NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

 

 
NADC FORM D
 
  • 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)

2024

ITEM 2
NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL
LOBBYIST

Grabow, Richard  

(402) 473-3200 

9445 Rokeby Road 

Lincoln 

NE 

68526 

PRINCIPAL

Lincoln Electric System  

(402) 475-4211 

9445 Rokeby Road 

Lincoln 

NE 

68526 

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
LB49    Change provisions relating to solar energy and wind energy, declare certain instruments void and unenforceable, and provide for a civil cause of action  Neutral
LB57    Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act  Neutral
LB61    Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber  Neutral
LB79    Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act  Neutral
LB120    Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to a Nebraska Power Review Board study  Neutral
LB133    Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act  Neutral
LB134    Provide requirements under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act  Support
LB161    Change provisions of the Workplace Privacy Act  Neutral
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
LB169    Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity  Neutral
LB172    Adopt updated electrical standards  Neutral
LB205    Adopt the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act  Neutral
LB209    Provide tax exemptions relating to data centers  Neutral
LB237    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy  Support
LB255    Change eminent domain and renewable energy generation provisions relating to certain power suppliers  Oppose
LB297    Adopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act  Neutral
LB304    Require political subdivisions to disclose membership dues and lobbying fees  Oppose
LB367    Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act  Neutral
LB394    Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain  Oppose
LB399    Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities  Oppose
LB399  AM2702  Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities  Support
LB408    Change provisions relating to conflicts of interest under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act  Neutral
LB450    Prohibit land disposal of wind turbine blades and their component parts  Neutral
LB496    Provide a sales and use tax exemption for business inputs  Neutral
LB513    Change proof of publication requirements for legal notices and requirements for published notice and virtual conferencing under the Open Meetings Act  Neutral
LB541    Change provisions relating to election of public power district directors  Neutral
LB560    State intent to seek federal funds under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022  Support
LB566    Require a study and report by the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature regarding intermittent renewable energy generation  Oppose
LB569    Require public notice and public meetings prior to construction of certain electric generation facilities  Neutral
LB636    Prohibit political subdivisions from restricting certain energy services  Neutral
LB637    Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act  Neutral
LB644    Change provisions relating to the use of the Site and Building Development Fund  Support
LB650    Allow certain cybersecurity records to be withheld from the public  Support
LB670    Prohibit discrimination under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation and prohibit discrimination by employers regardless of size  Neutral
LB725    Change provisions relating to electric companies and electric cooperative corporations  Neutral
LB726    Adopt the Nebraska Electric Consumer Right to Transparency and Local Control Act  Oppose
LB733    Adopt the Broadband Pole Placement and Undergrounding Fund Act  Neutral
LB734    Provide an enhanced penalty for damage to certain infrastructure facilities resulting in serious bodily injury or death  Support
LB743    Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act  Oppose
LB768    Transfer money from the Cash Reserve Fund to the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund  Neutral
LB866    Change provisions relating to service on the Nebraska Power Review Board  Support
LB951    Adopt the Public Officials on Private Boards Open Meetings Act  Neutral
LB956    Provide requirements for light-mitigating technology on certain wind turbines  Support
LB977    Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status  Support
LB991    Adopt the Blockchain Basics Act  Oppose
LB1018    Provide that positions of public employment shall not require a postsecondary degree and require equal consideration for non-degree-holders' wages and benefits  Oppose
LB1033    Provide for enforcement of violations relating to use of handheld wireless communication devices as a primary action  Neutral
LB1076    Adopt the Public Contract Provider Open Meetings Act  Neutral
LB1104    Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees  Neutral
LB1112    Provide restrictions and requirements relating to permits for communications infrastructure placed on poles or towers  Oppose
LB1119    Provide restrictions on regulation by homeowner's associations and similar associations of solar energy and wind energy devices and provide for a civil cause of action  Neutral
LB1139    Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act  Neutral
LB1186    Change provisions of the One-Call Notification System Act  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  Oppose
LB1219    Adopt updates to building and energy codes  Neutral
LB1234    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy  Support
LB1277    Change provisions relating to emergency proclamations for disasters, emergencies, and civil defense emergencies made by the Governor  Support
LB1294    Adopt the Data Privacy Act, change provisions relating to certain certificates and information relating to vital records, and provide for certain records to be exempt from public disclosure  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  Oppose
LB1300  AM3227  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  Oppose
LB1300  AM3423  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  Support
LB1302    Adopt the Cybersecurity Preparedness Act  Support
LB1317  AM3246  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  Oppose
LB1317  FA429 to AM3246  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  Neutral
LB1342    Provide a sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas  Neutral
LB1366    Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain  Oppose
LB1369    Require interconnection for electricity distribution between local distribution systems and agricultural self-generation facilities  Neutral
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
LB1370  AM2863  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  Support
LB1370  AM3245  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
LR21    Provide for a special committee of the Legislature to be known as the Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Study Committee  Support
LR133    Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Committee  Neutral
LR178    Interim study to create a Select Committee to examine the feasibility of constructing and operating small modular nuclear reactors to generate electric power in Nebraska  Neutral
LR184    Interim study to examine the deployment of broadband services within the State of Nebraska  Neutral
LR185    Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee  Neutral
LR216    Interim study to examine the economic and climate impacts of the current reliance on fossil fuel energy generation in Nebraska  Neutral
LR242    Interim study to examine methods to promote the development of a competitive electric vehicle charging market in Nebraska and the creation of electric infrastructure to support such market  Neutral
LR247    Interim study to examine issues raised in LB133, 2023, relating to laws regarding the use of eminent domain by state agencies, boards, commissions, and other political subdivisions  Neutral
LR248    Interim study to survey Nebraska's small public electric utilities, municipalities, and electric cooperatives relating to rate classifications and equipment  Neutral
 
I certify that all information presented in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Richard Grabow

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2024

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