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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025
Lobbyist name Vasundhra Sangar   
Business name Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, Inc.
Address 700 Technology Square    5th Floor
City, state, zip code Cambridge, MA 02139         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 617-674-5109
 
 
Operating Expenses
No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, Inc
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $12,000.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 779 An Act to protect 340B providers in the MassHealth program Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1092 An Act to ensure affordable prescription medications through accountability standards Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1368 An Act to provide rapid whole genome sequencing Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4150 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1082 An Act to enact the pharmacy benefit manager compensation reform Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 698 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1125 An Act relative to non-medical switching Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Office of the Governor Regulations or policies pertaining to drug innovation, pharmaceuticals, recycling and disposal, provider and industry practices related to pharmaceuticals, drug pricing, drug transparency, prescribing, dispensing and monitoring controlled substances and related policies, patient access and prescribing Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1364 An Act relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 827 An Act to ensure access to prescription medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 884 An Act to define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4001 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 779 An Act to protect 340B providers Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1325 An Act to ensure access to generic medication Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1227 An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4151 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 845 An Act to protect 340B providers in the Medicaid program Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 875 An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 809 An Act establishing ranked choice voting for certain offices in the town of Lexington Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2540 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 868 An Act enhancing health care market oversight and pharmaceutical access Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1080 An Act relative to copay assistance Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 847 An Act relative to rapid whole genome sequencing Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4003 An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1167 An Act to enact pharmacy benefit manager duties Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1384 An Act updating the health care cost growth benchmark and associated market oversight activities Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 693 An Act relative to non-medical switching Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1296 An Act to protect 340B providers Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1322 An Act ensuring access to specialty medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 904 An Act to strengthen health spending accountability processes within the health policy commission and the center for health information and analysis Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 848 An Act relating to covered entity reporting to increase accountability to safeguard benefit for vulnerable patients Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4043 An Act relative to copay assistance for medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2384 An Act relative to provider choice Support $0.00 n/a
Executive Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) Initiatives around workforce training in the life sciences industry, including but not limited to non-four-year degree pathways with hands-on experience, partnerships with minority serving Institutions, increasing career awareness in younger students, and centralizing workforce development efforts. Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 785 An Act protecting 340B contract pharmacies Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1101 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1514 An Act providing a buffer for manufactured home communities Support $0.00 n/a
Executive Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED)(Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Initiatives in the life sciences industry around workforce training, investment tax credits, economic development incentive programs, R&D Tax credits, financing and Infrastructure grants. Massachusetts Life Sciences Center initiatives around internship programs, tax incentive programs, seed funding, and capital project grants Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1234 An Act relative to pharmacy benefit managers Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1584 An Act to prevent undue influence on prescriber behavior Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1274 An Act prohibiting PBMs from discriminating against hospitals and patients participating in the 340B drug discount program Oppose $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1326 An Act to ensure access to prescription medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2035 An Act to eliminate the tax deduction for direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1334 An Act to enact pharmacy benefit manager duties Support $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 1583 An Act to restore integrity in the marketing of pharmaceutical products and medical devices Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1136 An Act improving the health insurance prior authorization process Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 819 An Act relative to random placement for candidate names and removal of incumbent information on primary and state ballots Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 694 An Act empowering health care consumers Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1374 An Act establishing a state-wide drug repository program Neutral $0.00 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. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 724 An Act promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients Support $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1324 An Act relative to prescription drug pricing Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 895 An Act to promote transparency and prevent price gouging of pharmaceutical drug prices Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 1107 An Act prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants Oppose $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 734 An Act ensuring access to specialty medications Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2509 An Act relative to the availability of prescription medication during an emergency Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 2525 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Neutral $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
DateRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
01/28/2025 Aaron Michlewitz State Representative, 3rd Suffolk District $200.00
03/25/2025 Ronald Mariano State Representative, 3rd Norfolk District $200.00
05/07/2025 John Lawn State Representative, 10th Middlesex District $200.00
06/17/2025 Maura Healey Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts $200.00
  Total contributions $800.00
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