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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2023 - 06/30/2023
Authorizing Officer name John V. Fernandes
Title Principal
Business name John V. Fernandes
Address 100 Cambridge Street    Suite 1301
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02114         
Country US
Phone 508-935-7625 

Client Compensation
NameAmount
Massachusetts Collectors and Treasurers Association, Inc. $22,800.00
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association $25,500.00
Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company $12,000.00
The Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc. $8,000.00
Sira Naturals, Inc $36,000.00
Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers, Inc. $12,498.00
Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc. $12,498.00
Massachusetts Flower Growers Association Inc. $8,502.00
Total salaries received $137,798.00

 
Compensation/Salaries Paid
Lobbyist or Entity nameSalaries
John V. Fernandes $130,250.00
Total salaries paid $130,250.00
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
No activities, bill numbers or bill titles were disclosed for this reporting period.
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
01/01/2023 Worldband Computer equipment, supplies $492.00
01/01/2023 USPS Postage, shipping, delivery $110.00
01/01/2023 FedEx Postage, shipping, delivery $173.00
01/01/2023 Staples Office supplies, equipment $441.00
01/01/2023 State House News Service Professional subscriptions $1,294.00
01/01/2023 Xfinity Mobile Telephone, cell phone, handheld $104.00
01/01/2023 Verizon Telephone, cell phone, handheld $895.00
01/01/2023 AMB Consulting Other operating expenses $350.00
01/01/2023 Morgan Records Storage Other operating expenses $278.00
01/01/2023 Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Secretary of State Other operating expenses $1,045.00
01/01/2023 EZPass MA Other operating expenses $228.00
01/01/2023 Deluxe Business Services Office supplies, equipment $393.00
01/01/2023 AON Legal fees $1,745.00
  Total operating expenses $7,548.00
 
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
No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
Client: Massachusetts Collectors and Treasurers Association, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 1876 An Act protecting homeowners from unfair tax lien practices by cities and towns Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2907 An Act relative to providing better notices and protections in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2937 An Act relative to tax deeds and protecting equity for homeowners facing foreclosure Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1298 An Act authorizing municipal use of the prudent investor standards Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 921 An Act protecting equity for homeowners facing foreclosure Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1953 An Act relative to force sale of property by tax lien Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1759 An Act relative to charges associated with condominiums in tax title Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1774 An Act relative to the surplus from a tax title sale Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2105 An Act authorizing municipal use of the prudent investor standards Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2905 An Act relative to charges associated with condominiums in tax title Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3914 An Act relative to publication of notice by municipalities Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2883 An Act relative to the improvement in the process for collecting delinquent municipal property taxes Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3901 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 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
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
Client: Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 58 An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 951 An Act to reform title insurance Oppose $0.00 n/a
Executive Other Executive lobbying on An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3548 Text of a further amendment, offered by Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 24) of the House Bill making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 58). March 23, 2023. Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 952 Resolve establishing a commission to better protect consumers in Massachusetts Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 24 An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
Client: The Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Executive Other Executive lobbying on An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 24 An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3548 Text of a further amendment, offered by Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 24) of the House Bill making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 58). March 23, 2023. Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 58 An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
Client: Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 2400 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 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 909 An Act relative to a cranberry water use transfer program Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3325 An Act relative to the safe operation of drones in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1356 An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 783 An Act relative to the pesticide board Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1899 An Act to increase health insurance affordability for small business Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 814 An Act empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3901 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 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 2812 An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 516 An Act governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance glyphosate in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2197 An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 461 An Act relative to the pesticide board Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 3230 An Act allowing municipalities to reasonably regulate solar siting Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 539 An Act relative to a cranberry wetland mitigation bank Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 521 An Act relative to the pesticide board Oppose $0.00 n/a
Executive Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)(Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs) Government relations advocacy relative to agricultural innovation funding, workforce development, education programs, tax credits, American Rescue Plan Act funding. Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 813 An Act governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance Glyphosate in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2164 An Act allowing municipalities to reasonably regulate solar siting Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1837 An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 517 An Act relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 540 An Act empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 468 An Act prohibiting the application of fertilizer used in the town of Nantucket except for farming purposes Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 804 An Act authorizing the town of Arlington to prohibit use of second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides by commercial pesticide applicators Oppose $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
Client: Sira Naturals, Inc
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Executive Cannabis Control Commission Provided strategic advice regarding general executive compliance matters including applications, and licensing, and local municipal marijuana compliance, ordinances and by-law and municipal action. Attend the Cannabis Control Commission meetings on applications, licensing and attend cannabis conferences. Neutral $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
Client: Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 42 An Act creating tax relief for affordability, competitiveness and equity Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1356 An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Other Legislative and executive lobbying on issues related to the dairy industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2197 An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2406 An Act to improve the Commonwealth's competitiveness, affordability, and equity Support $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
Client: Massachusetts Flower Growers Association Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 1356 An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Other Legislative and executive lobbying on issues related to the floriculture industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2197 An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS Neutral $0.00 n/a
    Total amount $0.00  
Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
Client: Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 1356 An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 861 An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2197 An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Other Legislative and executive lobbying on issues related to the nursery & landscape industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 765 An Act to establish a grant and loan program for low noise, low emissions landscape maintenance equipment Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 890 An Act responding to the threat of invasive species Support $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
DateLobbyist nameRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
02/07/2023 John V. Fernandes Karen Spilka State Senate $200.00
03/01/2023 John V. Fernandes John Velis State Senate $200.00
03/01/2023 John V. Fernandes Becca Rausch State Senate $200.00
03/10/2023 John V. Fernandes Mark Cusack State Representative $200.00
03/22/2023 John V. Fernandes John Lawn State Representative $200.00
03/22/2023 John V. Fernandes Michael Moran State Representative $200.00
03/22/2023 John V. Fernandes William Straus State Representative $200.00
03/22/2023 John V. Fernandes Kate Hogan State Representative $200.00
04/06/2023 John V. Fernandes Danielle Gregoire State Representative $200.00
04/06/2023 John V. Fernandes Josh Cutler State Representative $200.00
04/06/2023 John V. Fernandes John Mahoney State Representative $200.00
04/06/2023 John V. Fernandes Carole Fiola State Representative $200.00
04/06/2023 John V. Fernandes Daniel Ryan State Representative $200.00
05/09/2023 John V. Fernandes Ronald Mariano State Representative $200.00
05/10/2023 John V. Fernandes Ann Margaret Ferrante State Representative $200.00
05/12/2023 John V. Fernandes Denise Garlick State Representative $200.00
05/17/2023 John V. Fernandes Barry Finegold State Senate $200.00
05/19/2023 John V. Fernandes James O'Day State Representative $200.00
05/19/2023 John V. Fernandes Michael Brady State Senate $200.00
   Total contributions $3,800.00
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