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: Apr 22, 2026

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

2026

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Hansen, John K.

Phone

(402) 476-8815

Address

1305 Plum Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68502

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Farmers Union

Office Phone

(402) 476-8815

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1305 Plum Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68502

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
LB525	AM2076	Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act	Support
LB765		Change provisions relating to elections for school district bonds and bonds issued by a joint entity that includes a Nebraska school district or educational service unit	Oppose
LB807		Eliminate the Riparian Vegetation Management Task Force and provisions relating to grants and provide for grants relating to weed management from the Water Resources Cash Fund	Support
LB814		Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land	Support
LB815		Provide for a tax on diesel fuels, change provisions relating to refunds for motor fuel taxes, the petroleum release remedial action fee, and the Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, change and eliminate provisions of the Ethanol Development Act, and eliminate the Ethanol Production Incentive Cash Fund	Support
LB827		Provide for natural resources districts to create soil and water programs	Support
LB879		Adopt the Guest Worker Permit Act	Support
LB894		Change provisions relating to the Grain Dealer Act and the Grain Warehouse Act	Neutral
LB895		Change applicability, license requirements, and fees under the Grain Warehouse Act	Neutral
LB898		Change which political subdivisions may use virtual conferencing for meetings under the Open Meetings Act and change related requirements	Support
LB916		Provide requirements for the transport of carbon dioxide and change provisions relating to eminent domain and the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act	Support
LB964		Adopt the Nebraska Public Property Disclosure Act	Neutral
LB1003		Adopt the Renewable Energy Consumer Protection Act and provide a deceptive trade practice	Oppose
LB1010		Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers	Support
LB1021		Change provisions related to penalties, proceeds, and distributed revenue of the nameplate capacity tax	Oppose
LB1026		Prohibit retirement, shutdown, cessation of operation, and alteration of operation of certain energy generation facilities	Oppose
LB1027		Eliminate certain exemptions applicable to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and change requirements for the construction of privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Oppose
LB1028		Provide requirements for nutrient management plans and the application of livestock waste or litter	Support
LB1068		Change requirements for petition circulators and sponsors under the Election Act	Oppose
LB1109		Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and a renewable energy tax credit and change provisions relating to the Nebraska Advantage Research and Development Act and the ImagiNE Nebraska Act	Oppose
LB1111		Require an annual data center load report to the Nebraska Power Review Board, provide powers and duties for public power suppliers, allow and require regulation of data centers, and change provisions relating to regulation of cryptocurrency mining operations	Support
LB1145		Change provisions relating to notice requirements for a meeting of a public body under the Open Meetings Act	Support
LB1172		Provide requirements for electric suppliers relating to dispatchable electricity capacity	Oppose
LB1186		Adopt the Affordable American Energy and Jobs Act and change distribution provisions relating to the nameplate capacity tax	Support
LB1187		Change provisions of the Livestock Brand Act	Support
LB1187	AM2503	Change provisions of the Livestock Brand Act	Oppose
LB1193		Provide regulation of and requirements for energy storage resources and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax	Oppose
LB1204		Adopt the Nameplate Capacity Tax Facility Standards Act and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax	Neutral
LB1255		Prohibit public power suppliers from exercising the power of eminent domain	Oppose
LB1258		Rename the Livestock Brand Act as the Livestock Protection Act, eliminate the Nebraska Brand Committee, and change, provide, and eliminate provisions relating to livestock branding and livestock protection	Oppose
LB1259		Adopt the Grid Modernization Act	Oppose
LB1261		Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities	Oppose

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

John K. Hansen

Lobbyist Name

Apr 22, 2026

Date