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 11, 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

Pitts, Kathleen

Phone

(402) 438-8853

Address

PO Box 83613

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68501

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Appleseed

Office Phone

(402) 438-8853

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

PO Box 83613

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68501

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
LB7		Change provisions relating to real estate and the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act	Neutral
LB14		Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act	Support
LB17		Prohibit certain fees by residential landlords and require notices and disclosures of consumer reports	Support
LB22		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment for evidence-based nurse home-visitation services	Support
LB46		Establish a Restaurant Meals Program under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Support
LB53		Provide criminal and civil immunity for pregnancy outcomes	Support
LB65		Exempt individuals under nineteen years of age from payment of certain court costs and fees and change provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code	Support
LB68		Provide insurance and medicaid coverage for certain contraceptives	Support
LB75		Change provisions of the Wage and Hour Act relating to tipped employees and provide for complaints, prohibited actions, and liquidated damages	Support
LB83		Adopt the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact	Support
LB89		Adopt the Stand With Women Act	Oppose
LB89	1138	Adopt the Stand With Women Act	Oppose
LB96		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file certain 1115 waivers	Support
LB99		Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement	Support
LB101		Provide a right to trial by jury under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act	Support
LB102		Change requirements relating to the standard of need under the aid to dependent children program	Support
LB104		Adopt the Family Home Visitation Act	Support
LB142		Redefine a term under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB146		State intent regarding appropriations for dental services under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB153		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment for postpartum coverage	Support
LB157		Adopt the Child Tax Credit Act	Support
LB171		Change provisions relating to individual and corporate income tax rates	Support
LB174		Change provisions relating to garnishment of wages for medical debt	Support
LB181		Provide for benefits under the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act for young adults not lawfully present in the United States	Support
LB189		Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Support
LB192		Change and eliminate provisions regarding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and eliminate requirements for an evaluation and a report	Support
LB192	1131	Change and eliminate provisions regarding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and eliminate requirements for an evaluation and a report	Oppose
LB192	1225	Change and eliminate provisions regarding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and eliminate requirements for an evaluation and a report	Oppose
LB201		Provide for a fee under Nebraska Money Transmitters Act	Oppose
LB214		Provide for the use of newborn safety devices and procedures relating to surrendered newborn infants	Neutral
LB223		Prohibit discrimination based on lawful source of income under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act	Support
LB237		Permit counties to conduct elections by mail	Support
LB258		Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act	Oppose
LB258	272	Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act	Oppose
LB275		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to screen state wards for social security benefit eligibility	Support
LB275	1126	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to screen state wards for social security benefit eligibility	Support
LB283		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement express lane eligibility	Support
LB298		Provide for the Division of Legislative Oversight, the Director of Legislative Oversight, and the Legislative Oversight Committee and change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare, and the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System	Neutral
LB299		Allow eligible aliens and dependents to receive public benefits relating to employment	Support
LB301		Allow eligible aliens to receive law enforcement officer training and certification and authorize such aliens and their dependents to receive public benefits relating to employment as a law enforcement officer	Support
LB304		Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program	Support
LB318		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment under the Medical Assistance Act for incarcerated youth	Support
LB319		Change eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Support
LB319	1176	Change eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Support
LB363		Adopt the Apprenticeship Grant Act	Support
LB368		Establish the Nebraska Youth in Care Bill of Rights	Support
LB379		Change the maximum time limit for receipt of cash assistance under the Welfare Reform Act	Oppose
LB397		Eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety program and terminate a fund	Oppose
LB415		Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and the Conveyance Safety Act and provide for offset of debt owed due to the overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law against gambling winnings under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and against future benefits under the Employment Security Law	Neutral
LB415	AM770	Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and the Conveyance Safety Act and provide for offset of debt owed due to the overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law against gambling winnings under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and against future benefits under the Employment Security Law	Oppose
LB415	1337	Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and the Conveyance Safety Act and provide for offset of debt owed due to the overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law against gambling winnings under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and against future benefits under the Employment Security Law	Oppose
LB452		State intent regarding appropriation of federal funds	Neutral
LB455		Provide for confidentiality of and access to certain injury reports under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Oppose
LB456		Provide for a patient’s waiver for the release of employee hospital and medical records under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act	Oppose
LB476		Provide exemptions under the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act	Support
LB505		State intent regarding appropriations for food assistance	Neutral
LB508		Change provisions relating to the deployment of the Nebraska National Guard and require the Governor to review current deployments	Support
LB512		Adopt the Chemical Abortion Safety Protocol Act	Oppose
LB522		Change provisions relating to the date when compensation begins and provide for cost-of-living adjustments under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act	Support
LB532		Require employers to use E-Verify, prohibit knowingly hiring an unauthorized alien, and provide for discipline against employers' licenses	Oppose
LB541		Eliminate online voter registration, restrict voter registration by mail, require grounds for early voting, require hand counts of ballots, and change provisions relating to voter registration and voting	Oppose
LB544		Disqualify certain individuals from receiving benefits under the Employment Security Law	Oppose
LB556		Change jurisdiction of juvenile courts and adult criminal courts and change provisions relating to detention and hearings under the Nebraska Juvenile Code	Oppose
LB573		Adopt the Meat and Poultry Workers and Contractors Protection Act	Support
LB586		Provide assistance for voters who are unable to vote in person and who are residents of or housed in certain facilities	Support
LB587		Change provisions relating to tenants' remedies under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act	Support
LB588		Require the maximum level of monthly assistance to be tied to the annual inflation factor for aid to dependent children	Neutral
LB655		Provide for medical conscience-based objections	Oppose
LB656		Change work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Oppose
LB662		Provide for a federal funding inventory from each state agency and restrict maintenance-of-effort requirements	Oppose
LB668		Change provisions relating to the Adult Protective Services Central Registry, the central registry of child protection cases, and child welfare case managers	Neutral
LB698		Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act	Oppose
LB701		Provide for reimbursement of doula services by the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB710		Increase the earned income tax credit	Support
LR23CA		Constitutional amendment to change the deadline to file initiative petitions	Oppose

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

Kathleen Pitts

Lobbyist Name

Jul 11, 2025

Date