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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025

Lobbyist name	William A Burns
Business name	Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.
Address	101 Page Street
City, state, zip code	New Bedford, MA 02740
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	508-973-5885

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1363	An Act to extend enhanced Medicaid benefits to eligible hospitals	Support	$250.00	N/A
House Bill	1353	Resolve establishing a report to analyze long hospital stays	Support	$50.00	N/A
House Bill	1387	An Act to increase reimbursement for low historic relative price hospitals	Support	$100.00	N/A
House Bill	1255	An Act relative to reducing unnecessary delays in patient care	Support	$300.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2529	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects.	Support	$150.00	N/A
Senate Bill	796	An Act relative to reducing unnecessary delays in patient care	Support	$100.00	N?A
			Total amount	$950.00

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
01/27/2025	Michael Rodrigues	State Senate, 1st Bristol & Plymouth	$125.00
04/16/2025	Carole Fiola	State Representative, 6th Bristol	$200.00
04/24/2025	Alan Silvia	State Representative, 7th Bristol	$125.00
05/08/2025	Mark Sylvia	State Representative, 10th Bristol	$125.00
05/20/2025	Antonio Cabral	State Representative, 13th Bristol	$200.00
06/03/2025	Andrea Campbell	Massachusetts Attorney General	$100.00
06/04/2025	Maura Healey	Massachusetts Governor	$125.00
06/12/2025	Michael Rodrigues	State Senate, 1st Bristol & Plymouth	$75.00
06/23/2025	Thomas Quinn	Bristol County District Attorney	$200.00
06/24/2025	Alice Peisch	State Representative, 14th Norfolk	$200.00
		Total contributions	$1,475.00