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 21, 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

American Communications Group, Inc.

Phone

(402) 475-0727

Address

1141 H Street, Suite B

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors

Office Phone

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

800 S.13th St. Suite 100

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	Identify amendment or procedural matter	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
LB262		Change and eliminate provisions relating to warehouse operators, hemp, the Grain Dealer Act, the Grain Warehouse Act, the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act, the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act, the Nebraska Corn Resources Act, the Nebraska Pure Food Act, and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act	Oppose
LB358		State intent to increase dental services reimbursement under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB388	AM3203	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	Support
LB829		Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screening for colorectal cancer	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
LB885		Provide requirements for insurance coverage of lung cancer screening	Support
LB913		Require a state plan amendment for postpartum coverage under the Children’s Health Insurance Program	Support
LB929		Provide for coordination of the 911 service system and the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline	Support
LB935		Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for medicaid dental services	Support
LB1015		Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act	Support
LB1028		Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures	Oppose
LB1033		Provide for enforcement of violations relating to use of handheld wireless communication devices as a primary action	Support
LB1035		Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Program Act	Support
LB1060		Provide an exemption from newborn screening	Oppose
LB1078		State intent to appropriate funds for increase in rates for child welfare service providers	Support
LB1086		Eliminate the Department of Health and Human Services and create three departments	Support
LB1101		Provide requirements for the Public Health Early Admission Student Track Program and the Rural Health Opportunities Program and provide for tuition waivers	Support
LB1106		Provide for coverage of lactation consultations under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB1107		Provide for coverage of breast pumps under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB1111		Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures	Oppose
LB1124		State intent to 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	Support
LB1128		Change provisions of the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act	Support
LB1215	AM3045	Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact, change provisions relating to prescriptions, death certificates, credentialing of barbers, nurses, pharmacies, pharmacy professionals, and certain health care facilities and services, treatment of individuals with communicable tuberculosis, and telehealth consultations, and provide for abstracts of death and coverage under the medical assistance program for certain breast pumps and lactation visits	Support
LB1250		Provide for grants for bike-sharing programs	Support
LB1296		Change provisions relating to electronic nicotine delivery systems and tobacco products and provide for a directory of manufacturers of such systems	Support
LB1299		Change the tax on sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems	Support
LB1325		Allow pharmacists and local public health departments to distribute fentanyl strips as prescribed	Support
LB1355		Provide for release of certain patient data by an emergency medical service, change provisions of the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act, and provide for state aid, research, first responder training, and overdose fatality review	Support
LB1381		Provide work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Oppose
LB1383		Provide for grants to Indian tribes to improve drinking water systems or sanitary sewer systems	Support
LB1387		Change provisions relating to approval and regulation of adding fluoride to the water supply of certain political subdivisions	Oppose
LB1412	AM2566	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	Support
LB1412	AM3105	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	Oppose

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

American Communications Group, Inc.

Lobbyist Name

May 21, 2024

Date