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 29, 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

Jonas, Carlie

Phone

(402) 687-2100, Ext. 1032

Address

145 Main Street, PO Box 136

City

Lyons

State

Zip

68038

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Center for Rural Affairs

Office Phone

(402) 687-2100

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

145 Main Street

City

Lyons

State

Zip

68038

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		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
LB262	2997	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
LB321		Change provisions of the Nebraska Pure Food Act	Support
LB399		Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Oppose
LB541		Change provisions relating to election of public power district directors	Oppose
LB856		Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program	Support
LB865		Require annual reports to the Nebraska Broadband Office	Support
LB874		Change requirements relating to child care licensing and child care facilities	Support
LB889		Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development	Support
LB904		Change provisions regarding child care reimbursement rates, create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program, and provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund	Support
LB932		Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions of the Mental Health Practice Act and the Uniform Credentialing Act	Support
LB937	3206	Provide for tax credits, tax exemptions, and certain grant programs and change provisions relating to tax credits and fuel taxes	Support
LB952		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program	Support
LB956		Provide requirements for light-mitigating technology on certain wind turbines	Support
LB993		Adopt the Apprenticeship Grant Act	Support
LB1015		Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act	Support
LB1031	2780	Change provisions relating to dark fiber leases, broadband telecommunications services, the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, the Public Service Commission, the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act, and the 911 Service System Act	Support
LB1035		Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Program Act	Support
LB1039		Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development	Support
LB1040		Change provisions relating to income tax credits for food donations	Support
LB1062		Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act	Support
LB1087		Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act and provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing	Support
LB1116		Adopt the Grocer Reinvestment Option Act	Support
LB1234		Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy	Support
LB1301		Adopt the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act	Neutral
LB1317	er 129	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
LB1369		Require interconnection for electricity distribution between local distribution systems and agricultural self-generation facilities	Support
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
LB1375		Change powers and duties of county planning commissions and county boards related to conditional use permits and special exceptions	Oppose
LB1386		Establish an educational savings account for each student enrolled in an approved or accredited private, denominational, or parochial school for qualified educational expenses as prescribed	Oppose
LB1389		Provide for a personal property tax exemption for broadband equipment as prescribed	Support
LB1402		Require the State Treasurer to establish education scholarships and eliminate the Opportunity Scholarships Act	Oppose

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

Carlie Jonas

Lobbyist Name

May 29, 2024

Date