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 30, 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

Brandt, Horan, Hallstrom and Stilmock

Phone

(402) 269-2081

Address

PO Box 186

City

Syracuse

State

Zip

68446

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Fire Chiefs' Association

Office Phone

(402) 761-2211

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

PO Box 10

City

Milford

State

Zip

68405

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	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	Neutral
LB16	Require occupational boards to issue certain credentials based on credentials or work experience in another jurisdiction, provide and change requirements regarding applicants with a criminal conviction, provide for jurisprudential examinations and appeals, change requirements for membership of the State Electrical Board, and adopt the Interior Design Voluntary Registration Act	Support
LB31	Require train crews of at least two individuals as prescribed	Support
LB47	Change notice requirements under the Open Meetings Act for certain fire districts	Support
LB79	Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Oppose
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
LB111	Adopt the Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission Act	Support
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
LB172	Adopt updated electrical standards	Support
LB205	Adopt the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act	Neutral
LB228	Create state holidays for statewide primary and general election days, require in-person voting, photographic identification to vote, counting of ballots on election day, and counting of ballots at the precinct level, and allow voting by mail for registered military personnel and residents of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities	Neutral
LB234	Require reporting of blocked railroad crossing complaints	Support
LB287	Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to the 2020 federal decennial census and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to petitions, proof of publication, conflicts of interest, voter registration and voting as prescribed in the Election Act, and notice and virtual conferencing requirements under the Open Meetings Act, and eliminate powers and duties of the Attorney General and the Secretary of State	Neutral
LB291	Require implicit bias or diversity, equity, and inclusion training for certain applicants and credential holders under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Oppose
LB297	Adopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act	Neutral
LB302	Change provisions relating to conflicts of interest by certain officeholders and public employees	Neutral
LB304	Require political subdivisions to disclose membership dues and lobbying fees	Neutral
LB306	Create the Nebraska Youth in Care Bill of Rights	Neutral
LB312	Change provisions relating to withholding money due to noncompliance with budget limits and annual audits for certain political subdivisions	Neutral
LB322	Prohibit creation of new joint public agencies with power or authority relating to tax	Neutral
LB325	Change immunity for intentional torts under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB341	Adopt the State and Political Subdivisions Child Sexual Abuse Liability Act and exempt actions from the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB415	State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB459	Require reimbursement by the State Fire Marshal for premiums for benefits provided pursuant to the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act	Support
LB511	Appropriate funds to the Department of Administrative Services	Support
LB513	Change proof of publication requirements for legal notices and requirements for published notice and virtual conferencing under the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB546	Provide requirements for bed and breakfast establishments regarding food, beverages, and fire safety	Neutral
LB615	Appropriate funds to the State Fire Marshal	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
LB625	Provide requirements for operation of autonomous vehicles	Neutral
LB637	Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB646	Change provisions relating to telecommunications	Support
LB647	Change provisions relating to the purchase and loan of textbooks for children enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve of a private school	Neutral
LB649	Change provisions and penalties relating to arson, trespass, and graffiti	Support
LB655	Appropriate funds to the State Fire Marshal	Support
LB657	Appropriate funds to the University of Nebraska	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	Support
LB792	Provide for a pilot program for assessing and treating post traumatic stress disorder	Neutral
LB810	Adopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act	Neutral
LB859	Change conflict of interest provisions for certain political subdivision officers	Neutral
LB876	Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act	Support
LB910	Authorize an emergency medical service to transport and emergency care providers to provide emergency medical care to injured law enforcement canines	Support
LB929	Provide for coordination of the 911 service system and the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline	Support
LB1004	Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet provisions	Neutral
LB1032	Provide for tuition waivers for conservation officers of the Game and Parks Commission under the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
LB1033	Provide for enforcement of violations relating to use of handheld wireless communication devices as a primary action	Support
LB1054	Adopt the Child Care Safety and Security Act	Neutral
LB1069	Change provisions relating to the State Fire Marshal, the Boiler Inspection Act, and the Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1969 and eliminate the Nebraska Fire Safety Appeal Board	Support
LB1086	Eliminate the Department of Health and Human Services and create three departments	Neutral
LB1090	Appropriate funds to the Department of Administrative Services for the Nebraska Public Safety Communication System	Support
LB1093	Provide for limited law enforcement officer certificates and change provisions relating to tuition waivers under the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
LB1100	Change provisions relating to capitation payments made in accordance with the Medical Assistance Act as prescribed	Support
LB1104	Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees	Neutral
LB1108	Provide for transfer of certain sales and use taxes to the Nebraska Emergency Medical System Operations Fund and provide additional uses for the fund	Support
LB1137	Change the tax rate for public safety purposes in municipalities	Neutral
LB1188	Provide for payment of claims against the state	Neutral
LB1212	Adopt the Railroad Safety Act	Support
LB1216	Change calculation of the base limitation for political subdivision budgets	Support
LB1219	Adopt updates to building and energy codes	Neutral
LB1241	Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB1243	Adopt the Wildland Fire Response Act	Support
LB1255	Change provisions relating to next-generation 911 service	Support
LB1256	Require reports by communications service providers regarding 911 service outages and require a hearing	Support
LB1257	Change provisions of the 911 Service System Act	Support
LB1275	Appropriate funds to the Department of Administrative Services	Support
LB1277	Change provisions relating to emergency proclamations for disasters, emergencies, and civil defense emergencies made by the Governor	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	Neutral
LB1317	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	Neutral
LB1339	Change provisions relating to possession of firearms in schools and authorize schools to provide emergency response mapping data to public safety agencies	Support
LB1340	Change provisions relating to enforcement of offenses related to interactive or handheld wireless communication devices, speed limit violations, removal of vehicles from highways, and motor vehicle homicide	Support
LB1355	Provide for release of certain patient data by an emergency medical service, change provisions of the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act, and provide for state aid, research, first responder training, and overdose fatality review	Support
LB1378	State legislative intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Administrative Services as prescribed and change provisions relating to certain funds	Support
LB1391	Require certain high schools to have automated external defibrillators and an athletics emergency action plan as prescribed	Support
LB1412	Provide, change, and eliminate appropriations for operation of state government, postsecondary education, state aid, capital construction, and federal funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	Support
LB1414	Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations	Oppose
LB1415	Adopt the Property Tax Relief Act and change the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Oppose
LB1417	Create, eliminate, terminate, and provide, change, eliminate, and transfer powers, duties, and membership of boards, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, panels, authorities, and departments and change and eliminate funds	Neutral
LR1CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions as prescribed	Neutral
LR6CA	Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes	Neutral
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	Neutral
LR22CA	Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms	Neutral
LR287CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to compensate political subdivisions for any locally imposed revenue source that is reduced or eliminated by the Legislature	Neutral

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

Brandt, Horan, Hallstrom and Stilmock

Lobbyist Name

May 30, 2024

Date