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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 29, 2024
Amended Date: May 31, 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

Sahling-Zart, Shelley R.

Phone

(402) 473-3204

Address

9445 Rokeby Road

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68526

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Lincoln Electric System

Office Phone

(402) 475-4211

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

9445 Rokeby Road

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68526

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
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
LB57		Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB61		Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber	Neutral
LB79		Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Neutral
LB120		Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to a Nebraska Power Review Board study	Neutral
LB133		Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB134		Provide requirements under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act	Support
LB161		Change provisions of the Workplace Privacy Act	Neutral
LB164		Change provisions relating to the Economic Recovery Act, the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act, the Nebraska Rural Projects Act, grants awarded by the Department of Economic Development, and transfers of funds and investment earnings, provide for a museum at Fort Robinson State Park, and adopt the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act	Neutral
LB169		Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity	Neutral
LB172		Adopt updated electrical standards	Neutral
LB205		Adopt the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act	Neutral
LB209		Provide tax exemptions relating to data centers	Neutral
LB237		Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy	Support
LB255		Change eminent domain and renewable energy generation provisions relating to certain power suppliers	Oppose
LB297		Adopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act	Neutral
LB304		Require political subdivisions to disclose membership dues and lobbying fees	Oppose
LB367		Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act	Neutral
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	Oppose
LB399	AM 2702	Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Support
LB408		Change provisions relating to conflicts of interest under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act	Neutral
LB450		Prohibit land disposal of wind turbine blades and their component parts	Neutral
LB496		Provide a sales and use tax exemption for business inputs	Neutral
LB513		Change proof of publication requirements for legal notices and requirements for published notice and virtual conferencing under the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB541		Change provisions relating to election of public power district directors	Neutral
LB560		State intent to seek federal funds under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022	Support
LB566		Require a study and report by the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature regarding intermittent renewable energy generation	Oppose
LB569		Require public notice and public meetings prior to construction of certain electric generation facilities	Neutral
LB636		Prohibit political subdivisions from restricting certain energy services	Neutral
LB637		Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB644		Change provisions relating to the use of the Site and Building Development Fund	Support
LB650		Allow certain cybersecurity records to be withheld from the public	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	Neutral
LB725		Change provisions relating to electric companies and electric cooperative corporations	Neutral
LB726		Adopt the Nebraska Electric Consumer Right to Transparency and Local Control Act	Oppose
LB733		Adopt the Broadband Pole Placement and Undergrounding Fund Act	Neutral
LB734		Provide an enhanced penalty for damage to certain infrastructure facilities resulting in serious bodily injury or death	Support
LB743		Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act	Oppose
LB768		Transfer money from the Cash Reserve Fund to the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund	Neutral
LB866		Change provisions relating to service on the Nebraska Power Review Board	Support
LB951		Adopt the Public Officials on Private Boards Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB956		Provide requirements for light-mitigating technology on certain wind turbines	Support
LB977		Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status	Support
LB991		Adopt the Blockchain Basics Act	Oppose
LB1018		Provide that positions of public employment shall not require a postsecondary degree and require equal consideration for non-degree-holders' wages and benefits	Oppose
LB1033		Provide for enforcement of violations relating to use of handheld wireless communication devices as a primary action	Neutral
LB1076		Adopt the Public Contract Provider Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB1104		Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees	Neutral
LB1112		Provide restrictions and requirements relating to permits for communications infrastructure placed on poles or towers	Oppose
LB1119		Provide restrictions on regulation by homeowner's associations and similar associations of solar energy and wind energy devices and provide for a civil cause of action	Neutral
LB1139		Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB1186		Change provisions of the One-Call Notification System Act	Neutral
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
LB1219		Adopt updates to building and energy codes	Neutral
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
LB1294		Adopt the Data Privacy Act, change provisions relating to certain certificates and information relating to vital records, and provide for certain records to be exempt from public disclosure	Neutral
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
LB1300	AM 3227	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
LB1300	AM 3423	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	Neutral
LB1302		Adopt the Cybersecurity Preparedness Act	Support
LB1317	AM3246	Adopt the Financial Institution Data Match Act, the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act, change provisions relating to the Community Development Law, the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act, the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, and the Tax Equalization and Review Commission Act, and provide for and change provisions relating to health insurance for first responders and dependents, underutilized tax-exempt property, rent-restricted housing projects, sales-restricted houses, inheritance taxes, property taxes, sales and use tax exemptions and incentives, electric and hybrid motor vehicles and charging stations, and appropriations for nitrate sensors	Oppose
LB1317	FA 429 to AM 3246	Adopt the Financial Institution Data Match Act, the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act, change provisions relating to the Community Development Law, the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act, the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, and the Tax Equalization and Review Commission Act, and provide for and change provisions relating to health insurance for first responders and dependents, underutilized tax-exempt property, rent-restricted housing projects, sales-restricted houses, inheritance taxes, property taxes, sales and use tax exemptions and incentives, electric and hybrid motor vehicles and charging stations, and appropriations for nitrate sensors	Support
LB1319		Eliminate a sales and use tax exemption relating to data centers	Neutral
LB1342		Provide a sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas	Neutral
LB1366		Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain	Oppose
LB1369		Require interconnection for electricity distribution between local distribution systems and agricultural self-generation facilities	Neutral
LB1370		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	Oppose
LB1370	AM 2863	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	Support
LB1370	AM 3245	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
LR21		Provide for a special committee of the Legislature to be known as the Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Study Committee	Support
LR133		Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Committee	Neutral
LR178		Interim study to create a Select Committee to examine the feasibility of constructing and operating small modular nuclear reactors to generate electric power in Nebraska	Neutral
LR184		Interim study to examine the deployment of broadband services within the State of Nebraska	Neutral
LR185		Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee	Neutral
LR216		Interim study to examine the economic and climate impacts of the current reliance on fossil fuel energy generation in Nebraska	Neutral
LR242		Interim study to examine methods to promote the development of a competitive electric vehicle charging market in Nebraska and the creation of electric infrastructure to support such market	Neutral
LR247		Interim study to examine issues raised in LB133, 2023, relating to laws regarding the use of eminent domain by state agencies, boards, commissions, and other political subdivisions	Neutral
LR248		Interim study to survey Nebraska's small public electric utilities, municipalities, and electric cooperatives relating to rate classifications and equipment	Neutral

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

Shelley Sahling-Zart

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2024

Date