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 14, 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

American Communications Group, Inc.

Phone

(402) 475-0727

Address

1141 H Street, Suite B

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

City of Lincoln

Office Phone

(402) 441-7511

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

555 S. 10th Street, Suite 301

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
LB19		Change provisions relating to elections for cities of the metropolitan class	Neutral
LB22		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment for evidence-based nurse home-visitation services	Support
LB23		Provide for grants for bike-sharing programs	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
LB40		Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act	Support
LB78		Adopt the Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Assistance Act, change provisions relating to sentencing juveniles, and change the rate and allocation of the documentary stamp tax	Support
LB80		Adopt the Protection Orders Act, require reporting of child abuse and neglect involving military families, provide for domestic violence victims to change rental agreements and request the changing of locks, and change provisions related to landlords and tenants	Support
LB93		Change provisions relating to discovery of information contained in electronic devices and to expert witnesses in criminal cases	Neutral
LB103		Change Nebraska Evidence Rules to prohibit questions relating to past sexual behavior or sexual assaults in pretrial proceedings	Support
LB129		Prohibit restrictions on the provision of certain energy services	Oppose
LB137		Prohibit certain restrictions on solar energy devices and pollinator gardens and provide a cause of action	Support
LB147		Change provisions relating to approval and regulation of adding fluoride to the water supply of certain political subdivisions	Oppose
LB155		Allow the use of deadly force without retreating when lawfully present in a motor vehicle	Oppose
LB203		Change powers and duties of health directors in certain local public health departments	Oppose
LB222		Change duties of peace officers, the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety, and certain officers of the Nebraska State Patrol relating to stopping and detaining the operator of a vehicle	Oppose
LB242		Change the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and the School District Property Tax Relief Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations, municipal occupation taxes, and property tax statements	Support
LB245		Change provisions of the Nebraska Pure Food Act and the Weights and Measures Act	Support
LB256		Adopt the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact	Support
LB261		Appropriate funds for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, and appropriate Federal Funds allocated to the State of Nebraska pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	Oppose
LB264		Provide, change, and eliminate transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and various other funds and change, terminate, and eliminate various statutory programs	Oppose
LB276		Adopt the Municipal Police Oversight Act, require maintenance of Brady and Giglio lists, ban no-knock warrants, and change requirements on law enforcement officer records	Oppose
LB291		Adopt the Aid to Municipalities Act	Support
LB309		Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act	Support
LB319		Change eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Support
LB324		Change protest procedures relating to creation of a proposed business improvement district or modification of an existing business improvement district under the Business Improvement District Act	Oppose
LB328		Change provisions relating to the disbursement of the documentary stamp tax	Oppose
LB382		Provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund to reimburse designated area agencies on aging and state intent regarding appropriations	Support
LB458		Change provisions relating to tax sale certificates, real property sold for delinquent taxes, certain tax-related foreclosure actions, and land banks and adopt the Permitting Approval Timeliness Act and the By-Right Housing Development Act	Oppose
LB471		Prohibit certain restrictions by state agencies, state entities, counties, cities, and villages relating to the energy source of motor vehicles and prohibit certain actions of the Department of Environment and Energy related to vehicle emission standards	Oppose
LB521		Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Election Act and elections in cities of the metropolitan class and in cities of the primary class	Neutral
LB542		Change and eliminate payment provisions for road construction costs relating to utility facilities	Oppose
LB559		Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses	Support
LB575		Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB603		Change provisions relating to care management units under the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act	Support
LB609		Adopt the Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act, require notice of potential fraud for purchasers of gift certificates and gift cards, and change provisions relating to search warrants	Support
LB610		Change provisions relating to supplemental reimbursement for ground emergency medical transport under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB619		Provide for cities of the primary class and certain counties to receive grants relating to certain highways	Support
LB638		Change provisions of the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act	Oppose
LB647	AM994	Adopt the Recreational Trail Easement Property Tax Exemption Act and the Adoption Tax Credit Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations, property tax request authority, municipal occupation taxes, real property assessments, the Property Tax Request Act, income tax credits, taxation of business entities, the School District Property Tax Relief Act, and the Nebraska educational savings plan trust	Support
LB684		Transfer juvenile probation functions to a new Juvenile Probation Agency in the executive branch	Support
LR12CA		Constitutional amendment to impose a limit on ad valorem taxes for real property, provide a new method of valuing real property for tax purposes, provide certain exceptions, and eliminate conflicting constitutional provisions	Oppose
LR16CA		Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Support
LR18CA		Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Support

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

American Communications Group, Inc.

Lobbyist Name

Jul 14, 2025

Date