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

Authorizing Officer name	Benjamin Fierro
Title	Managing Partner
Business name	Lynch & Fierro LLP, Counsellors at Law
Address	6 Beacon Street Suite 425
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Phone	617-350-4088

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Patricia Ann Lynch	$102,621.22
Benjamin Fierro	$102,621.22
Total salaries paid	$205,242.44

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	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	Staples 20.18; Amazon 54.70; Costco 135.62	Office supplies, equipment	$210.50
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	RECP V 18 Tremont Owner, LLC	Rent	$13,798.00
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	Verizon	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$2,131.07
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Eversource	Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$264.71
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Other operating expenses	$0.00
		Total operating expenses	$16,404.28

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Nissan North America

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	2505	An act promoting electric vehicle adoption	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2884	An act establishing an electric vehicle consumer rebate program	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4781	An act promoting electric vehicle adoption	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Prisoners' Legal Services

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1475	An act to reduce recidivism, curb unnecessary spending and ensure the appropriate use of segregation	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1255	An act to reduce recidivism, curb unnecessary spending and ensure the appropriate use of segregation	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	843	An act relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Association for Behavioral Healthcare

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1809	An act relative to medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1810	An act relative to behavioral health telemedicine	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1502	An act providing access to the full spectrum of addiction treatment services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3817	An act relative to substance abuse treatment, education and prevention	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	578	An act relative to mental health certified peer specialists	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	925	An act to limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	586	An act relative to integrated behavioral health care	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1042	An act relative to responsible stewardship by drug manufacturers	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2513	An act relative to tax exempt property	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1808	An act relative to behavioral health access	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Massachusetts Psychological Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	212	An act relative to independent psychoanalysts	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1784	An act relative to increasing access to psychological services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	97	An act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity of minors	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1884	An act relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	87	An act to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	925	An act to limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1810	An act relative to behavioral health telemedicine	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	270	An act for consumer protection and regulation in psychotherapy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	612	An act relative to increasing access to psychological services	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Massachusetts Association of Court Appointed Attorneys

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		No activity.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Greater Boston Legal Services

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		No activity.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		No activity.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Home Builders Association of MA.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	2144	An act promoting the planning and development of sustainable communities	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	116	An act to promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1771	An act promoting zero net-energy buildings in the commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3015	An act simplifying the acceptance of ways	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	286	An act to promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1843	An act to promote open space residential development	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4432	An act relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	888	An act relative to standing to file certain appeals in the superior and land court	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2095	An act to prevent deaths by fire	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1842	An act reducing impervious surfaces	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4413	An act relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2196	An act establishing the building code coordinating council	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1111	An act relative to housing production	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2843	An act relative to the State Building Code	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2089	An act relative to enhanced fire protection in new one and two-family dwellings	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1211	An act improving local decision making	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4461	An act relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	119	An act improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	122	An act promoting the planning and development of sustainable communities	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1874	An act extending certain permits	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: American Nurses Association Massachusetts

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	1207	An act to remove the restrictions on the licenses of NPs and CRNAs	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1995	An act to promote patient care transparency and nurse advancement	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2083	An act to limit access to opiates	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2002	An act relative to nurse license compact in Massachusetts	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1124	An act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1206	An act relative to safe patient care	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1153	An act establishing the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	415	An act relative to emergency stock epinephrine in school	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3911	An act establishing the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2771	An act relative to the governance of the Health Policy Commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1958	An act relative to safe patient care	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1914	An act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1996	An act to remove the restrictions on the licenses of NPs and CRNAs	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	572	An act relative to the governance of the Health Policy Commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: LSP Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	2455	An act to encourage the remediation and redevelopment of properties in economically depressed areas	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	695	An act establishing a Department of Environmental Protection Appeals Board	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	462	An act relative to the safety and reclamation of quarries	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	686	An act relative to underground storage tanks	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	720	An act amending MGL 21E and CMR 310 4.03	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2662	An act relative to municipal option abatement for contaminated real property	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	679	An act providing for notice to the public of hazardous waste sites	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	775	An act exempting towns from certain fees	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	157	An act relative to liability insurance for licensed site professionals	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Benjamin Fierro

Client: Disability Law Center

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	129	An act to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	87	An act to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Nissan North America

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	4781	An act promoting electric vehicle adoption	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2884	An act establishing an electric vehicle consumer rebate program	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2505	An act promoting electric vehicle adoption	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Prisoners' Legal Services

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1475	An act to reduce recidivism, curb unnecessary spending and ensure appropriate use of segregation	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1255	An act to reduce recidivism, curb unnecessary spending and ensure appropriate use of segregation	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	843	An act relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Association for Behavioral Healthcare

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	2513	An act relative to tax exempt property	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1042	An act relative to responsible stewardship by drug manufacturers	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1810	An act relative to behavioral health telemedicine	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1502	An act providing access to the full spectrum of addiction treatment services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3817	An act relative to substance abuse treatment, education and prevention	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	586	An act relative to integrated behavioral health care	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1808	An act relative to behavioral health access	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	925	An act to limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	578	An act relative to mental health certified peer specialists	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1809	An act relative to medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Massachusetts Psychological Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1884	An act relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	87	An act to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	270	An act for consumer protection and regulation in psychotherapy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1810	An act relative to behavioral health telemedicine	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	612	An act relative to increasing access to psychological services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	212	An act relative to independent psychoanalysts	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	925	An act to limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	97	An act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity of minors	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1784	An act relative to increasing access to psychological services	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Massachusetts Association of Court Appointed Attorneys

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		No activity.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Greater Boston Legal Services

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		No activity.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		No activity.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Home Builders Association of MA.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	2196	An act establishing the building code coordinating council	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1111	An act relative to housing production	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1211	An act improving local decision making	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4461	An act relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	119	An act improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2089	An act relative to enhanced fire protection in new one and two-family dwellings	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	116	An act to promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1874	An act extending certain permits	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1771	An act promoting zero net-energy buildings in the commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3015	An act simplifying the acceptance of ways	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	286	An act to promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1842	An act reducing impervious surfaces	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4413	An act relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	122	An act promoting the planning and development of sustainable communities	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2843	An act relative to the State Building Code	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2095	An act to prevent deaths by fire	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1843	An act to promote open space residential development	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4432	An act relative to job creation, workforce development and infrastructure investment	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	888	An act relative to standing to file certain appeals in the superior and land court	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2144	An act promoting the planning and development of sustainable communities	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: American Nurses Association Massachusetts

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	415	An act relative to emergency stock epinephrine in school	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3911	An act establishing the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1914	An act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1958	An act relative to safe patient care	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1995	An act to promote patient care transparency and nurse advancement	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	572	An act relative to the governance of the Health Policy Commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2083	An act to limit access to opiates	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2002	An act relative to nurse license compact in Massachusetts	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1153	An act establishing the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1996	An act to remove the restrictions on the licenses of NPs and CRNAs	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2771	An act relative to the governance of the Health Policy Commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1206	An act relative to safe patient care	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1124	An act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1207	An act to remove the restrictions on the licenses of NPs and CRNAs	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: LSP Association

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	686	An act regarding underground storage tanks	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	720	An act amending MGL 21E and 310 CMR 4.03	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	679	An act providing for notice to the public of hazardous waste sites	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	775	An act exempting towns from certain fees	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	157	An act relative to liability insurance for licensed site professionals	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2455	An act to encourage the remediation and redevelopment of properties in economically depressed areas	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2662	An act relative to municipal option abatement for contaminated real property	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	695	An act establishing a Department of Environmental Protection Appeals Board	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	462	An act relative to the safety and reclamation of quarries	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Sub-agent: Patricia Ann Lynch

Client: Disability Law Center

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	87	An act to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	129	An act to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00