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

Reece, Kaitlin

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
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
LB271	Change reporting requirements for child abuse and neglect	Neutral
LB822	Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks	Support
LB871	Require a report by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program	Neutral
LB876	Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act	Neutral
LB887	Adopt the Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program Act	Support
LB896	Change provisions relating to telehealth consultations	Support
LB911	Require the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Probation Administration to make reports under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act	Neutral
LB913	Require a state plan amendment for postpartum coverage under the Children’s Health Insurance Program	Support
LB918	Allow individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status to receive law enforcement officer training and certification	Support
LB918	Allow individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status to receive law enforcement officer training and certification	Support
LB924	Provide a homestead exemption for residents of qualified census tracts	Support
LB927	Require suicide awareness and prevention training for certain employees of child-placing agencies and employees of the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB927	Require suicide awareness and prevention training for certain employees of child-placing agencies and employees of the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB927	Require suicide awareness and prevention training for certain employees of child-placing agencies and employees of the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB945	Require certain documents, information, and materials be provided to children before leaving foster care	Neutral
LB958	Provide for annual adjustments of provider rates under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB967	Change provisions relating to trafficking offenses and the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Fund	Neutral
LB1034	Prohibit a school district from punishing an employee or prohibiting an employee from engaging in religious expression when an employee is on duty at school	Neutral
LB1043	Require the development of certain real property and provide for the revocation of property tax exemptions	Neutral
LB1057	Change provisions relating to arraignments, filing of juvenile petitions, and jurisdiction of juvenile courts	Neutral
LB1065	Authorize a school district to hire a chaplain to perform the duties of a school counselor without a certificate issued by the Commissioner of Education	Oppose
LB1066	Authorize a school board to adopt a policy for participation in an elective course in religious instruction conducted off school district property by a sponsoring entity	Neutral
LB1078	State intent to appropriate funds for increase in rates for child welfare service providers	Support
LB1078	State intent to appropriate funds for increase in rates for child welfare service providers	Support
LB1078	State intent to appropriate funds for increase in rates for child welfare service providers	Support
LB1079	Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Economic Development	Support
LB1087	Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act and provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing	Support
LB1096	Provide that certain conduct relating to depictions of sexually explicit or obscene material or material harmful to minors is a deceptive trade practice under the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act	Support
LB1098	Adopt the Protection Orders Act	Neutral
LB1117	Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB1125	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB1156	Require registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act for certain solicitation and trafficking offenses	Support
LB1165	Provide requirements for zoning regulations and duplex housing	Neutral
LB1166	Provide requirements for zoning regulations and accessory dwelling units	Neutral
LB1178	Create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program	Support
LB1208	Allow for detention of juveniles under the Nebraska Juvenile Code for their own protection	Neutral
LB1211	Change provisions of the Election Act relating to early voting	Oppose
LB1264	State intent regarding Federal Funds appropriated for developmental disabilities aid	Neutral
LB1281	Change provisions relating to when a juvenile detained or placed in an alternative to detention must be released	Neutral
LB1282	Provide for youth renewal centers for high-risk youth	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	Support
LB1323	Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development	Support
LB1339	Change provisions relating to possession of firearms in schools and authorize schools to provide emergency response mapping data to public safety agencies	Neutral
LB1357	Prohibit camping on certain property owned by political subdivisions	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	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB1384	Provide for grants to cities and villages from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Support
LB1384	Provide for grants to cities and villages from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Neutral
LB1392	Change provisions relating to the Foster Care Reimbursement Rate Committee	Neutral
LB1408	Require human trafficking informational posters in hotels, require hotels to adopt a policy and train employees, and limit liability as prescribed	Support
LB1413	Transfer and provide for the transfer of funds and create and change the use and distribution of funds	Support
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

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

Reece, Kaitlin

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2024

Date