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 8, 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

Pitts, Kathleen

Phone

(402) 438-8853

Address

PO Box 83613

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68501

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Appleseed

Office Phone

(402) 438-8853

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

PO Box 83613

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68501

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
LB62	AM2878	Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program, change reporting requirements related to the medical assistance program, and require a report regarding to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program	Support
LB62		Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program, change reporting requirements related to the medical assistance program, and require a report regarding to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program	Support
LB62	AM644	Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program, change reporting requirements related to the medical assistance program, and require a report regarding to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program	Support
LB175		Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act	Support
LB175	AM2908	Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act	Support
LB175	AM2504	Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act	Support
LB233		Provide for child support payment disregard under the aid to dependent children program and pass through of certain child support payments	Support
LB233	AM2064	Provide for child support payment disregard under the aid to dependent children program and pass through of certain child support payments	Support
LB233	AM3338	Provide for child support payment disregard under the aid to dependent children program and pass through of certain child support payments	Support
LB233	AM3429	Provide for child support payment disregard under the aid to dependent children program and pass through of certain child support payments	Support
LB285	AM66	Adopt the School Community Eligibility Provision Maximization Act	Support
LB358		State intent to increase dental services reimbursement under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB358	AM3387	State intent to increase dental services reimbursement under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB388	AM3203	Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act, the Advertising Services Tax Act, and the Property Tax Relief Act and change provisions relating to revenue and taxation	Oppose
LB575		Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act	Oppose
LB824		Adopt the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks	Support
LB840		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
LB845		Prohibit eviction of certain tenants during the school year	Support
LB855		Prohibit school districts from taking certain actions relating to outstanding debts on a school lunch or breakfast account	Support
LB856		Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program	Support
LB857		Create the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund, and change provisions relating to coverage of glucose monitors under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB871		Require a report by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program	Support
LB876		Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act	Neutral
LB882		Change provisions relating to benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Support
LB906		Change provisions relating to child labor laws	Support
LB911		Require the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Probation Administration to make reports under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act	Support
LB913		Require a state plan amendment for postpartum coverage under the Children’s Health Insurance Program	Support
LB918		Allow individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status to receive law enforcement officer training and certification	Support
LB920		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a Restaurant Meals Program	Support
LB935		Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for medicaid dental services	Support
LB944		Provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund for behavioral health needs	Neutral
LB945		Require certain documents, information, and materials be provided to children before leaving foster care	Support
LB952		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program	Support
LB1015		Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act	Support
LB1017		Change the schedule of compensation for certain injuries resulting in disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Oppose
LB1021		Require programs for inmates related to compensation and employment and require minimum wage for inmates of jails and Department of Correctional Services facilities and state and political subdivision employees	Support
LB1034		Prohibit a school district from punishing an employee or prohibiting an employee from engaging in religious expression when an employee is on duty at school	Oppose
LB1042		Change provisions relating to registering to vote	Support
LB1044		Create a task force to study reparations for slavery and change permitted uses of a tax imposed on marijuana	Support
LB1089		Exempt individuals under nineteen years of age from payment of certain court costs and fees and change provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code	Support
LB1106		Provide for coverage of lactation consultations under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB1107		Provide for coverage of breast pumps under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB1109		Provide an exception under the Preborn Child Protection Act to allow an abortion after twelve weeks in the case of a fatal fetal anomaly and change and eliminate certain penalty provisions relating to abortions	Neutral
LB1115		Provide a right to a trial by jury under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act	Support
LB1139		Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Support
LB1152		Change provisions relating to elections, motor vehicle operators' licenses, and state identification cards	Oppose
LB1165		Provide requirements for zoning regulations and duplex housing	Support
LB1170		Change provisions of the Employment Security Law relating to benefit amounts and periods of disqualification for benefits	Oppose
LB1182		Increase the earned income tax credit	Support
LB1194		Require legislative approval of medicaid state plan amendments and state plan amendments for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program	Neutral
LB1211		Change provisions of the Election Act relating to early voting	Oppose
LB1215	AM3045	Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact, change provisions relating to prescriptions, death certificates, credentialing of barbers, nurses, pharmacies, pharmacy professionals, and certain health care facilities and services, treatment of individuals with communicable tuberculosis, and telehealth consultations, and provide for abstracts of death and coverage under the medical assistance program for certain breast pumps and lactation visits	Support
LB1278		Provide for reimbursement of doula and full spectrum doula services under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB1291		Require the State Department of Education to administer electronic benefit transfer funds for eligible youth in the summer as prescribed	Support
LB1301	AM3182	Adopt the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act	Support
LB1312		Provide for electronic notices by landlords under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act	Support
LB1315		Change the sales tax rate	Oppose
LB1321		Change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, the Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare, and the Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System	Neutral
LB1324		Adopt the Child Tax Credit Act	Support
LB1330		Prohibit public educational institutions from taking certain actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion	Oppose
LB1331		Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB1357		Prohibit camping on certain property owned by political subdivisions	Oppose
LB1381		Provide work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Oppose
LB1382		Prohibit paying petition circulators based on the number of signatures and prohibit certain contributions to ballot question committees	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	Oppose
LR277CA		Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to enact laws providing for life imprisonment for sex or labor trafficking of a minor and certain sex offenses involving minors	Oppose

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

Kathleen Pitts

Lobbyist Name

May 8, 2024

Date