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 31, 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

Gay, Tim

Phone

(402) 261-5293

Address

301 South 13th Street, Suite 402

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Catalyst Public Affairs

Office Phone

(402) 261-5293

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

301 South 13th Street, Suite 402

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	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
LB231	Change provisions related to student attendance and require plans for excessive absences	Neutral
LB388	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	Neutral
LB399	Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Oppose
LB550	Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program	Neutral
LB607	Change provisions relating to grants for the 211 Information and Referral Network	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
LB837	Change procedures for voting or election precincts for public power districts	Oppose
LB839	Change provisions relating to the executive director and members of the State Racing and Gaming Commission	Neutral
LB855	Prohibit school districts from taking certain actions relating to outstanding debts on a school lunch or breakfast account	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
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
LB866	Change provisions relating to service on the Nebraska Power Review Board	Oppose
LB869	Change provisions relating to services of the county veterans service committees	Support
LB877	Change provisions relating to agricultural or horticultural land receiving special valuation	Support
LB929	Provide for coordination of the 911 service system and the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline	Oppose
LB930	Change provisions relating to appropriations to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	Support
LB932	Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions of the Mental Health Practice Act and the Uniform Credentialing Act	Support
LB943	Change appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for behavioral health aid	Support
LB956	Provide requirements for light-mitigating technology on certain wind turbines	Support
LB962	Prohibit the use of certain projection maps in public schools and require each school board to adopt a policy relating to projection maps	Neutral
LB963	Provide for powers and duties of county attorneys and deputy county attorneys to be performed by district attorneys and deputy district attorneys appointed by the Attorney General	Oppose
LB964	Adopt the Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program Act and provide for scholarships under the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act	Neutral
LB969	Change provisions relating to contracts and sealed bids for public power districts	Oppose
LB984	Prohibit certain actions relating to distribution of drugs by 340B entities	Support
LB984	Prohibit certain actions relating to distribution of drugs by 340B entities	Support
LB985	Change provisions relating to grant eligibility under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act	Neutral
LB986	Terminate loan repayment assistance and provide grants to teachers under the Teach in Nebraska Today Act	Neutral
LB1005	Change provisions relating to the Attracting Excellence in Teaching Program and the Excellence in Teaching Cash Fund under the Excellence in Teaching Act	Neutral
LB1012	Change provisions relating to certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts	Neutral
LB1014	Change requirements relating to school psychologists	Neutral
LB1017	Change the schedule of compensation for certain injuries resulting in disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Oppose
LB1019	Change provisions relating to the correction of assessment and tax rolls	Support
LB1030	Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund	Support
LB1067	Eliminate the inheritance tax, adopt the State Prisoner Reimbursement Act, and change the authorized uses of certain county funds	Neutral
LB1080	Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Natural Resources	Support
LB1080	Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Natural Resources	Support
LB1087	Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act and provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing	Support
LB1097	Change provisions relating to commitment of mentally incompetent defendants	Support
LB1120	Require affidavits for certain purchases of real property near military installations	Neutral
LB1155	Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Health and Human Services and state intent relating to appropriations	Support
LB1155	Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Health and Human Services and state intent relating to appropriations	Support
LB1155	Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Health and Human Services and state intent relating to appropriations	Support
LB1164	Change provisions relating to the State Racing and Gaming Commission	Neutral
LB1183	Change provisions relating to county assessors and require counties to offer to purchase certain property at the assessed value	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
LB1241	Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB1244	Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Natural Resources	Support
LB1248	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions	Neutral
LB1253	Create the Dyslexia Research Grant Program	Neutral
LB1254	Provide for a professional learning system and regional coaches for teaching students to read	Neutral
LB1284	Provide for and change teacher incentive programs, provide for a pilot program to distribute menstrual products in schools, a Dyslexia Research Grant Program, a professional learning system relating to instruction in reading, and a statewide computer science education expansion program, create and change authorized use of certain funds, and change provisions relating to school psychologists and certain scholarship programs	Neutral
LB1301	Adopt the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act	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
LB1328	Change provisions relating to the classification of school districts	Neutral
LB1329	Change provisions relating to handguns and firearms in school environments, classification of school districts, excessive absenteeism and truancy, the enrollment option program, certain educational certificates, permits, and endorsements, certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts, requirements for various school and education programs, and the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, provide for grants relating to school mapping data, prohibit certain debt collection activities, and provide requirements for the use of certain maps for schools	Neutral
LB1331	Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LB1339	Change provisions relating to possession of firearms in schools and authorize schools to provide emergency response mapping data to public safety agencies	Neutral
LB1360	Create the Court Security and Service Reimbursement Program	Support
LB1368	Adopt the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act and provide for a transfer from the Water Resources Cash Fund	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB1375	Change powers and duties of county planning commissions and county boards related to conditional use permits and special exceptions	Oppose
LB1381	Provide work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Oppose
LB1381	Provide work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Oppose
LB1385	Change provisions relating to the issuance of and eligibility for certificates and permits issued by the State Department of Education	Neutral
LB1397	Redefine agricultural land and horticultural land for property tax purposes	Oppose
LB1406	Provide for an active-duty military permit for state park entry	Support
LB1414	Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations	Oppose
LR286CA	Constitutional amendment to prohibit the State of Nebraska from contracting with or investing in companies that have active business operations with any foreign terrorist organization or state sponsor of terrorism	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	Support

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

Gay, Tim

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2024

Date