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: Jul 12, 2025

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

2025

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Peterson, Chris

Phone

(402) 470-7294

Address

1327 H Street, Suite 303

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

CP Strategies LLC

Office Phone

(402) 470-7294

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1327 H Street, Suite 303

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
LB8		Change provisions relating to the tax credits under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Act	Support
LB16		Adopt the Nebraska Consumable Hemp Control Act	Support
LB63		Redefine terms relating to sports wagering under the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act	Support
LB77		Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing	Neutral
LB97	AM507	Change provisions relating to deferred judgments, the State Boat Act, the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Motor Vehicle Operator’s License Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund, the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, the Motor Carrier Services Division Distributive Fund, and the State Treasurer	Oppose
LB131		Include elementary and secondary schools in the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and change tax benefits	Support
LB170	AM1318	Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks	Oppose
LB171		Change provisions relating to individual and corporate income tax rates	Oppose
LB210		Provide for fees and assessments for participation and use of the prescription drug monitoring program and the designated health information exchange	Oppose
LB230		Adopt the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, regulate nitrous oxide, and change the Uniform Controlled Substances Act	Support
LB264		Provide, change, and eliminate transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and various other funds and change, terminate, and eliminate various statutory programs	Oppose
LB279		Allow operation of registered motor vehicles with either one or two license plates	Oppose
LB280		Require audits of authorized gaming operators and provide powers and duties for the Auditor of Public Accounts	Oppose
LB285		Prohibit the sale of flavored vape products	Oppose
LB303		Create the School Financing Review Commission and change provisions relating to budget authority under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB316		Prohibit conduct relating to hemp other than cannabidiol products and change provisions of the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act	Oppose
LB316	AM268	Prohibit conduct relating to hemp other than cannabidiol products and change provisions of the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act	Support
LB317		Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal	Neutral
LB331		Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act and terminate tax provisions	Oppose
LB342		Adopt the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act and provide a gambling exception for conducting or participating in fantasy contests	Oppose
LB344		Change provisions relating to ground water allocation	Neutral
LB362		Transfer and eliminate provisions of the Emergency Telephone Communications Systems Act and the Enhanced Wireless 911 Services Act and change provisions of the 911 Service System Act	Support
LB380		Change provisions regarding program integrity, ground emergency medical transport, and mental health and substance use disorder services under the Medical Assistance Act and provide duties for the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care	Oppose
LB381		Change requirements relating to program integrity audits under the Medical Assistance Act	Oppose
LB421		Allow an authorized gaming operator to conduct sports wagering by means of an online sports wagering platform under the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act and change the distribution of taxes collected from sports wagering	Support
LB427		Require the State Treasurer to establish an educational savings account for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve at an approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school	Support
LB431		Prohibit kratom as a controlled substance	Oppose
LB434		Change fees for fireworks display permits, fireworks sales licenses, fire alarm inspector certification, late submittal of remodel or construction plans, fire safety inspections, fire protection system contractor certificates, heating oil tank registration, and underground storage tank installation permits and registration	Oppose
LB438		Allow an authorized gaming operator to conduct sports wagering by means of an online sports wagering platform under the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act and change the distribution of taxes collected from sports wagering	Support
LB468		Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers	Oppose
LB481		Adopt the Foster Care Child Scholarships Act	Support
LB489		Prohibit certain entities from operating, maintaining, constructing, or acquiring transmission lines and related facilities	Neutral
LB503		Authorize the designation of American energy friendly counties and change provisions relating to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and the nameplate capacity tax	Neutral
LB509		Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits	Support
LB526		Provide powers and duties for public power districts related to cryptocurrency mining operations	Oppose
LB527		Adopt the Medicaid Access and Quality Act and change provisions relating to taxes on health maintenance organizations, prepaid limited health service organizations, and insurance companies	Neutral
LB538		Require school boards and postsecondary educational institutions to adopt a policy and provide training relating to discrimination and antisemitism and provide for Title VI coordinators	Support
LB557		Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program, provide funding to students denied option enrollment, and eliminate provisions relating to open enrollment option students and diversity plans	Support
LB576		Change provisions of the Enhanced Wireless 911 Services Act relating to surcharges and public hearings	Oppose
LB599		Require the State Board of Education to adopt a policy relating to cybersecurity	Support
LB624		Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for education scholarships	Support
LB633		Change provisions relating to applications rejected under the enrollment option program and create the Nebraska Option Enrollment Tuition Account Program	Support
LB650		Adopt the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions relating to land banks, property tax exemptions, real property sold for delinquent taxes, sales tax provisions, and certain tax credits	Oppose
LB650		Adopt the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions relating to land banks, property tax exemptions, real property sold for delinquent taxes, sales tax provisions, and certain tax credits	Oppose
LB650	AM1066	Adopt the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions relating to land banks, property tax exemptions, real property sold for delinquent taxes, sales tax provisions, and certain tax credits	Support
LB650	AM1089	Adopt the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions relating to land banks, property tax exemptions, real property sold for delinquent taxes, sales tax provisions, and certain tax credits	Support
LB671		Change and eliminate provisions relating to reports regarding the enrollment option program, programs for expelled students, educator evaluations, information related to dyslexia, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, high-need retention grants, property tax request documentation, and the College Pathway Program and eliminate obsolete provisions and provisions relating to the Junior Mathematics Prognosis Examination	Neutral
LB688		Prohibit advertising of electronic nicotine delivery systems	Oppose
LB699		Change provisions relating to certain sales and use tax incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act	Support
LB712		Change the tax on sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems	Oppose
LR10CA		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
LR11CA		Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes	Oppose
LR20CA		Constitutional amendment to permit an authorized gaming operator conducting sports wagering within a licensed racetrack enclosure to allow a sports wager to be placed by an individual located within the State of Nebraska at the time the individual places the sports wager by means of a mobile or electronic platform	Support

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

Chris Peterson

Lobbyist Name

Jul 12, 2025

Date