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

Abraham, Christine K.

Phone

(402) 476-2829

Address

1335 L Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

League of Nebraska Municipalities

Office Phone

(402) 476-2829

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1335 L Street

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
LB25		Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Oppose
LB43	2076	Adopt the First Freedom Act and the Personal Privacy Protection Act, authorize tribal regalia to be worn by students, change provisions relating to withholding records from the public, provide requirements for interpretation of statutes, rules, and regulations, and prohibit state agencies from imposing certain requirements on charitable organizations	Oppose
LB61		Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber	Support
LB164	2105	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	Support
LB257		Change provisions relating to cemeteries and abandonment and reversion of cemetery lots	Support
LB287	2060	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	Support
LB388	3468	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	Support
LB600		Adopt the Municipality Infrastructure Aid Act and transfer funds from the Cash Reserve Fund	Support
LB686	2285	Name the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act and change provisions relating to firefighters employed by a city of the first class	Oppose
LB840	2862	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
LB874	2803	Change requirements relating to child care licensing and child care facilities	Support
LB881		Redefine a term under the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act	Support
LB918		Allow individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status to receive law enforcement officer training and certification	Support
LB941		State intent regarding appropriations for medicaid assisted-living facility rates	Support
LB942		State intent regarding appropriations for medicaid nursing facility rates	Support
LB950		Change provisions relating to the collection of occupation taxes	Oppose
LB951		Adopt the Public Officials on Private Boards Open Meetings Act	Oppose
LB1003		Change a requirement relating to child care licensing in cities, villages, or counties	Neutral
LB1049		Change the amount authorized for the municipal occupation tax on telecommunications companies	Oppose
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	Oppose
LB1100		Change provisions relating to capitation payments made in accordance with the Medical Assistance Act as prescribed	Support
LB1111		Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures	Oppose
LB1112		Provide restrictions and requirements relating to permits for communications infrastructure placed on poles or towers	Oppose
LB1118		Change the process for a mayor in a city of the second class to remove an officer from office	Support
LB1163		Authorize the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles between the hours of sunset and sunrise if used for snow removal as prescribed	Support
LB1165		Provide requirements for zoning regulations and duplex housing	Oppose
LB1166		Provide requirements for zoning regulations and accessory dwelling units	Oppose
LB1192		Change provisions of the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act to allow certain claims by prisoners, detainees, and children in the custody, care, or control of a government entity	Oppose
LB1197		Change the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act and allowable uses of competitive grants awarded by the Nebraska Arts Council	Support
LB1216		Change calculation of the base limitation for political subdivision budgets	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	Neutral
LB1228		Change the Good Life Transformational Projects Act	Oppose
LB1241		Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB1248		Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions	Support
LB1251		Authorize state assistance for certain small sports facilities under the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act	Support
LB1308		Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use taxes on certain services	Support
LB1310		Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act and eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions	Support
LB1311		Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use taxes on certain services	Support
LB1317	FA443	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	Support
LB1335		Change provisions of and provide duties and exemptions under the Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act regarding designation of endangered species, critical habitat, and transportation infrastructure	Support
LB1344	3232	Rename and change provisions of the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions of the Good Life Transformational Projects Act	Neutral
LB1345		Impose sales and use taxes on certain services	Support
LB1349		Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use taxes on certain services	Support
LB1354		Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act	Support
LB1358		Require approval of the registered voters to increase salaries of governing bodies of political subdivisions as prescribed	Neutral
LB1359		Change provisions relating to the issuance of bonds in a city of the metropolitan class	Oppose
LB1362		Change provisions relating to the valuation of residential property for property tax purposes	Oppose
LB1366		Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain	Oppose
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	Neutral
LB1374		Adopt the Good Life District Economic Development Act	Oppose
LB1384		Provide for grants to cities and villages from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Support
LB1387		Change provisions relating to approval and regulation of adding fluoride to the water supply of certain political subdivisions	Neutral
LB1413		Transfer and provide for the transfer of funds and create and change the use and distribution of funds	Oppose
LB1414		Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations	Support
LB1415		Adopt the Property Tax Relief Act and change the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Support
LR285CA		Constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to provide a different method of taxing residential property	Oppose
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	Support

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

Christine K. Abraham

Lobbyist Name

May 23, 2024

Date