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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2023 - 06/30/2023

Authorizing Officer name	Edward James Smith
Title	Owner
Business name	Edward J Smith
Address	350 Greene Street 402
City, state, zip code	North Andover, MA 01845
Country	US
Phone	978-590-5308

Client Compensation

Name	Amount
Theatre Owners of New England Inc	$5,000.00
The Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc.	$34,998.00
Total salaries received	$39,998.00

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Edward James Smith	$39,703.00
Total salaries paid	$39,703.00

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

No activities, bill numbers or bill titles were disclosed for this reporting period.

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
06/30/2023	Verizon	Internet fees	$45.00
06/30/2023	Verizon wireless	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$250.00
		Total operating expenses	$295.00

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: Edward James Smith

Client: Theatre Owners of New England Inc

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	259	An Act ensuring transparent ticket pricing	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	767	An Act to reduce single-use plastics from the environment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	450	An Act to reduce plastic packaging waste	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	882	An Act relative to the reduction of plastics	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	443	An Act to combat disposable plastic straw waste	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	525	An Act to reduce single-use plastics from the environment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	770	An Act reducing packaging waste	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	887	An Act restricting distribution of single-use plastic straws	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	570	An Act to reduce plastics	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Edward James Smith

Client: The Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	908	An Act to increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	933	An Act to modernize the administration of registered land under Chapter 185 of the General Laws	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1686	An Act to further clear titles to real property affected by technical irregularities in recorded instruments	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1411	An Act to increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1700	An Act to modernize the administration of registered land under chapter 185 of the General Laws	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	943	An Act modernizing notary services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1689	An Act protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1699	An Act making technical changes to the laws regulating a certain notarial act	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1682	An Act relative to summary process and rental assistance	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	937	An Act to clarify the rights of joint owners of real property and abolish certain inconsistent or archaic rules	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1744	An Act relative to uniform partition of heirs property	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1048	An Act relative to summary process and rental assistance	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1525	An Act modernizing notary services	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

Date	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
03/14/2023	Edward James Smith	James Murphy Committee	House	$200.00
03/14/2023	Edward James Smith	John Velis Committee	Senate	$100.00
04/05/2023	Edward James Smith	Dan Cahill Committee	House	$100.00
04/07/2023	Edward James Smith	Karen Spilka Committee	Senate	$200.00
04/24/2023	Edward James Smith	Brendan Crighton Committee	Senate	$100.00
05/15/2023	Edward James Smith	Finegold Committee	Senate	$200.00
06/20/2023	Edward James Smith	Lydia Edwards Committee	Senate	$100.00
			Total contributions	$1,000.00

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