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

Southern Public Power District

Office Phone

(308) 384-2350

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

4550 West Husker Hwy; PO Box 1687

City

Grand Island

State

Zip

68802

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
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
LB25	Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB26	Adopt the Rural Municipal Broadband Access 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	Neutral
LB57	Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB61	Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber	Support
LB79	Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Neutral
LB120	Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to a Nebraska Power Review Board study	Neutral
LB133	Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB134	Provide requirements under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act	Neutral
LB144	Change and eliminate certain classes of licenses under the State Electrical 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
LB169	Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity	Neutral
LB205	Adopt the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act	Neutral
LB237	Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy	Neutral
LB255	Change eminent domain and renewable energy generation provisions relating to certain power suppliers	Neutral
LB268	Authorize participation by certain entities in trusts or investment pools established by the State Treasurer	Neutral
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
LB297	Adopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act	Neutral
LB302	Change provisions relating to conflicts of interest by certain officeholders and public employees	Neutral
LB304	Require political subdivisions to disclose membership dues and lobbying fees	Neutral
LB325	Change immunity for intentional torts under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB341	Adopt the State and Political Subdivisions Child Sexual Abuse Liability Act and exempt actions from the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB367	Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act	Neutral
LB394	Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain	Oppose
LB399	Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Neutral
LB450	Prohibit land disposal of wind turbine blades and their component parts	Neutral
LB513	Change proof of publication requirements for legal notices and requirements for published notice and virtual conferencing under the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB540	Change provisions relating to public lettings	Neutral
LB541	Change provisions relating to election of public power district directors	Neutral
LB556	Adopt the Capacity Grant Act to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that administer weatherization programs through the low-income home energy assistance program	Neutral
LB560	State intent to seek federal funds under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022	Neutral
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
LB568	Adopt the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act	Neutral
LB569	Require public notice and public meetings prior to construction of certain electric generation facilities	Neutral
LB600	Adopt the Municipality Infrastructure Aid Act and transfer funds from the Cash Reserve Fund	Support
LB636	Prohibit political subdivisions from restricting certain energy services	Neutral
LB637	Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB650	Allow certain cybersecurity records to be withheld from the public	Neutral
LB651	Provide for appropriations relating to cybersecurity improvements for state agencies and political subdivisions	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
LB678	Change provisions and definitions of the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act relating to disability	Neutral
LB725	Change provisions relating to electric companies and electric cooperative corporations	Neutral
LB726	Adopt the Nebraska Electric Consumer Right to Transparency and Local Control Act	Neutral
LB733	Adopt the Broadband Pole Placement and Undergrounding Fund Act	Neutral
LB734	Provide an enhanced penalty for damage to certain infrastructure facilities resulting in serious bodily injury or death	Neutral
LB768	Transfer money from the Cash Reserve Fund to the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund	Neutral
LB819	Change provisions relating to the Cash Reserve Fund	Neutral
LB837	Change procedures for voting or election precincts for public power districts	Support
LB866	Change provisions relating to service on the Nebraska Power Review Board	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
LB872	Prohibit acceptance of central bank digital currency by state and local governments	Neutral
LB925	Adopt the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act	Neutral
LB951	Adopt the Public Officials on Private Boards Open Meetings Act	Neutral
LB956	Provide requirements for light-mitigating technology on certain wind turbines	Neutral
LB961	Prohibit noncompete agreements for lower-wage employees	Neutral
LB969	Change provisions relating to contracts and sealed bids for public power districts	Support
LB977	Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status	Neutral
LB988	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions regarding elections for certain purposes	Neutral
LB991	Adopt the Blockchain Basics Act	Neutral
LB1018	Provide that positions of public employment shall not require a postsecondary degree and require equal consideration for non-degree-holders' wages and benefits	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
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
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
LB1104	Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees	Neutral
LB1112	Provide restrictions and requirements relating to permits for communications infrastructure placed on poles or towers	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB1120	Require affidavits for certain purchases of real property near military installations	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
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
LB1234	Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy	Neutral
LB1260	Provide authority for public power and irrigation district directors to take action on certain agreements in which they have an interest	Neutral
LB1277	Change provisions relating to emergency proclamations for disasters, emergencies, and civil defense emergencies made by the Governor	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
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	Neutral
LB1302	Adopt the Cybersecurity Preparedness Act	Neutral
LB1310	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act and eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions	Neutral
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
LB1342	Provide a sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas	Neutral
LB1354	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act	Neutral
LB1357	Prohibit camping on certain property owned by political subdivisions	Neutral
LB1358	Require approval of the registered voters to increase salaries of governing bodies of political subdivisions as prescribed	Neutral
LB1366	Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain	Oppose
LB1369	Require interconnection for electricity distribution between local distribution systems and agricultural self-generation facilities	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
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	Neutral
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
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	Neutral

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