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

Edwards Westerhold Moore

Phone

(402) 476-1440

Address

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

National Utility Contractors Association of Nebraska, Inc. (NUCA)

Office Phone

(402) 476-8344

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

3901 Normal Blvd., Ste 100

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68506

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
LB5	Provide for compensability under Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act for mental injuries resulting from workplace violence	Neutral
LB7	Provide a statute of limitations for exposure to hazardous or toxic chemicals	Neutral
LB15	Change provisions of the Wage and Hour Act	Neutral
LB16	Require occupational boards to issue certain credentials based on credentials or work experience in another jurisdiction, provide and change requirements regarding applicants with a criminal conviction, provide for jurisprudential examinations and appeals, change requirements for membership of the State Electrical Board, and adopt the Interior Design Voluntary Registration Act	Neutral
LB26	Adopt the Rural Municipal Broadband Access Act	Neutral
LB57	Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB79	Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Neutral
LB102	Change provisions relating to the Land Surveyors Regulation Act and the Nebraska Plane Coordinate System Act	Neutral
LB119	Redefine a term under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act	Neutral
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
LB166	Change provisions relating to design-build, construction manager-general contractor, and public-private-partnership proposals under the Transportation Innovation Act	Support
LB169	Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity	Neutral
LB203	Provide for a release of employee medical records as prescribed under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act	Neutral
LB205	Adopt the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act	Support
LB212	Require the Department of Transportation to plan, design, and purchase rights-of-way for U.S. Highway 75 and pave all unpaved state highways	Neutral
LB224	Adopt the Aid to Municipalities Act	Neutral
LB226	Change provisions relating to construction manager-general contractor contracts and public-private partnerships under the Transportation Innovation Act	Neutral
LB246	Change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts	Oppose
LB272	Change provisions relating to the date when compensation begins under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Neutral
LB367	Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act	Neutral
LB380	Changes to the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act to provide for jury trials and prohibit discrimination for exercise of rights under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Neutral
LB443	Change provisions relating to compensation for total disability under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act	Neutral
LB454	Require the Department of Transportation to plan, design, and purchase rights-of-way for U.S. Highway 81	Neutral
LB461	Change, transfer, and eliminate provisions relating to the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services and procurement of services and personal property	Neutral
LB477	Appropriate funds to the Omaha Streetcar Authority	Neutral
LB496	Provide a sales and use tax exemption for business inputs	Oppose
LB540	Change provisions relating to public lettings	Oppose
LB560	State intent to seek federal funds under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022	Neutral
LB571	Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy to carry out the Water Well Standards and Contractors' Practice Act	Neutral
LB600	Adopt the Municipality Infrastructure Aid Act and transfer funds from the Cash Reserve Fund	Neutral
LB613	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy	Neutral
LB645	Change provisions relating to state highways and roads	Neutral
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
LB694	Provide for a sales and use tax exemption for certain machinery and equipment related to broadband communications services	Neutral
LB721	Appropriate funds to the Department of Transportation for the East Beltway project in Lancaster County	Neutral
LB723	Adopt the Public Water and Natural Resources Project Contracting Act	Neutral
LB734	Provide an enhanced penalty for damage to certain infrastructure facilities resulting in serious bodily injury or death	Neutral
LB737	Provide a contribution limit for candidate committees under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act	Neutral
LB819	Change provisions relating to the Cash Reserve Fund	Neutral
LB851	Change provisions relating to internship grants	Neutral
LB867	Provide for a voluntary hunting and fishing guide and outfitter database, a migratory waterfowl hunting season for veterans, active-duty military state park entry permits, change provisions relating to the Nebraska Power Review Board and the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund, and prohibit restrictions on the provision of services related to natural gas and propane	Neutral
LB938	Change provisions of the County Purchasing 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	Neutral
LB948	Provide certain requirements for redevelopment contracts under the Community Development Law	Neutral
LB961	Prohibit noncompete agreements for lower-wage employees	Neutral
LB969	Change provisions relating to contracts and sealed bids for public power districts	Neutral
LB977	Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status	Neutral
LB993	Adopt the Apprenticeship Grant Act	Neutral
LB1017	Change the schedule of compensation for certain injuries resulting in disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Neutral
LB1020	Require public contractors to provide records to members of the Legislature	Neutral
LB1023	Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and change provisions relating to certain business deductions, nonresident income, incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and occupation taxes	Neutral
LB1030	Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB1074	Adopt changes to federal law regarding banking and finance, change provisions of the Commodity Code, the Credit Union Act, and the Securities Act of Nebraska, adopt the Data Privacy Act and the Public Entities Pooled Investment Act, exempt certain records from public disclosure, and change breach of security provisions and computerized data, criminal history background checks, and vital records	Neutral
LB1076	Adopt the Public Contract Provider Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB1077	Appropriate funds to the Department of Labor to provide grants for facility expansion relating to workforce development and career readiness programs	Neutral
LB1080	Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Natural Resources	Neutral
LB1104	Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees	Neutral
LB1139	Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB1170	Change provisions of the Employment Security Law relating to benefit amounts and periods of disqualification for benefits	Neutral
LB1186	Change provisions of the One-Call Notification System Act	Neutral
LB1200	Change provisions relating to motor vehicles, roads, excise taxes, and federal law and regulations and provide for coordination of the 911 service system and the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline	Neutral
LB1213	Require employers to provide twenty hours of paid leave per year for school-related activities	Neutral
LB1219	Adopt updates to building and energy codes	Neutral
LB1263	Provide scholarships to students enrolled in trade programs	Neutral
LB1280	Provide eligibility for child care assistance to qualified apprentices and semiconductor workers	Neutral
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
LB1315	Change the sales tax rate	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB1354	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act	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
LB1400	Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and provide tax incentives	Neutral
LB1412	Provide, change, and eliminate appropriations for operation of state government, postsecondary education, state aid, capital construction, and federal funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	Neutral
LB1413	Transfer and provide for the transfer of funds and create and change the use and distribution of funds	Neutral
LB1416	Adopt the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act	Neutral
LR5	Legislative Resolution to ratify an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to regulation of child labor	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

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

Edwards Westerhold Moore

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2024

Date