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: Jun 17, 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

Gibson, Rachel

Phone

(402) 982-1572

Address

PO Box 29816

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68529

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

League of Women Voters of Nebraska

Office Phone

(402) 475-1411

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

4600 Valley Road, Suite 306

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68510

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
LB3	Change provisions relating to selection of presidential electors	Oppose
LB14	Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act	Support
LB36	Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act, provide for the Home Weatherization Clearinghouse and for mitigation of incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat, change provisions relating to the Water Recreation Enhancement Act, ground water allocation, and permits and stamps issued by the Game and Parks Commission, and create the Research Excellence Cash Fund	Support
LB53	Provide criminal and civil immunity for pregnancy outcomes	Support
LB67	Adopt the Sexual Assault Emergency Care Act	Support
LB89	Adopt the Stand With Women Act	Oppose
LB99	Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement	Support
LB103	Change Nebraska Evidence Rules to prohibit questions relating to past sexual behavior or sexual assaults in pretrial proceedings	Support
LB155	Allow the use of deadly force without retreating when lawfully present in a motor vehicle	Oppose
LB163	Create the Office of Climate Action	Support
LB181	Provide for benefits under the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act for young adults not lawfully present in the United States	Support
LB213	Require the State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards on human embryology under the science education standards	Oppose
LB218	Change provisions relating to voter registration	Support
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
LB259	Adopt the Faithful Delegate to Federal Article V Convention Act	Oppose
LB268	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement a provider rate increase for developmental disability services	Support
LB283	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement express lane eligibility	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	Oppose
LB319	Change eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Support
LB367	Prohibit conversion therapy and provide for disciplinary sanctions and a deceptive trade practice	Support
LB368	Establish the Nebraska Youth in Care Bill of Rights	Support
LB369	Allow persons eighteen years of age to make health care decisions and persons under nineteen years of age in correctional facilities to consent to medical and mental health care	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	Support
LB381	Change requirements relating to program integrity audits under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB432	Provide for carrying out the death penalty by nitrogen hypoxia	Oppose
LB443	Create the offense of unlawful squatting and provide a penalty	Oppose
LB481	Adopt the Foster Care Child Scholarships Act	Oppose
LB509	Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits	Oppose
LB512	Adopt the Chemical Abortion Safety Protocol Act	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
LB553	Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act	Support
LB584	Change sentencing provisions for crimes committed by a person younger than eighteen years of age	Support
LB621	State legislative intent regarding appropriations and provide for transfers from the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund	Support
LB638	Change provisions of the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act	Oppose
LB677	Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis	Neutral
LB701	Provide for reimbursement of doula services by the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LR5CA	Constitutional amendment to eliminate provisions relating to marriage and marriage licenses	Support
LR6CA	Constitutional amendment to recognize marriage of couples regardless of gender and race and strike language regarding gender	Support
LR14	Resolution to rescind a prior resolution and apply to Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution	Oppose
LR21	Application to Congress for a convention of the states to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms members of the House and Senate may serve	Oppose
LR22CA	Constitutional amendment to provide the right to a clean and healthy natural environment and that the state and political subdivisions serve as trustee of the natural resources of Nebraska	Neutral
LR24CA	Constitutional amendment to provide for selection of presidential electors	Oppose
LR27CA	Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms	Support

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

Rachel M. Gibson

Lobbyist Name

Jun 17, 2025

Date