Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

Clerk of the Legislature

Room 2014 State Capitol

PO Box 94604

Lincoln, NE 68509

(402) 471-2608

NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

NADC FORM D

Submission Date: Jul 14, 2023

Each registered lobbyist shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of a regular session of the Legislature. The statement must be filed even if the lobbyist engaged in no activity.
Any registered lobbyist who engages in lobbying activity in connection with a special session of the Legislature shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of the special session. Late filing fees are $25.00 per day, not to exceed $750.00.
Lobbyists having more than one principal shall file a separate report for each principal.

ITEM 1

NATURE OF FILING (Check appropriate box)

For Calendar Year of

2023

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Bell, Robert

Phone

(402) 650-7392

Address

217 S. 161st Ave

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68118

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Insurance Federation

Office Phone

(402) 650-7392

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

635 S. 14th Street, Suite 300

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

List all the legislation upon which the lobbyist acted on behalf of the principal including bills, resolutions, amendments and procedural matters. Identify by number of bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter and state the position taken. This statement should include a list of amendments or procedural matters which the lobbyist has acted upon for the principal, even if the lobbyist has not acted upon the bill or resolution from which the amendment or procedural matter arises.

Identify bill or resolution number	Identify amendment or procedural matter	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB25		Authorize punitive damages as prescribed and provide for distribution	Oppose
LB32		Change requirements for issuers of medicare supplement insurance policies or certificates relating to coverage of individuals under sixty-five years of age who are eligible for medicare by reason of disability or end-stage renal disease	Oppose
LB43		Require hearing officers and judges to interpret statutes and regulations to limit agency power and maximize individual liberty	Oppose
LB57		Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB67		Provide a duty for the State Treasurer regarding deposits of public funds	Neutral
LB69		Provide requirements for life insurance policies	Oppose
LB79		Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Oppose
LB91		Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet and eye protection provisions	Oppose
LB92		Provide, change, and eliminate law relating to banking, commerce, insurance, housing, and taxation	Support
LB93		Change provisions relating to security deposits required to be deposited with the Department of Insurance by insurers	Support
LB95		Adopt the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos Claims Priorities and Claims Legitimacy Act and change a statute of limitations	Support
LB101		Provide for an exemption from the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act for certain agricultural operations	Oppose
LB138	AM1975	Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change provisions relating to transportation	Oppose
LB142		Limit the amount an insured pays for prescription insulin drugs	Neutral
LB145		Change provisions relating to coverage for screening mammography and breast examinations	Neutral
LB173		Change provisions relating to the taxation of nonresident income	Support
LB174		Eliminate the statute of limitations on certain civil actions for sexual assault of a child	Oppose
LB210		Adopt the Prior Authorization Reform Act	Oppose
LB256		Change provisions related to insurance coverage of telehealth	Oppose
LB288		Require the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish and maintain an online verification system for accessing certain private passenger motor vehicle insurance and financial responsibility information and authorize a disclosure under the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act	Neutral
LB296		Adopt the Pet Insurance Act, require use of National Provider Identifiers by health care providers, and change insurance reimbursement provisions for telehealth services	Support
LB296	AM1179	Adopt the Pet Insurance Act, require use of National Provider Identifiers by health care providers, and change insurance reimbursement provisions for telehealth services	Neutral
LB308		Adopt the Genetic Information Privacy Act	Neutral
LB347		Change provisions relating to catalytic converters	Support
LB354		Change uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle insurance provisions	Oppose
LB367		Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act	Oppose
LB383		Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screenings for colorectal cancer	Neutral
LB392		Authorize the electronic delivery of certain health benefit plan documents	Support
LB416		Change provisions relating to the taxation of nonresident income	Support
LB418		Require certain policies issued by insurers to comply with federal minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor carriers as prescribed	Oppose
LB423		Provide for umbrella and excess insurance coverage to be stacked with uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage	Oppose
LB430		Prohibit a multiple procedure payment reduction policy from being applied to physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology services as prescribed under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Oppose
LB438		Provide for an award of attorney’s fees in appeals and change and modernize third-party practice provisions	Neutral
LB446		Adopt the Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Program Act	Neutral
LB448		Prohibit certain provisions in a health plan in relation to clinician-administered drugs	Oppose
LB472		Change provisions relating to admissibility of evidence of use of an occupant protection system or a three-point safety belt system	Support
LB536		Change provisions relating to authorized investments for insurers	Support
LB579		Change provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act	Oppose
LB587		Adopt the Insurance Regulatory Sandbox Act	Support
LB640		Require an off-campus location of a hospital to obtain and use a separate National Provider Identifier in billing for health care services	Support
LB730		Adopt the Fair Access to Financial Services Act	Oppose
LB743		Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act	Oppose
LB778		Change the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Oppose
LB779		Limit the amount an insured pays for prescription insulin drugs	Neutral
LB782		Change provisions relating to salvage branded certificates of title and consumer care of motor vehicles	Oppose
LR6CA		Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes	Oppose
LR7CA		Constitutional amendment to require the state to impose a consumption tax or an excise tax on all new goods and services and to provide a tax exemption for grocery items	Oppose

I certify that all information presented in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Robert Bell

Lobbyist Name

Jul 14, 2023

Date