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 15, 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

Andersen, Matt

Phone

(402) 473-3203

Address

9445 Rokeby Road

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68526

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Lincoln Electric System

Office Phone

(402) 475-4211

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

9445 Rokeby Road

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68526

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
LB18		Require certain determinations prior to utility pole installations under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act	Neutral
LB20	AM69	Require the provision of electric service to customers that own an agricultural self-generation facility	Neutral
LB35	AM215	Change provisions relating to the requirements for certain exemptions for privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Neutral
LB36	AM998 to AM635; and AM930	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	Neutral
LB43	AM43; and AM215	Change provisions relating to notice and certification requirements for electric generation facilities, transmission lines, and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities located near military installations	Neutral
LB50		Change provisions relating to the distribution of the nameplate capacity tax	Neutral
LB91		Change provisions relating to the conveyance of electric distribution systems by public power districts or public power and irrigation districts to cities or villages	Neutral
LB117		Provide a sales and use tax exemption for electricity, natural gas, propane, and sewer utilities	Neutral
LB121		Prohibit land disposal of solar panels and wind turbine blades and the component parts of solar panels and wind turbine blades	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB163		Create the Office of Climate Action	Support
LB193		Change provisions relating to the Committee on Pacific Conflict	Neutral
LB264	FA222; AM1403; AM1428; AM1402;	Provide, change, and eliminate transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and various other funds and change, terminate, and eliminate various statutory programs	Neutral
LB291		Adopt the Aid to Municipalities Act	Neutral
LB317	FA116; AM1124; AM1084; AM711	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
LB349	AM412	Change provisions relating to applications, notices, filings, exemptions, and violations regarding the construction or acquisition of certain electric energy storage resources by electric suppliers	Oppose
LB396		Change provisions relating to the form and filing of public power district budgets and audits with the Nebraska Power Review Board	Neutral
LB409		Change provisions relating to the membership of the Nebraska Power Review Board	Neutral
LB413		Change provisions relating to the setting of rates by certain power districts	Neutral
LB450	AM733	Change provisions relating to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act	Neutral
LB468	AM874	Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers	Neutral
LB477		Change provisions of the Workplace Privacy Act	Oppose
LB489		Prohibit certain entities from operating, maintaining, constructing, or acquiring transmission lines and related facilities	Oppose
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	Oppose
LB526	AM691	Provide powers and duties for public power districts related to cryptocurrency mining operations	Neutral
LB546		Change provisions relating to proclamations for disasters, emergencies, and civil defense emergencies made by the Governor	Neutral
LB565		Provide and change requirements relating to agency guidance documents	Neutral
LB590		Provide for a mitigation bank or an in-lieu fee program relating to the incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat	Neutral
LB644	FA234; AM1455; AM1205; AM959	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
LB660	AM1008	Adopt the State Building Construction Alternatives Act and the Secure Drone Purchasing Act, require agencies to submit a federal funding inventory, and change provisions relating to agency rules and regulations, state buildings, and works of art for state buildings	Neutral
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
LR149		Interim study to explore methods for providing hearing notices for municipalities	Neutral
LR159		Interim study to examine how the nameplate capacity tax affects the development, operation, and long-term viability of privately developed renewable energy generation facilities located in Nebraska	Neutral
LR234		Interim study to examine the impact of the net-zero plans and goals of public power utilities	Neutral
LR250		Interim study to examine whether power companies should be exempt from the Secure Drone Purchasing Act	Neutral
LR260		Interim study to determine the return on investment per kilowatt hour for businesses that choose to locate and set up their businesses in Nebraska	Neutral
LR278		Recognize the Nebraska Public Power District for its purchase of the two hundred acres of farmland	Neutral

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

Matt Andersen

Lobbyist Name

Jul 15, 2025

Date