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

Bell, Robert

Phone

(402) 650-7392

Address

217 S. 161st Ave

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68118

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Insurance Federation

Office Phone

(402) 650-7392

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

635 S. 14th Street, Suite 300

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
LB12		Change the statute of limitations on certain civil actions for sexual assault of a child	Oppose
LB64		Change eligibility requirements for medicare supplement policies	Oppose
LB68		Provide insurance and medicaid coverage for certain contraceptives	Oppose
LB77		Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing	Oppose
LB77	AM1187	Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing	Neutral
LB109		Prohibit certain provisions in insurance policies and health plans relating to clinician-administered drugs and change provisions relating to pharmacy benefit managers	Oppose
LB111		Prohibit certain actions of insurers relating to repairing motor vehicles and nonoriginal equipment manufacturer parts	Oppose
LB112		Change provisions relating to salvage branded certificates of title	Oppose
LB114		Change provisions relating to Department of Motor Vehicles fees	Oppose
LB132		Change provisions relating to admissibility of evidence of use of an occupant protection system or a three-point safety belt system	Support
LB158		Provide requirements for health carriers or pharmacy benefit managers regarding out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing requirements	Oppose
LB182		Change provisions relating to the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act and the Child Care Tax Credit Act	Support
LB189		Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Oppose
LB198		Change provisions of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Oppose
LB198	AM1201	Change provisions of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Neutral
LB199		Change the statute of limitations for personal injury actions, include administrative proceedings within the Nonrecourse Civil Litigation Act, require disclosures by consumers under such act, and provide for discipline against civil litigation funding companies	Support
LB204		Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law	Neutral
LB205		Provide requirements for admissibility of evidence relating to medical expenses, require disclosures by plaintiffs seeking damages for such expenses, and provide a cap on noneconomic damages in certain civil actions against commercial motor vehicle carriers	Support
LB210		Provide for fees and assessments for participation and use of the prescription drug monitoring program and the designated health information exchange	Oppose
LB215		Require the establishment of a program to provide second chance relief for eligible committed offenders	Neutral
LB232		Provide requirements for life insurance policies	Oppose
LB232	AM470	Provide requirements for life insurance policies	Neutral
LB241		Provide immunity from liability for cybersecurity events	Support
LB252		Prohibit disadvantaging insurance and Medicaid coverage for nonopioid drugs	Oppose
LB253		Provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing	Oppose
LB278		Change requirements for certain insurance policies and contracts	Neutral
LB293		Change provisions of the Professional Employer Organization Registration Act	Neutral
LB325		Change provisions relating to qualifications and requirements for the board of directors of an insurance corporation	Neutral
LB326		Change provisions relating to the Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act, the Nebraska Property and Liability Insurance Guaranty Association Act, and mutual insurance holding companies and eliminate the provisions of the Health Insurance Access Act and the Health Care Purchasing Pool Act	Support
LB338		Prohibit the use of genetic information for life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance	Oppose
LB340		Adopt the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos Claims Priorities and Over-Naming Reform Act	Support
LB341		Adopt the Nebraska Statutory Thresholds for Settlements Involving Minors Act	Support
LB374		Adopt the Licensed Midwives Practice Act	Neutral
LB398	AM1464	Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers, provide for Arbor Day license plates and certain trailer license plates, change fees and fee distribution provisions for license plates and records requests related to motor vehicles and motor vehicle operators, change provisions relating to commercial driver’s licenses and CLP-commercial learner’s permits, and provide duties for successors in interest of certain railroad property	Support
LB398	AM842	Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers, provide for Arbor Day license plates and certain trailer license plates, change fees and fee distribution provisions for license plates and records requests related to motor vehicles and motor vehicle operators, change provisions relating to commercial driver’s licenses and CLP-commercial learner’s permits, and provide duties for successors in interest of certain railroad property	Oppose
LB410		Require insurance coverage of prosthetics and orthotics	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	Support
LB422		Change provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act	Neutral
LB444		Require certain minimum uninsured and underinsured insurance coverage for certain motor carriers	Neutral
LB457		Require anaphylaxis policies for school districts and licensed child care facilities and provide a limit on the amount an insured is required to pay by an insurance policy or benefit plan for epinephrine injectors	Neutral
LB467		Provide a duty to implement a prior authorization application programming interface under the Utilization Review Act	Support
LB472		Adopt the Regulatory Management Act	Neutral
LB477		Change provisions of the Workplace Privacy Act	Oppose
LB482		Change provisions relating to attorney’s fees in insurance cases	Support
LB509		Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits	Neutral
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
LB530		Change provisions relating to motor vehicle homicide, motor vehicle homicide of an unborn child, tampering with an electronic monitoring device, controlled substances violations, adult and juvenile probation, detention of juveniles, motorists passing stopped vehicles or vulnerable road users, and speed limits	Support
LB532		Require employers to use E-Verify, prohibit knowingly hiring an unauthorized alien, and provide for discipline against employers' licenses	Neutral
LB533		Provide requirements relating to clinician-administered drugs under the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Support
LB594		Change and eliminate provisions relating to the use of handheld wireless communication devices while operating a motor vehicle	Support
LB639		Require dental plan carriers to meet a minimum dental loss ratio and provide a report	Oppose
LB642		Adopt the Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection Act	Neutral
LB644		Adopt the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act, provide requirements under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act for conduct relating to certain foreign entities, change provisions of the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act, and regulate storage and remote access of genetic sequencing data	Neutral
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	AM933	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	Neutral
LB655		Provide for medical conscience-based objections	Neutral
LB687		Adopt the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act	Oppose
LB715		Require insurance coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis medication	Neutral
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

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

Robert Bell

Lobbyist Name

Jul 11, 2025

Date