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

Black, David

Phone

(832) 381-4025

Address

1400 Douglas Street

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68179

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Union Pacific Railroad

Office Phone

(402) 544-0162

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1400 Douglas Street STOP 1560

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68179

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
LB877	Change provisions relating to agricultural or horticultural land receiving special valuation	Neutral
LB893	Change provisions of the ImagiNE Nebraska Act relating to the types of property receiving a property tax exemption	Neutral
LB897	Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development for a workforce housing grant program	Neutral
LB900	Change provisions of the Nebraska Rules of the Road relating to the length of vehicles	Neutral
LB966	Change provisions relating to traffic control signals and excise tax rates on certain fuels	Neutral
LB1006	Change provisions relating to allocated income tax funds under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB1012	Change provisions relating to certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts	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
LB1043	Require the development of certain real property and provide for the revocation of property tax exemptions	Neutral
LB1047	Change motor fuel tax provisions	Neutral
LB1058	Exclude certain pension and annuity payments from income taxes	Neutral
LB1059	Change provisions relating to income taxes imposed on partnerships and small business corporations and notices of deficiency	Neutral
LB1063	Require approval by the voters of the school district prior to expenditure of special building funds as prescribed	Neutral
LB1067	Eliminate the inheritance tax, adopt the State Prisoner Reimbursement Act, and change the authorized uses of certain county funds	Neutral
LB1072	Provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel	Neutral
LB1084	Adopt the Nebraska Shortline Rail Modernization Act and provide tax credits	Neutral
LB1088	Change provisions relating to certain employment and investment requirements under the Nebraska Advantage 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
LB1133	Provide for enforcement of federal railroad safety standards by the Public Service Commission	Neutral
LB1139	Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB1150	Change the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB1186	Change provisions of the One-Call Notification System Act	Neutral
LB1197	Change the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act and allowable uses of competitive grants awarded by the Nebraska Arts Council	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
LB1212	Adopt the Railroad Safety Act	Oppose
LB1217	Provide certain property tax exemptions and change valuation provisions relating to rent-restricted housing projects and sales-restricted houses	Neutral
LB1228	Change the Good Life Transformational Projects Act	Neutral
LB1231	Adopt the Nebraska Education Formula and terminate the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB1241	Change provisions relating to property tax levy limits	Neutral
LB1243	Adopt the Wildland Fire Response Act	Neutral
LB1248	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions	Neutral
LB1251	Authorize state assistance for certain small sports facilities under the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act	Neutral
LB1263	Provide scholarships to students enrolled in trade programs	Neutral
LB1279	Provide an income tax adjustment for unrealized capital gains	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
LB1305	Prohibit tax liability on the purchase, sale, or exchange of gold or silver bullion, change sales tax exemption provisions relating to currency and bullion, and provide an income tax adjustment for net capital losses and gains on the sale or exchange of gold or silver	Neutral
LB1308	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use taxes on certain services	Neutral
LB1309	Provide an income tax deduction for the costs of medical care	Neutral
LB1310	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act and eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions	Neutral
LB1314	Provide for grants under the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act and change the distribution of certain interest earnings	Neutral
LB1315	Change the sales tax rate	Neutral
LB1316	Eliminate provisions relating to the base growth percentage for school districts under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	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
LB1319	Eliminate a sales and use tax exemption relating to data centers	Neutral
LB1337	Adopt the School Construction Financing Act	Neutral
LB1341	Provide for sales tax on consumable hemp products and state intent regarding funding for post-traumatic stress disorder	Neutral
LB1342	Provide a sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas	Neutral
LB1344	Rename and change provisions of the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions of the Good Life Transformational Projects Act	Neutral
LB1345	Impose sales and use taxes on certain services	Neutral
LB1346	Provide a property tax exemption for qualified affordable housing developments	Neutral
LB1348	Change provisions relating to comparison groups for purposes of calculating basic funding under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB1354	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act	Neutral
LB1359	Change provisions relating to the issuance of bonds in a city of the metropolitan class	Neutral
LB1362	Change provisions relating to the valuation of residential property for property tax purposes	Neutral
LB1364	Change provisions of the Site and Building Development Act and provide for a transfer from the Cash Reserve Fund	Neutral
LB1366	Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain	Neutral
LB1367	Adopt the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Act	Neutral
LB1372	Change provisions relating to individual and corporate income tax rates and property tax credits	Neutral
LB1374	Adopt the Good Life District Economic Development Act	Neutral
LB1389	Provide for a personal property tax exemption for broadband equipment as prescribed	Neutral
LB1394	Exempt Nebraska National Guard income from state income taxation	Neutral
LB1397	Redefine agricultural land and horticultural land for property tax purposes	Neutral
LB1400	Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and provide tax incentives	Neutral
LB1410	Change provisions relating to tax incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act	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
LB1415	Adopt the Property Tax Relief Act and change the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Neutral
LR285CA	Constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to provide a different method of taxing residential property	Neutral

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

David Black

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2024

Date