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: Jun 3, 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

Mueller Robak

Phone

(402) 434-3399

Address

530 S. 13th Street, Suite 110

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Eastern Nebraska Development Council

Office Phone

(402) 592-6942

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

11205 S. 150 ST., STE. 100

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68138

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
LB6	Prohibit conditional use permits and zoning exceptions for delinquent property taxpayers	Neutral
LB40	Adopt the Riparian and Water Quality Practices Act	Oppose
LB43	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
LB49	Change provisions relating to solar energy and wind energy, declare certain instruments void and unenforceable, and provide for a civil cause of action	Oppose
LB79	Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Oppose
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
LB172	Adopt updated electrical standards	Neutral
LB205	Adopt the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act	Support
LB242	Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Neutral
LB244	Provide an additional tax credit under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Neutral
LB246	Change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts	Oppose
LB287	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	Neutral
LB302	Change provisions relating to conflicts of interest by certain officeholders and public employees	Oppose
LB304	Require political subdivisions to disclose membership dues and lobbying fees	Neutral
LB424	Create the Department of Housing and Urban Development	Oppose
LB481	Adopt the Housing Incentive District Act	Support
LB637	Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act	Oppose
LB689	Change provisions relating to an income tax credit for community college taxes paid	Neutral
LB695	Provide a property tax exemption	Neutral
LB699	Change the valuation of certain real property for purposes of taxes levied by school districts	Oppose
LB716	Change provisions relating to the National Electrical Code and licensure, registration, and state inspection fees under the State Electrical Act	Neutral
LB750	Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land	Neutral
LB783	Eliminate the levy authority of community college areas	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB859	Change conflict of interest provisions for certain political subdivision officers	Neutral
LB886	Provide restrictions on the regulation of political signs by homeowners associations	Neutral
LB925	Adopt the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act	Neutral
LB947	Authorize virtual inspections for certain building permits and require certain inspection records be made available to the public under the Building Construction Act	Oppose
LB949	Change provisions relating to inspection of real property by county assessors	Neutral
LB1080	Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Natural Resources	Support
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	Oppose
LB1165	Provide requirements for zoning regulations and duplex housing	Neutral
LB1166	Provide requirements for zoning regulations and accessory dwelling units	Neutral
LB1183	Change provisions relating to county assessors and require counties to offer to purchase certain property at the assessed value	Oppose
LB1186	Change provisions of the One-Call Notification System Act	Support
LB1219	Adopt updates to building and energy codes	Oppose
LB1229	Transfer duties related to housing from the Department of Economic Development to the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority and change and provide powers and duties for the authority	Neutral
LB1241	Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB1315	Change the sales tax rate	Oppose
LB1345	Impose sales and use taxes on certain services	Oppose
LB1362	Change provisions relating to the valuation of residential property for property tax purposes	Oppose
LB1363	Change provisions relating to the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax, the Military Base Development and Support Fund, the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund, and the Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund, and change inheritance tax rates	Oppose
LB1366	Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain	Neutral
LB1375	Change powers and duties of county planning commissions and county boards related to conditional use permits and special exceptions	Support
LB1379	Change the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax and provide for grants by the Department of Economic Development for its comprehensive housing affordability strategy	Oppose
LB1405	Prohibit the purchase of single-family housing by certain entities	Neutral
LB1414	Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations	Oppose
LB1415	Adopt the Property Tax Relief Act and change the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Neutral
LR1CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions as prescribed	Neutral
LR6CA	Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes	Oppose
LR7CA	Constitutional amendment to require the state to impose a consumption tax or an excise tax on all new goods and services and to provide a tax exemption for grocery items	Oppose
LR30CA	Constitutional amendment to provide for a different method of taxing commercial real property	Oppose
LR285CA	Constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to provide a different method of taxing residential property	Oppose

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

Mueller Robak LLC

Lobbyist Name

Jun 3, 2024

Date