NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

 

 
NADC FORM D
 
  • 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)

2023

ITEM 2
NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL
LOBBYIST

Edwards, Jon  

(402) 476-1440 

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201 

Lincoln 

NE 

68508 

PRINCIPAL

Nowka & Edwards  

(402) 476-1440 

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201 

Lincoln 

NE 

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
LB1    Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to funds that have terminated  Support
LB15    Change provisions of the Wage and Hour Act  Neutral
LB17    Authorize possession of a firearm on school grounds by a full-time, off-duty law enforcement officer  Neutral
LB17    Authorize possession of a firearm on school grounds by a full-time, off-duty law enforcement officer  Support
LB19    Change dollar amount thresholds for criminal penalty classifications  Oppose
LB22    Decriminalize use and possession of marijuana  Oppose
LB26    Adopt the Rural Municipal Broadband Access Act  Neutral
LB26    Adopt the Rural Municipal Broadband Access Act  Oppose
LB29    Change provisions relating to the assessment of real property that suffers significant property damage  Support
LB34    Provide for a presumption of disposition under the Nebraska Juvenile Code for crimes committed by defendants under eighteen years of age and change the definition of juvenile under the code  Oppose
LB36    Change individual income tax brackets and rates  Neutral
LB37    Change motor vehicle identification inspection requirements  Neutral
LB40    Adopt the Riparian and Water Quality Practices Act  Oppose
LB40    Adopt the Riparian and Water Quality Practices Act  Neutral
LB40    Adopt the Riparian and Water Quality Practices Act  Oppose
LB40    Adopt the Riparian and Water Quality Practices Act  Neutral
LB45    Create the Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program  Support
LB46    Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for a provider rate study  Support
LB48    Appropriate money to the State Department of Education for educational service units  Support
LB48    Appropriate money to the State Department of Education for educational service units  Support
LB49    Change provisions relating to solar energy and wind energy, declare certain instruments void and unenforceable, and provide for a civil cause of action  Neutral
LB50    Change provisions relating to the administration of justice  Support
LB57    Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act  Neutral
LB61    Authorize leasing of dark fiber and eliminate certain powers of the Public Service Commission  Neutral
LB61    Authorize leasing of dark fiber and eliminate certain powers of the Public Service Commission  Support
LB61    Authorize leasing of dark fiber and eliminate certain powers of the Public Service Commission  Support
LB61    Authorize leasing of dark fiber and eliminate certain powers of the Public Service Commission  Oppose
LB61    Authorize leasing of dark fiber and eliminate certain powers of the Public Service Commission  Support
LB62    Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program  Neutral
LB63    Require withholding of distributions to telecommunications companies from the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund  Neutral
LB68    Increase limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act  Neutral
LB68    Increase limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act  Support
LB71    Change provisions relating to parental involvement in and access to learning materials in schools  Neutral
LB71    Change provisions relating to parental involvement in and access to learning materials in schools  Support
LB73    Change provisions relating to authorized uses for a County Visitors Improvement Fund  Support
LB74    Change sales tax provisions relating to purchasing agents  Support
LB76    Provide access to certain information relating to probationers, juveniles, and parolees to law enforcement agencies  Support
LB77    Provide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, change provisions relating to concealed weapons, and prohibit certain regulation of weapons by cities, villages, and counties  Support
LB79    Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act  Oppose
LB79    Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act  Oppose
LB85    Provide for express lane eligibility under the Medical Assistance Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program  Support
LB85    Provide for express lane eligibility under the Medical Assistance Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program  Neutral
LB87    Allow persons eighteen years of age to make health care decisions and persons under nineteen years of age in correctional facilities to consent to medical and mental health care  Neutral
LB91    Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet and eye protection provisions  Oppose
LB91    Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet and eye protection provisions  Oppose
LB96    Provide a sales and use tax exemption for twine  Support
LB96    Provide a sales and use tax exemption for twine  Support
LB99    Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act  Support
LB101    Provide for an exemption from the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act for certain agricultural operations  Neutral
LB103    Change provisions of the County Employees Retirement Act, the Judges Retirement Act, the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, the School Employees Retirement Act, and the State Employees Retirement Act  Support
LB112    State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for child advocacy centers  Support
LB116    Change provisions of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act  Support
LB116    Change provisions of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act  Support
LB116    Change provisions of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act  Support
LB117    Change provisions relating to the Independent Processor Assistance Program under the Nebraska Meat and Poultry Inspection Law  Support
LB117    Change provisions relating to the Independent Processor Assistance Program under the Nebraska Meat and Poultry Inspection Law  Support
LB118    Change provisions of the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act  Support
LB118    Change provisions of the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act  Support
LB119    Redefine a term under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act  Neutral
LB120    Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to a Nebraska Power Review Board study  Support
LB122    Change provisions relating to the One-Call Notification System Act  Support
LB122    Change provisions relating to the One-Call Notification System Act  Oppose
LB122  AM647  Change provisions relating to the One-Call Notification System Act  Support
LB124    Change the termination date for the County Bridge Match Program  Support
LB125    Change provisions relating to interest earnings on the Surface Water Irrigation Infrastructure Fund  Support
LB129    State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for medicaid nursing facilities  Support
LB133    Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act  Support
LB133    Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act  Neutral
LB133    Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act  Oppose
LB134    Provide requirements under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act  Neutral
LB135    Prohibit use of deception by peace officers in questioning juveniles  Oppose
LB136    Change provisions relating to the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, and the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act  Neutral
LB137    Provide for a penalty enhancement for a controlled substances violation resulting in serious bodily injury or death  Support
LB138    Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change provisions relating to transportation  Support
LB141    Require the State Department of Education to provide guidance to school districts relating to a moment of silence in schools  Neutral
LB143    Provide for year-round daylight saving time  Neutral
LB145    Change provisions relating to coverage for screening mammography and breast examinations  Support
LB145    Change provisions relating to coverage for screening mammography and breast examinations  Support
LB146    Change provisions relating to assessment of improvements on leased lands and methods for giving notice by the Tax Commissioner  Support
LB149    State intent regarding appropriations and rebasing rates under the medical assistance program  Support
LB150    Change provisions relating to entertainment districts under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act  Oppose
LB153    Adopt the Extraordinary Increase in Special Education Expenditures Act  Support
LB153    Adopt the Extraordinary Increase in Special Education Expenditures Act  Support
LB155    Change provisions regarding the applicability of the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act  Neutral
LB156    Change the caseload ratio for the Public Guardian  Support
LB157    Provide for appointment of temporary guardians and change provisions relating to attorney's fees, third-party practice, change of name proceedings, enforcement of debts against certain victims, controlled substances schedules, decedents' estates, and crime victims' reparations  Support
LB160    Change contribution rates relating to supplemental retirement plans for certain law enforcement personnel under the County Employees Retirement Act  Support
LB162    Prohibit tampering with electronic monitoring devices required by court order or as a condition of parole  Support
LB163    Provide for various reforms to jails and prisons, provide certain protections for prisoners, prohibit construction or expansion or prisons and jails as prescribed, and provide for oversight of the Department of Correctional Services during an overcrowding emergency by the Judiciary Committee  Oppose
LB166    Change provisions relating to design-build, construction manager-general contractor, and public-private-partnership proposals under the Transportation Innovation Act  Support
LB168    Change provisions relating to sports wagering and distribution of taxes collected from sports wagering on instate collegiate sporting events  Oppose
LB177    Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act  Oppose
LB177    Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act  Neutral
LB180    Adopt the Nebraska Biodiesel Tax Credit Act  Support
LB190    Authorize scheduled extension of county bridge project payments  Neutral
LB194    Adopt the Second Amendment Preservation Act  Neutral
LB198    Provide for a return to work and authorize contributions under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act  Support
LB199    Provide for a driving privilege card for federally authorized aliens  Support
LB199    Provide for a driving privilege card for federally authorized aliens  Support
LB199    Provide for a driving privilege card for federally authorized aliens  Support
LB199    Provide for a driving privilege card for federally authorized aliens  Support
LB201    Provide a high school graduation requirement relating to federal student aid  Oppose
LB202    Provide for vaccine administration by pharmacy technicians  Support
LB205    Adopt the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act  Support
LB206    Change provisions relating to the taxation of partnerships  Support
LB210    Adopt the Prior Authorization Reform Act  Support
LB210    Adopt the Prior Authorization Reform Act  Support
LB211    Adopt the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Act  Oppose
LB211    Adopt the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Act  Oppose
LB212    Require the Department of Transportation to plan, design, and purchase rights-of-way for U.S. Highway 75 and pave all unpaved state highways  Support
LB216    Provide certification requirements for optometrists performing certain procedures  Neutral
LB218    Change provisions relating to intent to appropriate money for management of vegetation within the banks or flood plain of a natural stream  Support
LB218    Change provisions relating to intent to appropriate money for management of vegetation within the banks or flood plain of a natural stream  Support
LB218    Change provisions relating to intent to appropriate money for management of vegetation within the banks or flood plain of a natural stream  Support
LB225    Change provisions relating to the committee on American civics  Neutral
LB226    Change provisions relating to construction manager-general contractor contracts and public-private partnerships under the Transportation Innovation Act  Neutral
LB227    Change provisions relating to public health and welfare  Support
LB231    Change provisions related to student attendance and require plans for excessive absences  Neutral
LB237    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy  Support
LB239    Change individual income tax brackets and rates  Neutral
LB241    Change provisions relating to transfers of water to another state  Support
LB241    Change provisions relating to transfers of water to another state  Neutral
LB242    Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Support
LB242    Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Support
LB242    Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Support
LB243    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, change levying authority and provide aid to community college areas, and change provisions relating to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission and property and income taxes  Neutral
LB243    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, change levying authority and provide aid to community college areas, and change provisions relating to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission and property and income taxes  Support
LB243    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, change levying authority and provide aid to community college areas, and change provisions relating to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission and property and income taxes  Support
LB243    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, change levying authority and provide aid to community college areas, and change provisions relating to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission and property and income taxes  Support
LB243    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, change levying authority and provide aid to community college areas, and change provisions relating to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission and property and income taxes  Neutral
LB244    Provide an additional tax credit under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Support
LB244    Provide an additional tax credit under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Support
LB246    Change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts  Oppose
LB253    Provide for an additional location for the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center  Neutral
LB254    Provide and change requirements relating to video coverage of the Legislature, performance audits, and the Legislative Mental Health Care Capacity Strategic Planning Committee  Support
LB255    Change eminent domain and renewable energy generation provisions relating to certain power suppliers  Support
LB255    Change eminent domain and renewable energy generation provisions relating to certain power suppliers  Oppose
LB256    Change provisions related to insurance coverage of telehealth  Support
LB256    Change provisions related to insurance coverage of telehealth  Support
LB256    Change provisions related to insurance coverage of telehealth  Support
LB262    Change and eliminate provisions of the Nebraska Pure Food Act  Neutral
LB264    Change provisions of the Grain Dealer Act and the Grain Warehouse Act  Support
LB267    Adopt the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act  Support
LB267    Adopt the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act  Support
LB271    Change reporting requirements for child abuse and neglect  Oppose
LB276    Adopt the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act  Support
LB284    Adopt the Municipal Police Oversight Act, require maintenance of Brady and Giglio lists, restrict usage of no-knock warrants, prohibit collection of data on gang membership, require a bachelor’s degree for law enforcement certification, change requirements on law enforcement records, and eliminate the offense of unlawful membership recruitment into an organization  Oppose
LB286    Provide for confidentiality of a physician wellness program under the Uniform Credentialing Act  Neutral
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  Support
LB289    Provide powers for agencies created under the Municipal Cooperative Financing Act  Neutral
LB297    Adopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act  Support
LB298    Adopt the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact and require school districts and the State Department of Education to collect and report information regarding dyslexia and other learning disabilities and to establish dress code and grooming policies  Neutral
LB299    Require approval by the voters of a school district or educational service unit for the issuance of certain bonds under the Interlocal Cooperation Act  Support
LB304    Require political subdivisions to disclose membership dues and lobbying fees  Neutral
LB305    Change provisions relating to grain warehouse storage rates and charges  Oppose
LB307    Provide an exception to the penalty relating to drug paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act  Neutral
LB309    Change an interest rate relating to property tax refunds  Support
LB314    Require firearm dealers to provide information on suicide prevention and require training on suicide prevention under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act  Neutral
LB318    Adopt the Child Care Tax Credit Act and reauthorize tax credits under the School Readiness Tax Credit Act  Support
LB319    Create funds, transfer funds from the Cash Reserve Fund, and provide for child care funding  Support
LB320    Change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB320    Change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB320    Change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB320    Change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB324    Change provisions relating to reimbursements under the Special Education Act  Neutral
LB324    Change provisions relating to reimbursements under the Special Education Act  Support
LB333    Require a state plan amendment for coverage of family planning services under the Medical Assistance Act  Neutral
LB335    Adopt the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act  Neutral
LB335    Adopt the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act  Neutral
LB338    Change provisions relating to pretrial release, sentencing, failure to appear, revocation and sanctions under probation and parole, and suspension of licenses under the License Suspension Act  Oppose
LB339    Provide for confidentiality of prosecutions and adjudications of minors, extend jurisdiction under the Nebraska Juvenile Code, provide requirements for custodial interrogations of juveniles and young adults, prohibit use of certain statements, prohibit sending juveniles out of state, provide for use and reimbursement of reporting centers, and establish a family resource and juvenile assessment center pilot program  Oppose
LB340    Change provisions related to expelled students under the Student Discipline Act  Oppose
LB344    Exclude certain delinquent taxes from qualifying for tax credit under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Support
LB345    Define palliative care under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act  Support
LB347    Change provisions relating to catalytic converters  Neutral
LB348    Adopt the Community Work Release and Treatment Centers Act and change provisions relating to the Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, and the Office of Probation Administration  Neutral
LB349    Change award limitations and appropriations intent language under the Business Innovation Act  Neutral
LB351    Increase and eliminate limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions relating to proof of financial responsibility and the Excess Liability Fund  Oppose
LB351    Increase and eliminate limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions relating to proof of financial responsibility and the Excess Liability Fund  Oppose
LB352    Change criminal justice provisions including offenses, sentencing, set asides, restitution, pretrial diversion, and parole; provide for benefits under the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act; create criminal justice pilot programs; terminate an oversight committee; and create a task force  Oppose
LB353    Provide for grants for projects that increase long-term care facility capacity  Support
LB359    Change application deadlines under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act  Support
LB361    State legislative intent to appropriate funds for the Precision Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program  Support
LB361    State legislative intent to appropriate funds for the Precision Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program  Support
LB361    State legislative intent to appropriate funds for the Precision Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program  Support
LB361    State legislative intent to appropriate funds for the Precision Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program  Neutral
LB366    Change provisions relating to public records and include body-worn camera recordings in certain circumstances  Neutral
LB367    Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act  Neutral
LB369    Change property tax provisions relating to net book value  Neutral
LB370    Require a notice relating to the availability of certain tax credits  Oppose
LB370    Require a notice relating to the availability of certain tax credits  Support
LB372    Change provisions relating to part-time enrollment in public schools and extracurricular activities  Neutral
LB372    Change provisions relating to part-time enrollment in public schools and extracurricular activities  Oppose
LB373    State intent regarding appropriations to the University of Nebraska  Support
LB374    Adopt the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency Act  Neutral
LB374    Adopt the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency Act  Neutral
LB374    Adopt the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency Act  Oppose
LB383    Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screenings for colorectal cancer  Support
LB383    Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screenings for colorectal cancer  Support
LB385    Adopt the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act  Support
LB385    Adopt the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act  Support
LB386    Prohibit changes to the base limitation for school districts and the local effort rate calculation under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Oppose
LB387    Change provisions relating to income tax rates  Neutral
LB388    Change provisions relating to sales taxes  Neutral
LB394    Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain  Support
LB394    Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain  Oppose
LB394    Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain  Oppose
LB394    Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain  Oppose
LB396    Provide for streamflow augmentation projects and retention of water rights  Oppose
LB396    Provide for streamflow augmentation projects and retention of water rights  Oppose
LB398    Change provisions relating to in lieu of tax payments by the Game and Parks Commission  Support
LB399    Change provisions relating to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and other electric generation facilities  Oppose
LB399    Change provisions relating to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and other electric generation facilities  Neutral
LB401    State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources  Support
LB401    State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources  Support
LB401    State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources  Support
LB402    Redefine home health agency under Health Care Facility Licensure Act  Neutral
LB405    Change provisions of the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act  Neutral
LB408    Change provisions relating to conflicts of interest under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act  Neutral
LB412    Provide powers for the Public Service Commission under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act  Support
LB413    Adopt the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact  Support
LB417    Provide for a leadership academy for law enforcement professionals  Support
LB419    Require submission of a medicaid state plan amendment to extend postpartum coverage  Support
LB419    Require submission of a medicaid state plan amendment to extend postpartum coverage  Support
LB422    Exempt certain activities from disciplinary action under the Uniform Credentialing Act  Neutral
LB427    Eliminate fees relating to nonresident contractors under the Contractor Registration Act  Neutral
LB429    Create a fund under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and transfer unclaimed income tax credits to the fund  Oppose
LB429    Create a fund under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and transfer unclaimed income tax credits to the fund  Neutral
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  Support
LB432    Adopt the Second Look Act, change provisions relating to sentences and certain offenses, provide for good time for offenders serving mandatory minimum terms, provide for expanded parole eligibility and for geriatric parole, and change provisions relating to parole  Oppose
LB433    Provide requirements for distribution of funding for behavioral health regions  Neutral
LB434    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to enroll long-term care hospitals as providers under the medical assistance program and submission of a state plan amendment or waiver  Support
LB436    Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act  Support
LB440    Change provisions relating to certain school taxes and special funds  Oppose
LB442    State intent to transfer funds to the Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund  Support
LB442    State intent to transfer funds to the Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund  Support
LB442    State intent to transfer funds to the Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund  Support
LB447    Provide an income tax deduction for retired firefighters for health insurance premiums, rename and change provisions of the Law Enforcement Education Act to include tuition waivers for professional firefighters and dependents, and provide powers and duties for the Department of Revenue  Support
LB448    Prohibit certain provisions in a health plan in relation to clinician-administered drugs  Support
LB449    Provide an additional use for the County Bridge Match Program  Support
LB450    Prohibit land disposal of wind turbine blades and their component parts  Neutral
LB454    Require the Department of Transportation to plan, design, and purchase rights-of-way for U.S. Highway 81  Support
LB456    Provide for claims for monetary compensation for damage caused by elk or mountain lions and authorize the control of elk and mountain lion populations  Support
LB475    Adopt the Nebraska Education Formula and terminate the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Oppose
LB482    Adopt the Suicide Risk Protection Order Act  Oppose
LB492    Allow income tax deductions for the cost of certain property and for certain research or experimental expenditures  Support
LB496    Provide a sales and use tax exemption for business inputs  Neutral
LB497    Change provisions relating to itemized deductions  Oppose
LB497    Change provisions relating to itemized deductions  Neutral
LB503    Adopt the Rural Nebraska Nursing Workforce Act  Neutral
LB503    Adopt the Rural Nebraska Nursing Workforce Act  Neutral
LB505    Provide for motor vehicle registration of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, impose an excise tax on electric energy used at commercial electric vehicle charging stations, provide for regulation of commercial electric vehicle charging stations, and provide a sales tax exemption for certain electric energy  Neutral
LB506    State intent to appropriate federal funds to the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environment and Energy  Support
LB506    State intent to appropriate federal funds to the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environment and Energy  Support
LB506    State intent to appropriate federal funds to the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environment and Energy  Support
LB511    Appropriate funds to the Department of Administrative Services  Support
LB515    Adopt the Rural Economic Development Initiative Act  Support
LB516    Provide and change powers and duties for the State Department of Education, Commissioner of Education, State Board of Education, and the state school security director, provide grants to school districts for security-related infrastructure projects, and provide grants to educational service units and local public health departments to hire school psychologists and licensed mental health practitioners as prescribed   Support
LB517    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to pay discharge incentives to post-acute placement facilities  Neutral
LB518    Adopt the Reducing Education Risk Factors and Property Tax Relief Act and change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB520    Change provisions relating to high school graduation requirements and academic content standards and the Computer Science and Technology Education Act  Support
LB520    Change provisions relating to high school graduation requirements and academic content standards and the Computer Science and Technology Education Act  Support
LB521    Provide for immunity for school personnel administering naloxone  Neutral
LB523    Require a state plan amendment to include school psychologists as medicaid providers  Support
LB524    Provide an income tax credit for food donations  Support
LB528    Create the Nebraska Option Enrollment Tuition Account Program  Oppose
LB528    Create the Nebraska Option Enrollment Tuition Account Program  Oppose
LB529    Change provisions of the Property Tax Request Act  Support
LB529    Change provisions of the Property Tax Request Act  Support
LB534    Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Environment and Energy for community water systems  Neutral
LB534    Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Environment and Energy for community water systems  Support
LB534    Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Environment and Energy for community water systems  Support
LB540    Change provisions relating to public lettings  Oppose
LB541    Provide for nomination and election of public power district and public power and irrigation district directors on the partisan ballot  Neutral
LB541    Provide for nomination and election of public power district and public power and irrigation district directors on the partisan ballot  Neutral
LB550    Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program  Oppose
LB553    Provide for automatic review of bail and conditions of release for misdemeanors or violations of city or village ordinances  Neutral
LB557    Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement  Neutral
LB560    State intent to seek federal funds under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022  Neutral
LB562    Adopt the E-15 Access Standard Act and change provisions of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act, the Nebraska Higher Blend Tax Credit Act, the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Act, and the Nebraska Pure Food Act  Support
LB562    Adopt the E-15 Access Standard Act and change provisions of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act, the Nebraska Higher Blend Tax Credit Act, the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Act, and the Nebraska Pure Food Act  Support
LB564    Change provisions of the Economic Opportunity Program of the Department of Transportation  Support
LB564    Change provisions of the Economic Opportunity Program of the Department of Transportation  Support
LB565    Adopt the Public Water and Natural Resources Project Contracting Act and the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act and change provisions relating to municipal cooperative financing, scrap tires, power conservation and development, and the Game Law  Support
LB566    Require a study and report by the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature regarding intermittent renewable energy generation  Neutral
LB566    Require a study and report by the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature regarding intermittent renewable energy generation  Neutral
LB567    Change provisions relating to public power and irrigation districts and electric suppliers  Support
LB567    Change provisions relating to public power and irrigation districts and electric suppliers  Neutral
LB568    Adopt the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act  Support
LB568    Adopt the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act  Support
LB570    Adopt the Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act  Neutral
LB571    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy to carry out the Water Well Standards and Contractors' Practice Act  Support
LB571    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy to carry out the Water Well Standards and Contractors' Practice Act  Support
LB571    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy to carry out the Water Well Standards and Contractors' Practice Act  Support
LB572    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Act  Support
LB572    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Act  Support
LB574    Adopt the Let Them Grow Act and the Preborn Child Protection Act and provide for discipline under the Uniform Credentialing Act  Neutral
LB575    Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act  Neutral
LB576    Provide limitations on liability and nuisance related to land-management burning  Support
LB576    Provide limitations on liability and nuisance related to land-management burning  Support
LB580    Change provisions relating to agricultural or horticultural land receiving special valuation  Support
LB580    Change provisions relating to agricultural or horticultural land receiving special valuation  Support
LB582    Adopt the Manufacturing Modernization Pilot Investment Act  Support
LB583    Change provisions of the Special Education Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB583    Change provisions of the Special Education Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB583    Change provisions of the Special Education Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB583    Change provisions of the Special Education Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB584    Impose a tax on selling or dealing in electronic nicotine delivery systems  Neutral
LB586    Provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing regarding clinical training sites  Support
LB588    Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act  Neutral
LB588    Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act  Oppose
LB589    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act  Support
LB589    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act  Support
LB589    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act  Neutral
LB591    Require notice of termination of an oral lease of agricultural land to be given by January 1  Oppose
LB595    Change supervision requirements under the Pharmacy Practice Act  Neutral
LB599    Change provisions relating to recycling under the Environmental Protection Act and the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act and provide for an additional use of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund  Oppose
LB600    Change provisions relating to the Transportation Infrastructure Bank Fund and the Economic Opportunity Program of the Department of Transportation  Oppose
LB610    Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education  Support
LB610    Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education  Neutral
LB610    Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education  Support
LB613    State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy  Support
LB614    Appropriate funds to the Department of Agriculture  Support
LB614    Appropriate funds to the Department of Agriculture  Support
LB619    Prohibit assault on a public transportation driver and clarify provisions relating to assault on officers, emergency responders, certain employees, and health care professionals  Support
LB626    Adopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act  Neutral
LB630    Provide a duty to the State Department of Education and require a school board to adopt a written dress code  Neutral
LB630    Provide a duty to the State Department of Education and require a school board to adopt a written dress code  Neutral
LB634    Adopt the Cannabis Control Act and the Cannabis Conviction Clean Slate Act  Oppose
LB635    Provide requirements regarding access to digital and online resources provided for students by school districts, schools, and the Nebraska Library Commission  Oppose
LB636    Prohibit political subdivisions from restricting certain energy services  Support
LB637    Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act  Oppose
LB640    Require an off-campus location of a hospital to obtain and use a separate National Provider Identifier in billing for health care services  Oppose
LB641    Change provisions relating to the taxation of social security benefits  Support
LB646    Change provisions relating to telecommunications  Neutral
LB647    Change provisions relating to the purchase and loan of textbooks for children enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve of a private school  Support
LB655    Appropriate funds to the State Fire Marshal  Support
LB656    Change provisions relating to the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund  Support
LB661    Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services  Neutral
LB662    Change provisions of the Nebraska Right to Farm Act relating to certain public or private nuisances  Support
LB662    Change provisions of the Nebraska Right to Farm Act relating to certain public or private nuisances  Neutral
LB663    State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services  Neutral
LB668    Authorize mental health professionals and practitioners to take persons into emergency protective custody and provide for a training and certification process  Oppose
LB670    Prohibit discrimination under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation and prohibit discrimination by employers regardless of size  Neutral
LB672    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy  Neutral
LB673    Provide grants to schools that adopt a policy to provide emergency response mapping data to law enforcement agencies and provide powers and duties for the State Department of Education and State Board of Education  Support
LB673    Provide grants to schools that adopt a policy to provide emergency response mapping data to law enforcement agencies and provide powers and duties for the State Department of Education and State Board of Education  Neutral
LB678    Change provisions and definitions of the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act relating to disability  Neutral
LB679    Create the Holocaust and Genocide Education Training Grant Program and provide duties for the State Department of Education, State Board of Education, and Commissioner of Education  Support
LB681    Change provisions relating to a fund and provide for transfers under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB681    Change provisions relating to a fund and provide for transfers under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB683    Change provisions relating to the County Bridge Match Program, the Highway Cash Fund, the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, the Roads Operations Cash Fund, the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act, the One-Call Notification System Act, and the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, adopt the Rural Communications Sustainability Act, and create the Nebraska Broadband Office and the Underground Excavation Safety Committee  Support
LB683    Change provisions relating to the County Bridge Match Program, the Highway Cash Fund, the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, the Roads Operations Cash Fund, the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act, the One-Call Notification System Act, and the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, adopt the Rural Communications Sustainability Act, and create the Nebraska Broadband Office and the Underground Excavation Safety Committee  Support
LB683    Change provisions relating to the County Bridge Match Program, the Highway Cash Fund, the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, the Roads Operations Cash Fund, the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act, the One-Call Notification System Act, and the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, adopt the Rural Communications Sustainability Act, and create the Nebraska Broadband Office and the Underground Excavation Safety Committee  Support
LB683    Change provisions relating to the County Bridge Match Program, the Highway Cash Fund, the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, the Roads Operations Cash Fund, the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act, the One-Call Notification System Act, and the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, adopt the Rural Communications Sustainability Act, and create the Nebraska Broadband Office and the Underground Excavation Safety Committee  Support
LB685    Rename, transfer, and change provisions relating to the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act, transfer powers from the Department of Revenue to the State Racing and Gaming Commission, provide a tax on cash devices, and eliminate provisions relating to the power to tax under the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act  Oppose
LB688    State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Motor Vehicles  Support
LB689    Change provisions relating to an income tax credit for community college taxes paid  Support
LB690    Change provisions relating to powers and duties of the State Department of Education, State Board of Education, and Commissioner of Education  Oppose
LB695    Provide a property tax exemption  Support
LB699    Change the valuation of certain real property for purposes of taxes levied by school districts  Support
LB705    Provide, change, transfer, and eliminate provisions relating to education  Neutral
LB717    Provide for criminal prosecutions of persons under fourteen years of age for murder in the first or second degree and change jurisdiction under the Nebraska Juvenile Code  Neutral
LB722    Provide authority for the Public Service Commission regarding construction of broadband or other telecommunications infrastructure  Support
LB723    Adopt the Public Water and Natural Resources Project Contracting Act  Neutral
LB723    Adopt the Public Water and Natural Resources Project Contracting Act  Support
LB723    Adopt the Public Water and Natural Resources Project Contracting Act  Support
LB724    Eliminate certain basic skill and content test requirements for eligibility for teaching certificates  Support
LB725    Change provisions relating to electric companies and electric cooperative corporations  Oppose
LB726    Adopt the Nebraska Electric Consumer Right to Transparency and Local Control Act  Oppose
LB730    Adopt the Fair Access to Financial Services Act  Support
LB733    Adopt the Broadband Pole Placement and Undergrounding Fund Act  Support
LB733    Adopt the Broadband Pole Placement and Undergrounding Fund Act  Oppose
LB734    Provide an enhanced penalty for damage to certain infrastructure facilities resulting in serious bodily injury or death  Neutral
LB734    Provide an enhanced penalty for damage to certain infrastructure facilities resulting in serious bodily injury or death  Neutral
LB745    Increase the cigarette tax and provide for distribution of the proceeds  Neutral
LB750    Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land  Neutral
LB753    Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide tax credits  Oppose
LB753    Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide tax credits  Oppose
LB754    Adopt the Child Care Tax Credit Act and change provisions relating to the School Readiness Tax Credit Act and income tax rates  Neutral
LB758    Create the Sexual Violence Review Act   Neutral
LB766    Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Environment and Energy for reverse osmosis systems  Support
LB766    Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Environment and Energy for reverse osmosis systems  Neutral
LB768    Transfer money from the Cash Reserve Fund to the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund  Neutral
LB769    Authorize use of the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund to develop a sewer system  Neutral
LB774    Change provisions relating to the Student Discipline Act  Oppose
LB777    Change provisions of the Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act  Oppose
LB778    Change the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act  Support
LB779    Limit the amount an insured pays for prescription insulin drugs  Support
LB783    Eliminate the levy authority of community college areas  Support
LB783    Eliminate the levy authority of community college areas  Support
LB784    Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development  Neutral
LB788    Designate the Nebraska State Patrol as the agency to investigate criminal activity within Department of Correctional Services correctional facilities  Neutral
LB794    Adopt the Nursing Incentives Scholarship Act  Neutral
LB794    Adopt the Nursing Incentives Scholarship Act  Neutral
LB800    Change provisions relating to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act and provide a limit for superintendent and educational service unit administrator compensation  Oppose
LB804    Change corporate income tax rates  Neutral
LB805    Require schools to allow certain youth organizations to provide information, services, and activities   Support
LB806    Change individual income tax rates  Neutral
LB807    Provide for one license plate per vehicle  Oppose
LB809    Change limitations on applications under the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act  Support
LB809    Change limitations on applications under the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act  Support
LB809    Change limitations on applications under the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act  Support
LB810    Adopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act  Oppose
LB811    Change provisions relating to the Student Discipline Act and provide for use of physical contact or physical restraint or removal from a class in response to student behavior, provide for behavioral awareness and intervention training, and change provisions relating to lottery funds used for education  Neutral
LB811    Change provisions relating to the Student Discipline Act and provide for use of physical contact or physical restraint or removal from a class in response to student behavior, provide for behavioral awareness and intervention training, and change provisions relating to lottery funds used for education  Oppose
LB813    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to appropriations  Neutral
LB813    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to appropriations  Neutral
LB814    Appropriate funds for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, and appropriate Federal Funds allocated to the State of Nebraska pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021  Neutral
LB814    Appropriate funds for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, and appropriate Federal Funds allocated to the State of Nebraska pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021  Support
LB814    Appropriate funds for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, and appropriate Federal Funds allocated to the State of Nebraska pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021  Support
LB817    Appropriate funds for capital construction  Support
LB818    Provide for transfers of funds, create funds, and change and eliminate provisions regarding the sources, uses, and transfers of funds  Neutral
LB819    Change provisions relating to the Cash Reserve Fund  Neutral
LB820    Adopt the Agricultural Valuation Fairness Act  Support
LB820    Adopt the Agricultural Valuation Fairness Act  Neutral
LB820    Adopt the Agricultural Valuation Fairness Act  Oppose
LR1CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions as prescribed  Support
LR1CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions as prescribed  Support
LR1CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions as prescribed  Support
LR1CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions as prescribed  Support
LR2CA    Constitutional amendments to change from a unicameral legislature to a bicameral legislature, provide for election of members of the Legislature on a partisan ballot, require election of legislative officers and committee chairpersons by a public vote, and require all meetings of the Legislature to be open to the public  Neutral
LR5    Legislative Resolution to ratify an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to regulation of child labor  Neutral
LR6CA    Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes  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
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
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
LR17CA    Constitutional amendment to prohibit the death penalty  Oppose
LR20CA    Constitutional amendment to protect the right of individual privacy  Neutral
LR21    Provide for a special committee of the Legislature to be known as the Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Study Committee  Support
LR22CA    Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms  Support
LR24CA    Constitutional amendment to eliminate the State Board of Education and provide for the Governor to appoint the Commissioner of Education  Oppose
LR28CA    Constitutional amendment to change the membership of the State Board of Education  Oppose
LR30CA    Constitutional amendment to provide for a different method of taxing commercial real property  Support
LR30CA    Constitutional amendment to provide for a different method of taxing commercial real property  Support

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Jul 13, 2023

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