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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2016 - 12/31/2016

Lobbyist name	Robert K Coughlin
Business name	Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Address	300 Technology Square 8th Floor
City, state, zip code	Cambridge, MA 02139
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-674-5100

Operating Expenses

Date	Type of expense	Amount
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Advertising expenses	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Photocopies, scans	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Professional dues	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Fax charges	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Internet fees	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Legal fees	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Postage, shipping, delivery	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Office supplies, equipment	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Printing expenses	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Public relations expenses	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Rent	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Professional subscriptions	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Taxes	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Other operating expenses	$0.00
	Total operating expenses	$0.00

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $25,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1894	An Act relative to retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance.	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3817	An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	169	An Act to protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1048	An Act to promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Executive		Monitor the Executive Office of Health and Human Services implementation of Ch. 224, Acts of 2012, An Act Improving the Quality of Health Care and Reducing Costs Through Increased Transparency, Efficiency, and Innovation	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1908	An Act relative to prescription recycling	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3926	An Act Relative to Substance Use, Treatment, Education and Prevention	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	178	An Act protecting Massachusetts businesses from abusive patent infringement claims	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1158	An Act relative to liability for genetically engineered food	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Executive		Monitor the Division of Insurance implementation of M.G.L. c.176O, §25 - Development of Standard Prior Authorization Forms	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1925	An act establishing provisions for the return of expired pharmaceuticals	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3947	An Act Relative to Substance Use, Treatment, Education and Prevention	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	541	An Act Concerning out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1177	An Act to reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Executive		Monitor the Department of Public Health implementation of Ch. 52, Acts of 2016, An Act Relative to Substance Use, Treatment, Education and Prevention	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	792	An act relative to ensuring transparency of health plans formularies	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2059	An act to establishing a statewide discount program for pharmaceuticals	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4200	HWM FY 2017 Budget	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	607	An Act relative to Health Policy Commission oversight of insurer transactions	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1508	An Act to eliminate the tax deduction for direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1977	An Act to Create a Massachusetts Rare Disease Advisory Council	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4056	An Act Relative to Substance Use, Treatment, Education and Prevention	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	581	An act to ensure access to medications	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1188	An Act to reduce health care costs by promoting evidence-based prescriber education	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1922	An Act relative to tests of newborn children for treatable disorders or diseases	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3944	An Act Relative to Substance Use, Treatment, Education and Prevention	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	519	An act relative to ensuring transparency of health plans formularies	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1165	An Act Relative to the Dispensing of Certain Cancer Related Drugs	Support	$0.00	n/a
Executive		Monitor the Department of Public Health implementation of Chapter 441, An Act regulating pharmacy audits	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1807	An act relative to HPC oversight of insurer transactions	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3678	An Act relative to protecting health care consumers	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4450	FY2017 Budget Conference Committee Report	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1045	An act preventing prescription drug abuse by closing the pharmacy shopping loophole	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2313	An Act Relative to the Dispensing of Certain Cancer Related Drugs	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1719	An Act Relative to the Prohibition of Non-competition Agreements	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3270	An Act Establishing a Right to Try	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4432	An Act to relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1031	An act to improve medication adherence	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	4	SWM FY 2017 Budget Recommendations	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	976	An Act further regulating the substitution of interchangeable biosimilars	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2709	An Act designating the last day in February as Rare Disease Day in the Commonwealth	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4323	An Act relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	957	An act relative to the judicial enforcement of non-compete agreements	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2020	An Act relative to substance use prevention	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1935	An Act Relative to Electronic Prescribing of Opiates and Other Controlled Substances	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2	FY 17 Budget - Gov	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	563	An act to increase health insurer reporting transparency	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1186	An Act to restore integrity in the marketing of pharmaceutical products and medical devices	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Executive		Monitor the Department of Public Health implementation of 105 CMR 700.000 Implementation of MGL c. 94C, Controlled Substances Act	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1761	An Act Relative to the Prohibition of Non-competition Agreements	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3465	An Act relative to patient access	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4434	An Act relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1042	An Act relative to responsible stewardship by drug manufacturers	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2305	Senate Final FY2017 Budget Recommendations (engrossed)	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1945	An Act promoting research and protecting public safety and environment	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3983	An Act to provide opportunities for all	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	579	An act to establish Medicare for all in Massachusetts	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1187	An Act to prevent undue influence on prescriber behavior	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1701	An act relative to the judicial enforcement of non-compete agreements	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3242	An Act establishing the Genetic Engineering Transparency Food and Seed Labeling Act	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4413	An Act to relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1002	An Act to Enhance Employment Opportunities	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2103	An act relative to substance use, treatment, education and prevention (Conf. Comm.)	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	828	An Act Relative to patient financial protection	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2072	An Act ensuring a representative health care cost containment discussion	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4201	House Final FY 2017 Budget (engrossed)	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	625	An act relative to patient access	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1524	An Act closing a corporate tax haven loophole	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	791	An Act Relative to Patient Medication Adherence	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2013	An act to improve health planning & public health	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4156	An Act establishing the genetic engineering transparency food labeling act	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	605	An Act to define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1233	An Act establishing and financing a drug collection and disposal program	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	870	An act to ensure access to generic medications	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2477	An Act closing a certain corporate tax haven loophole	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4277	An Act relative to protecting health care consumers	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	639	An act relative to mandatory prescription drug coverage	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2010	An Act to improve the accessibility and affordability of naloxone and other pharmaceutical drugs of public health concern	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

Date	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
10/04/2016	Charlie Baker	Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts	$200.00
12/12/2016	Stanley Rosenberg	Senator, Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester	$200.00
		Total contributions	$400.00

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