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 23, 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

Weber, Rocky

Phone

(402) 475-6555

Address

635 S. 14th St., Ste 125

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Cooperative Council

Office Phone

(402) 475-6555

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

635 S. 14th St., Ste 125

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
LB5		Provide for compensability under Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act for mental injuries resulting from workplace violence	Support
LB25		Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Oppose
LB26		Adopt the Rural Municipal Broadband Access Act	Support
LB57		Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Oppose
LB118		Change provisions of the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act	Support
LB133		Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act	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	Support
LB139		Change the jurisdictional amount of the Small Claims Court	Support
LB173		Change provisions relating to the taxation of nonresident income	Support
LB180		Adopt the Nebraska Biodiesel Tax Credit Act	Support
LB190		Authorize scheduled extension of county bridge project payments	Support
LB203		Provide for a release of employee medical records as prescribed under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act	Support
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
LB213		Change provisions regarding tax credits under the Nebraska Job Creation and Mainstreet Revitalization Act and grants under the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act	Support
LB262	AM0719	Change and eliminate provisions relating to warehouse operators, hemp, the Grain Dealer Act, the Grain Warehouse Act, the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act, the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act, the Nebraska Corn Resources Act, the Nebraska Pure Food Act, and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act	Support
LB264		Change provisions of the Grain Dealer Act and the Grain Warehouse Act	Neutral
LB272		Change provisions relating to the date when compensation begins under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Oppose
LB305		Change provisions relating to grain warehouse storage rates and charges	Support
LB327	AM0713	Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act	Support
LB349		Change award limitations and appropriations intent language under the Business Innovation Act	Support
LB361		State legislative intent to appropriate funds for the Precision Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program	Support
LB367		Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act	Oppose
LB380		Changes to the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act to provide for jury trials and prohibit discrimination for exercise of rights under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Oppose
LB442		State intent to transfer funds to the Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund	Support
LB454		Require the Department of Transportation to plan, design, and purchase rights-of-way for U.S. Highway 81	Support
LB481		Adopt the Housing Incentive District Act	Support
LB492		Allow income tax deductions for the cost of certain property and for certain research or experimental expenditures	Support
LB504		State intent to transfer and appropriate funds for housing	Support
LB564		Change provisions of the Economic Opportunity Program of the Department of Transportation	Support
LB568		Adopt the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act	Support
LB600		Adopt the Municipality Infrastructure Aid Act and transfer funds from the Cash Reserve Fund	Support
LB602		Exclude certain pensions and annuities from income taxes	Support
LB662		Change provisions of the Nebraska Right to Farm Act relating to certain public or private nuisances	Neutral
LB688		State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Motor Vehicles	Support
LB694		Provide for a sales and use tax exemption for certain machinery and equipment related to broadband communications services	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
LB733		Adopt the Broadband Pole Placement and Undergrounding Fund Act	Support
LB741		State intent to transfer money and appropriate funds relating to housing	Support
LB840	AM2862	Adopt the Poverty Elimination Action Plan Act and change provisions of the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act and the Nebraska Housing Agency Act	Support
LB850		Change the authorized use of certain Federal Funds for housing	Support
LB851		Change provisions relating to internship grants	Support
LB867	AM2767	Provide for a voluntary hunting and fishing guide and outfitter database, a migratory waterfowl hunting season for veterans, active-duty military state park entry permits, change provisions relating to the Nebraska Power Review Board and the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund, and prohibit restrictions on the provision of services related to natural gas and propane	Support
LB868		Extend the sunset date for reimbursement for remedial action under the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund	Support
LB881		Redefine a term under the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act	Support
LB889		Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development	Support
LB893		Change provisions of the ImagiNE Nebraska Act relating to the types of property receiving a property tax exemption	Support
LB897		Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development for a workforce housing grant program	Support
LB900		Change provisions of the Nebraska Rules of the Road relating to the length of vehicles	Support
LB937	AM3132	Provide for tax credits, tax exemptions, and certain grant programs and change provisions relating to tax credits and fuel taxes	Support
LB961		Prohibit noncompete agreements for lower-wage employees	Oppose
LB993		Adopt the Apprenticeship Grant Act	Support
LB1002		Change provisions of the Nebraska Biodiesel Tax Credit Act	Support
LB1023	AM3034	Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and change provisions relating to certain business deductions, nonresident income, incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and occupation taxes	Support
LB1023	AM2150	Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and change provisions relating to certain business deductions, nonresident income, incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and occupation taxes	Support
LB1023		Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and change provisions relating to certain business deductions, nonresident income, incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and occupation taxes	Support
LB1030		Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund	Support
LB1039		Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development	Support
LB1058		Exclude certain pension and annuity payments from income taxes	Support
LB1072		Provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel	Support
LB1084		Adopt the Nebraska Shortline Rail Modernization Act and provide tax credits	Support
LB1088		Change provisions relating to certain employment and investment requirements under the Nebraska Advantage Act	Support
LB1112		Provide restrictions and requirements relating to permits for communications infrastructure placed on poles or towers	Support
LB1113		Change provisions relating to the types of property receiving a property tax exemption under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act	Support
LB1200	AM2508	Change provisions relating to motor vehicles, roads, excise taxes, and federal law and regulations and provide for coordination of the 911 service system and the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline	Support
LB1212		Adopt the Railroad Safety Act	Oppose
LB1213		Require employers to provide twenty hours of paid leave per year for school-related activities	Oppose
LB1301		Adopt the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act	Oppose
LB1366		Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain	Oppose
LB1368		Adopt the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act and provide for a transfer from the Water Resources Cash Fund	Oppose
LB1395		Adopt the Natural Asset Company Prohibition Act	Support
LR21		Provide for a special committee of the Legislature to be known as the Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Study Committee	Support

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

Rocky Weber

Lobbyist Name

May 23, 2024

Date