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 8, 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

Watson, Todd

Phone

(402) 475-2122

Address

1610 N Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Republican Party

Office Phone

(402) 475-2122

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1610 N Street

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	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB79	Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Support
LB177	Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act	Support
LB178	Require display of the national motto in schools	Support
LB193	Provide requirements for voting systems under the Election Act	Support
LB194	Adopt the Second Amendment Preservation Act	Support
LB228	Create state holidays for statewide primary and general election days, require in-person voting, photographic identification to vote, counting of ballots on election day, and counting of ballots at the precinct level, and allow voting by mail for registered military personnel and residents of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities	Support
LB254	Provide and change requirements relating to video coverage of the Legislature, performance audits, and the Legislative Mental Health Care Capacity Strategic Planning Committee	Support
LB322	Prohibit creation of new joint public agencies with power or authority relating to tax	Support
LB390	Change provisions relating to ballots for early voting under the Election Act	Support
LB441	Change provisions relating to obscenity	Support
LB574	Adopt the Let Them Grow Act and the Preborn Child Protection Act and provide for discipline under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Support
LB575	Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act	Support
LB605	Change provisions of the Mental Health Practice Act to include protections and requirements for certified art therapists	Support
LB606	Adopt the Nebraska Pregnancy Help Act and provide tax credits	Support
LB626	Adopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act	Support
LB635	Provide requirements regarding access to digital and online resources provided for students by school districts, schools, and the Nebraska Library Commission	Support
LB637	Require members of the public to be allowed to speak at each meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act	Support
LB638	Adopt the Nebraska K-12 Cybersecurity and Data Protection Act	Support
LB641	Change provisions relating to the taxation of social security benefits	Support
LB753	Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide tax credits	Support
LB764	Change provisions relating to selection of and ballots cast by presidential electors	Support
LB808	Provide for counting and recounting ballots under the Election Act by hand count	Support
LB876	Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act	Support
LB939	Adopt the My Student, My Choice Act	Support
LB1030	Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund	Support
LB1034	Prohibit a school district from punishing an employee or prohibiting an employee from engaging in religious expression when an employee is on duty at school	Support
LB1065	Authorize a school district to hire a chaplain to perform the duties of a school counselor without a certificate issued by the Commissioner of Education	Support
LB1066	Authorize a school board to adopt a policy for participation in an elective course in religious instruction conducted off school district property by a sponsoring entity	Support
LB1067	Eliminate the inheritance tax, adopt the State Prisoner Reimbursement Act, and change the authorized uses of certain county funds	Support
LB1111	Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures	Support
LB1120	Require affidavits for certain purchases of real property near military installations	Support
LB1269	Change provisions relating to the duty to retreat when using force in self-defense or defense of another and provide for criminal and civil immunity	Support
LB1297	Provide requirements for voting and counting systems under the Election Act	Support
LB1301	Adopt the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act	Support
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	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	Support
LR6CA	Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes	Support
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	Support
LR23CA	Constitutional amendment to prohibit the levying of an inheritance tax	Support
LR144	Interim study to examine the subject of school choice where all education funding is distributed on a per-student basis and follows the student to the school of choice	Support

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

Todd Watson

Lobbyist Name

May 8, 2024

Date