Massachusetts pollinators	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3747	An Act establishing a prepaid wireless E911 surcharge	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	973	An Act establishing fair scheduling for employees in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2305	An Act Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill 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 (House, No. 4201)	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4200	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	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3471	An Act regulating the sale of dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	545	An Act relative to the security of personal financial information	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2269	An Act to Protect Youth from the Health Risks of Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2286	An Act promoting agriculture in the Commonwealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	697	An Act relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children’s products	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4156	An Act establishing the genetic engineering transparency food labelling act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1008	An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		520 CMR 6.00 – Hoisting Machinery	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Sales Tax Holiday	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	696	An Act for healthy families and businesses	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4046	An Act relative to pet grooming	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	983	An Act to establish pay equity	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2325	An Act relative to housing, operations, military service, and enrichment	Oppose	$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	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	702	An Act to create a framework to re-allocate responsibility for discarded products	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4168	An Act to reduce plastic bag pollution	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1022	An Act authorizing municipal increases in minimum wages	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Department of Revenue Draft Directive: Recordkeeping Requirements for Sales and Use Tax Vendors Utilizing Point of Sale (POS) Systems	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1577	An Act relative to gender identity and nondiscrimination	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	756	An Act to require producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4187	An Act protecting Massachusetts pollinators	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1024	An Act to establish a living wage for employees of big box retail stores and fast food chains	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	186	An Act Relative to secondhand dealers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	735	An Act relative to transgender anti-discrimination	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	901	An Act Relative to Lyme Disease Treatment Coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	124	An Act relative to protecting biometric information under the security breach law	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2052	An Act establishing the Massachusetts paint stewardship program	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1752	An Act relative to Sunday wages	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4377	An Act to Promote Energy Diversity	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	956	An Act Relative to Lyme Disease Treatment Coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	184	An Act relative to the security of personal financial information	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2119	An Act to establish pay equity	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2617	An Act relative to the charitable donation of apparently wholesome food	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1275	An Act to prevent trafficking in ivory and rhino horns	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	397	An Act for healthy families and businesses	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2156	An Act relative to larceny	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3983	An Act to provide opportunities for all	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	927	An Act Relative to HIV-Associated Lipodystrohpy Treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	164	An Act further regulating radio frequency identification devices in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2109	An Act establishing the paint stewardship program	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2517	An Act relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4385	An Act to Promote Energy Diversity	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1708	An Act establishing just schedules for employees	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	404	An Act to require producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2176	An Act relative to larceny	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4182	An Act relative to exempting home appliance service and repair technicians from certain provisions of the Massachusetts Plumbing Code	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1718	An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	440	An Act relative to ivory and rhino horn trafficking	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2207	An Act to prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1001	An Act relative to the pooling of tips	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3242	An Act establishing the Genetic Engineering Transparency Food and Seed Labeling Act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	502	An Act Relative to Lyme Disease Treatment Coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2245	An Act relative to motor vehicle warranties	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1974	An Act providing for sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1944	An Act relative to mandated coverage of telemedicine services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	453	An Act for a competitive economy through safer alternatives to toxic chemicals	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2241	An Act relative to ivory and rhino horn trafficking	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1710	An Act to eliminate contingency fee auditors	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	761	An Act relative to the labeling of seed	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4361	An Act to Protect Youth from the Health Risks of Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2033	An Act relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	202	An Act relative to exempting home appliance service and repair technicians from certain provisions of the Massachusetts Plumbing Code	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1965	An Act relative to energy sector compliance with the Global Warming Solutions Act	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1733	An Act to establish pay equity	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	452	An Act relative to information technology producer responsibility	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2234	An Act to Protect Youth from the Health Risks of Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1536	An Act relative to the charitable donation of apparently wholesome food	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Event type	Event location	Names and addresses of all event participants	Amount
01/15/2016	Travel	Northborough: Auto mileage reimbursement	Jon Hurst, 99 Grover St., Beverly, MA 01915	$73.44
02/12/2016	Travel	Norwood: Auto mileage reimbursement	Jon Hurst, 99 Grover St., Beverly, MA 01915	$55.62
03/03/2016	Travel	Peabody: Auto mileage reimbursement	Jon Hurst, 99 Grover St., Beverly, MA 01915	$11.88
05/23/2016	Travel	Northampton: Auto mileage & toll reimbursement	Jon Hurst, 99 Grover St., Beverly, MA 01915	$149.80
05/24/2016	Travel	Fitchburg: Auto mileage reimbursement	Jon Hurst, 99 Grover St., Beverly, MA 01915	$83.00
			Total amount	$373.74

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
01/12/2016	Retailers Association of MA Political Action Committee	PAC	$200.00
02/23/2016	Robert DeLeo	State Representative, 19th Suffolk	$100.00
03/08/2016	Karen Spilka	State Senator, 2nd Middlesex & Norfolk	$200.00
03/08/2016	Patricia Haddad	State Representative, 5th Bristol	$100.00
03/16/2016	Diana DiZoglio	State Representative, 14th Essex	$100.00
03/23/2016	Kate Hogan	State Representative, 3rd Middlesex	$100.00
03/23/2016	Jerald Parisella	State Representative, 6th Essex	$100.00
03/29/2016	Stanley Rosenberg	State Senator, Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester	$200.00
04/06/2016	Barbara L'Italien	State Senator, 2nd Essex & Middlesex	$100.00
04/26/2016	Louis Kafka	State Representative, 8th Norfolk	$100.00
05/04/2016	Matthew Muratore	State Representative, 1st Plymouth	$200.00
05/04/2016	Viriato "Vinny" DeMacedo	State Senator, Plymouth & Barnstable	$200.00
05/17/2016	Brian Dempsey	State Representative, 3rd Essex	$200.00
05/17/2016	Barbara L'Italien	State Senator, 2nd Essex & Middlesex	$100.00
05/18/2016	Committee for a Democratic House	PAC	$100.00
05/31/2016	Paul Tucker	State Representative, 7th Essex	$100.00
06/08/2016	John Keenan	State Senator, Norfolk & Plymouth	$100.00
06/13/2016	Joseph Wagner	State Representative, 8th Hampden	$100.00
06/21/2016	Ann-Margaret Ferrante	State Representative, 5th Essex	$200.00
		Total contributions	$2,600.00

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