NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

 

 
NADC FORM D
 
  • 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)

2024

ITEM 2
NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL
LOBBYIST

Edwards Westerhold Moore  

(402) 476-1440 

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201 

Lincoln 

NE 

68508 

PRINCIPAL

Nebraska Pork Producers Association  

(531) 500-2763 

4435 O Street, Suite 200 

Lincoln 

NE 

68510-2468 

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
LB6    Prohibit conditional use permits and zoning exceptions for delinquent property taxpayers  Neutral
LB7    Provide a statute of limitations for exposure to hazardous or toxic chemicals  Neutral
LB9    Change independent expenditure reporting requirements and require electioneering reporting  Neutral
LB15    Change provisions of the Wage and Hour Act  Neutral
LB26    Adopt the Rural Municipal Broadband Access Act  Neutral
LB29    Change provisions relating to the assessment of real property that suffers significant property damage  Support
LB31    Require train crews of at least two individuals as prescribed  Neutral
LB36    Change individual income tax brackets and rates  Neutral
LB38    Provide an income tax adjustment relating to federal retirement annuities  Neutral
LB40    Adopt the Riparian and Water Quality Practices Act  Neutral
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  Neutral
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
LB57    Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act  Neutral
LB61    Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber  Neutral
LB66    Change provisions relating to the regulation and operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles  Neutral
LB73    Change provisions relating to authorized uses for a County Visitors Improvement Fund  Support
LB79    Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act  Oppose
LB96    Provide a sales and use tax exemption for twine  Support
LB100    Change provisions relating to qualified locations under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act  Neutral
LB101    Provide for an exemption from the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act for certain agricultural operations  Neutral
LB117    Change provisions relating to the Independent Processor Assistance Program under the Nebraska Meat and Poultry Inspection Law  Support
LB118    Change provisions of the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act  Support
LB133    Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act  Support
LB136    Change provisions relating to the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, and the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act  Neutral
LB143    Provide for year-round daylight saving time  Neutral
LB146    Change provisions relating to assessment of improvements on leased lands and methods for giving notice by the Tax Commissioner  Support
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
LB168    Change provisions relating to sports wagering and distribution of taxes collected from sports wagering on instate collegiate sporting events  Oppose
LB177    Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act  Neutral
LB180    Adopt the Nebraska Biodiesel Tax Credit Act  Support
LB190    Authorize scheduled extension of county bridge project payments  Neutral
LB194    Adopt the Second Amendment Preservation Act  Neutral
LB211    Adopt the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Act  Oppose
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
LB213    Change provisions regarding tax credits under the Nebraska Job Creation and Mainstreet Revitalization Act and grants under the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act  Neutral
LB218    Change provisions relating to intent to appropriate money for management of vegetation within the banks or flood plain of a natural stream  Support
LB219    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to rebase rates for critical access hospitals  Neutral
LB230    Require qualifying identification for voter registration and voting, require in-person voting, provide penalties, eliminate certain fees for state identification cards and certified copies of birth certificates, and change provisions relating to operators' licenses and state identification cards  Neutral
LB239    Change individual income tax brackets and rates  Neutral
LB242    Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Support
LB244    Provide an additional tax credit under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Support
LB255    Change eminent domain and renewable energy generation provisions relating to certain power suppliers  Neutral
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
LB264    Change provisions of the Grain Dealer Act and the Grain Warehouse Act  Support
LB292    Prohibit the use of eminent domain under the Jobs and Economic Development Initiative Act  Neutral
LB294    Adopt the Child Tax Credit Act  Neutral
LB297    Adopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act  Neutral
LB299    Require approval by the voters of a school district or educational service unit for the issuance of certain bonds under the Interlocal Cooperation Act  Support
LB305    Change provisions relating to grain warehouse storage rates and charges  Oppose
LB309    Change an interest rate relating to property tax refunds  Neutral
LB318    Adopt the Child Care Tax Credit Act and reauthorize tax credits under the School Readiness Tax Credit Act  Support
LB319    Create funds, transfer funds from the Cash Reserve Fund, and provide for child care funding  Support
LB320    Change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB321    Change provisions of the Nebraska Pure Food Act  Neutral
LB324    Change provisions relating to reimbursements under the Special Education Act  Neutral
LB332    Prohibit creation of new joint public agencies with power or authority relating to education  Neutral
LB349    Change award limitations and appropriations intent language under the Business Innovation Act  Neutral
LB350    Adopt the Pioneer Economic Tax Credit Act  Neutral
LB361    State legislative intent to appropriate funds for the Precision Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program  Support
LB367    Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act  Neutral
LB370    Require a notice relating to the availability of certain tax credits  Support
LB373    State intent regarding appropriations to the University of Nebraska  Support
LB386    Prohibit changes to the base limitation for school districts and the local effort rate calculation under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  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
LB394    Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain  Neutral
LB400    Adopt the Nebraska Pheasant Restoration Act  Neutral
LB401    State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources  Support
LB405    Change provisions of the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act  Neutral
LB415    State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services  Neutral
LB429    Create a fund under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and transfer unclaimed income tax credits to the fund  Neutral
LB440    Change provisions relating to certain school taxes and special funds  Neutral
LB442    State intent to transfer funds to the Livestock Growth Act Cash Fund  Support
LB449    Provide an additional use for the County Bridge Match Program  Support
LB475    Adopt the Nebraska Education Formula and terminate the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB492    Allow income tax deductions for the cost of certain property and for certain research or experimental expenditures  Support
LB496    Provide a sales and use tax exemption for business inputs  Neutral
LB497    Change provisions relating to itemized deductions  Neutral
LB504    State intent to transfer and appropriate funds for housing  Neutral
LB506    State intent to appropriate federal funds to the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environment and Energy  Support
LB515    Adopt the Rural Economic Development Initiative Act  Support
LB518    Adopt the Reducing Education Risk Factors and Property Tax Relief Act and change provisions of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB529    Change provisions of the Property Tax Request Act  Support
LB534    Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Environment and Energy for community water systems  Neutral
LB560    State intent to seek federal funds under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022  Neutral
LB564    Change provisions of the Economic Opportunity Program of the Department of Transportation  Support
LB566    Require a study and report by the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature regarding intermittent renewable energy generation  Neutral
LB567    Change provisions relating to public power and irrigation districts and electric suppliers  Neutral
LB569    Require public notice and public meetings prior to construction of certain electric generation facilities  Neutral
LB571    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy to carry out the Water Well Standards and Contractors' Practice Act  Support
LB576    Provide limitations on liability and nuisance related to land-management burning  Support
LB582    Adopt the Manufacturing Modernization Pilot Investment Act  Support
LB589    Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act  Support
LB591    Require notice of termination of an oral lease of agricultural land to be given by January 1  Oppose
LB599    Change provisions relating to recycling under the Environmental Protection Act and the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act and provide for an additional use of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund  Oppose
LB610    Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education  Neutral
LB614    Appropriate funds to the Department of Agriculture  Support
LB636    Prohibit political subdivisions from restricting certain energy services  Support
LB637    Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act  Neutral
LB641    Change provisions relating to the taxation of social security benefits  Support
LB661    Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services  Neutral
LB662    Change provisions of the Nebraska Right to Farm Act relating to certain public or private nuisances  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
LB672    Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy  Neutral
LB678    Change provisions and definitions of the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act relating to disability  Neutral
LB681    Change provisions relating to a fund and provide for transfers under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB688    State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Motor Vehicles  Support
LB689    Change provisions relating to an income tax credit for community college taxes paid  Support
LB692    Adopt the Good Life Transformational Projects Act and change the sales tax rate  Neutral
LB695    Provide a property tax exemption  Support
LB699    Change the valuation of certain real property for purposes of taxes levied by school districts  Support
LB700    Remove redundant language relating to the community college system  Neutral
LB701    Change legislative intent provisions under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB730    Adopt the Fair Access to Financial Services Act  Support
LB735    Create a work group and establish the Nebraska Stewardship Program under the Nebraska Apiary Act  Neutral
LB747    Provide an income tax credit for renters and change provisions relating to a property tax credit   Oppose
LB750    Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land  Neutral
LB766    Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Environment and Energy for reverse osmosis systems  Support
LB783    Eliminate the levy authority of community college areas  Support
LB784    Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development  Neutral
LB804    Change corporate income tax rates  Neutral
LB806    Change individual income tax rates  Neutral
LB809    Change limitations on applications under the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act  Support
LB820    Adopt the Agricultural Valuation Fairness Act  Neutral
LB825    Adopt the Nebraska Farmers of Color Opportunity Act and provide tax credits  Neutral
LB828    Change provisions of the Nebraska Apiary Act and provide for the Pollinator Task Force, the Nebraska Apiary Registry, and immunity for certain damages relating to bees  Neutral
LB831    Change provisions of the Noxious Weed Control Act and provide for control of restricted plants  Neutral
LB844    Change provisions of the Farm Labor Contractors Act  Neutral
LB849    Change provisions relating to insurance rate adjustments  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
LB877    Change provisions relating to agricultural or horticultural land receiving special valuation  Support
LB889    Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development  Support
LB893    Change provisions of the ImagiNE Nebraska Act relating to the types of property receiving a property tax exemption  Support
LB937    Provide for tax credits, tax exemptions, and certain grant programs and change provisions relating to tax credits and fuel taxes  Neutral
LB949    Change provisions relating to inspection of real property by county assessors  Oppose
LB961    Prohibit noncompete agreements for lower-wage employees  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
LB977    Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status  Neutral
LB988    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions regarding elections for certain purposes  Support
LB999    Change provisions of the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act  Support
LB1002    Change provisions of the Nebraska Biodiesel Tax Credit Act  Support
LB1006    Change provisions relating to allocated income tax funds under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB1010    Provide transfers to the Education Future Fund for reimbursements for special education  Support
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  Support
LB1030    Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund  Support
LB1031    Change provisions relating to dark fiber leases, broadband telecommunications services, the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, the Public Service Commission, the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act, and the 911 Service System Act  Neutral
LB1038    Change membership of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission  Support
LB1040    Change provisions relating to income tax credits for food donations  Support
LB1047    Change motor fuel tax provisions  Neutral
LB1061    Change provisions of the Nebraska Corn Resources Act  Neutral
LB1062    Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act  Support
LB1067    Eliminate the inheritance tax, adopt the State Prisoner Reimbursement Act, and change the authorized uses of certain county funds  Support
LB1072    Provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel  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
LB1084    Adopt the Nebraska Shortline Rail Modernization Act and provide tax credits  Neutral
LB1095    Change provisions relating to tax credits under the Nebraska Biodiesel Tax Credit Act and change provisions of the E-15 Access Standard Act  Neutral
LB1104    Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees  Neutral
LB1113    Change provisions relating to the types of property receiving a property tax exemption under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act  Neutral
LB1116    Adopt the Grocer Reinvestment Option Act  Support
LB1139    Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act  Neutral
LB1140    Prohibit geologic transport or storage of carbon dioxide and eliminate the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act  Neutral
LB1170    Change provisions of the Employment Security Law relating to benefit amounts and periods of disqualification for benefits  Neutral
LB1184    Adopt the Reverse Osmosis System Tax Credit Act, provide for income tax credits, and state intent relating to appropriations  Neutral
LB1205    Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Natural Resources  Support
LB1207    Redefine a term under the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act  Neutral
LB1213    Require employers to provide twenty hours of paid leave per year for school-related activities  Neutral
LB1218    Provide for motor vehicle registration of certain electric vehicles, impose an excise tax on electric energy used at commercial electric vehicle charging stations, provide for regulation of certain charging stations, and provide a sales tax exemption for certain electric energy  Neutral
LB1241    Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits  Support
LB1247    Require certain school lands be open to the public for hunting as prescribed and provide powers and duties relating to the use of such school lands for hunting  Oppose
LB1248    Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions  Support
LB1258    Change requirements relating to certain permits and requirements relating to livestock waste control facilities and animal feeding operations   Oppose
LB1279    Provide an income tax adjustment for unrealized capital gains  Oppose
LB1287    Appropriate Federal Funds to the Department of Environment and Energy for drinking water infrastructure  Support
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
LB1301    Adopt the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act  Neutral
LB1308    Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use taxes on certain services  Oppose
LB1309    Provide an income tax deduction for the costs of medical care  Support
LB1310    Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act and eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions  Neutral
LB1313    Provide for regulation of health benefit plans for nonprofit agricultural organizations  Support
LB1315    Change the sales tax rate  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
LB1318    Change the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act and change provisions relating to certain transfers to the Cash Reserve Fund  Neutral
LB1331    Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB1336    Change provisions of the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act and transfer certain powers and duties to the Nebraska Broadband Office  Neutral
LB1337    Adopt the School Construction Financing Act  Neutral
LB1354    Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act  Neutral
LB1361    Adopt the Long-Term Resident Homestead Exemption Act  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB1366    Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain  Neutral
LB1367    Adopt the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Act  Oppose
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  Support
LB1372    Change provisions relating to individual and corporate income tax rates and property tax credits  Support
LB1375    Change powers and duties of county planning commissions and county boards related to conditional use permits and special exceptions  Support
LB1395    Adopt the Natural Asset Company Prohibition Act  Neutral
LB1397    Redefine agricultural land and horticultural land for property tax purposes  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
LB1414    Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations  Support
LB1416    Adopt the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act  Neutral
LB1417    Create, eliminate, terminate, and provide, change, eliminate, and transfer powers, duties, and membership of boards, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, panels, authorities, and departments and change and eliminate funds  Neutral
LR1CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions as prescribed  Support
LR2CA    Constitutional amendments to change from a unicameral legislature to a bicameral legislature, provide for election of members of the Legislature on a partisan ballot, require election of legislative officers and committee chairpersons by a public vote, and require all meetings of the Legislature to be open to the public  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
LR22CA    Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms  Support
LR23CA    Constitutional amendment to prohibit the levying of an inheritance tax  Neutral
LR30CA    Constitutional amendment to provide for a different method of taxing commercial real property  Support
LR285CA    Constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to provide a different method of taxing residential property  Oppose
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.

Edwards Westerhold Moore

Lobbyist Name

May 29, 2024

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