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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2013 - 12/31/2013

Authorizing Officer name	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos
Title	Proprietor
Business name	Steven Panagiotakos
Address	316 Parker Street
City, state, zip code	Lowell, MA 01851
Country	US
Phone	978-596-7150

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	$162,000.00
Total salaries paid	$162,000.00

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Advertising expenses	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	Amazon, LLC	Computer equipment, supplies	$392.06
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Professional dues	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Fax charges	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	Sprint ($791.24) AT&T ($150.11)	Internet fees	$941.36
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Legal fees	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Postage, shipping, delivery	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Office supplies, equipment	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Printing expenses	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Public relations expenses	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	Steven Panagiotakos, Esq	Rent	$900.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	Instatrac Bill Monitoring	Professional subscriptions	$2,310.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Taxes	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	see internet	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	included in rent	Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Other operating expenses	$0.00
		Total operating expenses	$4,543.42

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Activity or Bill No and Title	Lobbyist name	Agent's position	Direct business association with public official	Client represented	Compensation received
Monitor HB 3538 An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2014 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, specifically Outside Section 92 and HB3566 Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his disapproval of certain sections, and also with recommendation of amendment of certain sections contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 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 with regards to Outside Section 92 (see House, No. 3538).	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Massachusetts Chiropractic Society, Inc.	$2,500.00
Strategies and discussions with Massachusetts Health Connector to expand chiropractic access in present Massachusetts Health Connector products and Essential Health Benefit mandate for next year.	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Massachusetts Chiropractic Society, Inc.	$12,500.00
SB1630 An Act protecting the commercial value of artists, entertainers, and other notable personalities, (Oppose as currently written due to exemption for “expressive works” (instead support amending language with new definition for commercial use) and Opposed exemption for “aggregators” from publicity claims).	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Major League Baseball Players Association	$15,000.00
Discussions with UMASS Lowell concerning Boot Mills West project in Lowell, MA to be location for UMass Lowell’s M2D2 Massachusetts Life Science Grant proposal and other potential UMass Lowell uses.	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	WinnDevelopment Company Limited Partnership & Affiliates of WinnDevelopment	$30,000.00
Discussions with MassHealth on Medicaid Rate Fairness (Development of rates)	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Neutral	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$7,000.00
HB 1796 An Act relative to Behavioral Health Management Organizations	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$3,500.00
Section 28 and Section 29 (with regards to Medicaid/CPT codes) of HB 3700 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2013 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$3,500.00
Section 32 (with regards to Medicaid/CPT codes) of SB1891 Senate amendment to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2013 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects,being the text of (Senate, No. 1890, printed as amended), An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2013 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects an	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$1,750.00
Section 33 of SB1891 Senate amendment to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2013 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects,being the text of (Senate, No. 1890, printed as amended), An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2013 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects an	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$1,750.00
HB 841 and Senate Bill 436: An Act Related to Collection of Health Care Co-Insurance and Deductibles	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$3,500.00
SB 439, An Act Relative to Patient Medication Adherence	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$1,400.00
SB 477, An Act Relative To Patient Financial Protection	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$1,400.00
SB 470, An Act related to insurer reserve requirements	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$1,400.00
HB 3665 (formerly 1796), An Act Relative to Behavioral Health Manage Care Organizations	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$1,400.00
SB542, An Act to Define the Use of Observation Services	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$1,400.00
SB 534 An Act establishing the childhood vaccine program support adding members to vaccine purchase advisory counsel, removal of additional assessment language, tie increase to the routine childhood vaccine surcharge to the state health care cost growth benchmark, and date change for deadline	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$7,000.00
Discussions with Executive Office of Administration and Finance concerning Medicaid Managed Care Organization rate development for upcoming Governor’s Budget and effects of the Affordable Care Act	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Neutral	none	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans	$7,000.00
SB 1594, HB 2917 and HB 2924 An Act relative to promoting the safe operation of utility vaults	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Neutral	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$2,500.00
HB 2950 An Act relative to natural gas leaks	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$5,000.00
SB1580 An Act relative to natural gas leaks	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$5,000.00
SB1596 An Act relative to promoting safety by making gas gate boxes easily accessible to gas company service employees and emergency public service personnel	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Neutral	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$2,500.00
SB1597 An Act relative to the monitoring of natural gas	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Neutral	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$2,500.00
SB1621 An Act relative to the safety and maintenance of gas shut-off valves	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Neutral	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$2,500.00
HB 2933 An Act enhancing natural gas pipeline safety	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Oppose	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$2,500.00
HB2962 An Act to implement a gas expansion program for Massachusetts	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$2,500.00
HB2990 An Act establishing natural gas infrastructure improvement financing	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$2,500.00
Strategies and Discussions concerning Western Electric Greenfield facility closing/consolidation plan.	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Neutral	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$3,500.00
HB3765 An Act relative to natural gas leaks of HB2933 An Act enhancing natural gas pipeline safety Reported favorably as amended by Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy carrying SB1594, SB1596, SB1597, SB1580, SB1621, HB2917, HB2924, HB2950, HB2962 and HB2990.	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Neutral	none	Northeast Utilities and its Subsidiaries	$11,000.00
HB 3737 An Act encouraging low-income savings and economic opportunity from SB 1806 printed version of 1805 (Support Special Commission on Poverty and Support Full Employment Porgram/Access to Education and Training in SB 1806)	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Community Teamwork, Inc	$9,000.00
HB3727 The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches, with reference to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 1845) of the House Bill relative to financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents (House, No. 3492, An Act financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents (Support capital financing for early childhood education (ECE) and out-of-school time (OST) programs), as amended), reports recommending that the House recede from its non-concurrence with the Senate in its amendment and concur therein with a further amendment by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in House document numbered 3727 (HB 3464 and SB 1835) amendment to the House Bill financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Community Teamwork, Inc	$6,000.00
Strategies and Discussions concerning increasing Residential Assistance for Families in Transition Program funding and access	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Support	none	Community Teamwork, Inc	$3,000.00
				Total amount	$162,000.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Lobbyist name	Event type	Event location	Names and addresses of all event participants	Amount
12/31/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Travel	Parking for Boston meetings from July 1, 2013 to Dcemebr 31, 2013	$93.00 to General Trading Co.,$20.00 to JTO Parking,Inc. $34.00 to Garage at Post Office Square	$147.00
				Total amount	$147.00

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
07/29/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	The Ryan Committee	Middlesex District Attorney	$100.00
09/03/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE Martin Walsh	Mayor of Boston	$100.00
10/01/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE James Jaguga	City Councilor of Methuen	$100.00
10/20/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE James Welch	State Senate First Hampden	$200.00
10/23/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE Kevin Murphy	State Representative Eighteenth Middlesex	$200.00
10/26/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	Coakley Committee	Governor	$200.00
10/31/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE Sal DiDomenico	State Senate Middlesex and Suffolk	$200.00
11/19/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE Therese Murray	State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable	$200.00
11/19/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE Corey Atkins	State Representative Fourteenth Middlesex	$200.00
11/19/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE Colleen Garry	State Representative Thirty Sixth Middlesex	$200.00
11/19/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE Stanley Rosenberg	State Senate Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester	$200.00
11/22/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	The Candaras Committee	State Senate First Hampden and Hampsire	$200.00
12/09/2013	Steven Christopher Panagiotakos	CTE Dan Hunt	State Represntative Thirteenth Suffolk	$200.00
			Total contributions	$2,300.00

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