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: May 14, 2024

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

2024

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Voyles, Seth

Phone

(402) 636-2303

Address

444 South 16th Street

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68102

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Omaha Public Power District

Office Phone

(531) 226-3200

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

444 South 16th Street

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68102

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
LB7		Provide a statute of limitations for exposure to hazardous or toxic chemicals	Oppose
LB25		Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Oppose
LB61		Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber	Support
LB120		Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to a Nebraska Power Review Board study	Oppose
LB169		Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity	Support
LB255		Change eminent domain and renewable energy generation provisions relating to certain power suppliers	Oppose
LB394		Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain	Oppose
LB399		Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Neutral
LB560		State intent to seek federal funds under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022	Support
LB637		Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act	Oppose
LB644		Change provisions relating to the use of the Site and Building Development Fund	Support
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	Support
LB743		Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act	Oppose
LB837		Change procedures for voting or election precincts for public power districts	Support
LB866		Change provisions relating to service on the Nebraska Power Review Board	Support
LB969		Change provisions relating to contracts and sealed bids for public power districts	Support
LB1218		Provide for motor vehicle registration of certain electric vehicles, impose an excise tax on electric energy used at commercial electric vehicle charging stations, provide for regulation of certain charging stations, and provide a sales tax exemption for certain electric energy	Oppose
LB1234		Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy	Support
LB1277		Change provisions relating to emergency proclamations for disasters, emergencies, and civil defense emergencies made by the Governor	Support
LB1300		Adopt the Pacific Conflict Stress Test Act, the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act, the Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program Act, and the Wildland Fire Response Act, create the Commission on Asian American Affairs, provide security requirements for chemical facilities, require approval of voters for certain salary increases, and change provisions relating to veterans aid programs	Oppose
LB1358		Require approval of the registered voters to increase salaries of governing bodies of political subdivisions as prescribed	Support
LB1366		Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain	Oppose
LB1370	AM2863	Provide requirements for electric generation facilities, transmission lines, wind energy conversion systems, and retirement of a dispatchable electric generation facility and change provisions relating to public power districts	Neutral

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

Seth Voyles

Lobbyist Name

May 14, 2024

Date