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: May 26, 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

Meredith, Candace

Phone

(402) 434-5660

Address

1335 H St

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Association of County Officials

Office Phone

(402) 434-5660

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1335 H St

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
LB203		Change powers and duties of health directors in certain local public health departments and provide requirements relating to community-wide directed health measures	Neutral
LB384	AM703	Require the county assessor and one voting member of the governing bodies of participating political subdivisions to attend joint public hearings under the Property Tax Request Act	Support
LB384	FA783	Require the county assessor and one voting member of the governing bodies of participating political subdivisions to attend joint public hearings under the Property Tax Request Act	Oppose
LB441		Authorize virtual inspections for certain building permits under the Building Construction Act	Support
LB575	AM1977	Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits	Support
LB596		Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law, provisions of the Open Meetings Act, county inventories, warrants, and discharge records, storage requirements for certain records, petitions to change names, marriage license and record fees, reports of abandoned property, and the Nebraska Hall of Fame and eliminate a penalty for certain public officials and provisions relating to the registration of farm, ranch, or home names	Support
LB596	AM2282	Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law, provisions of the Open Meetings Act, county inventories, warrants, and discharge records, storage requirements for certain records, petitions to change names, marriage license and record fees, reports of abandoned property, and the Nebraska Hall of Fame and eliminate a penalty for certain public officials and provisions relating to the registration of farm, ranch, or home names	Support
LB663	AM1693	Require education for county attorneys, members of county planning commissions, and county board members and change provisions relating to conditional use or special exception zoning determinations and appeals	Support
LB744		Include public safety communications personnel in certain provisions relating to first responders in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the Critical Incident Stress Management Act	Neutral
LB755		Adopt the Emergency Service Peer Support Act	Support
LB756		Change a motor vehicle tax exemption and a property tax exemption relating to certain disabled veterans	Support
LB759		Change fees and funding for solid waste management, water wells, livestock regulation, hazardous waste management, clean water regulation, and litter reduction and recycling, change membership of a board, provide penalties and enforcement provisions for geologic storage of carbon dioxide, provide for entry upon property for the Perkins County Canal, correct references to and change jurisdiction of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, and require local governments to regulate operation of swimming pools, recreation camps, and mobile home parks	Neutral
LB760		Change and eliminate provisions of the Environmental Safety Act	Neutral
LB767		Adopt the Certified Help Options in Claims Expertise for Veterans Act	Oppose
LB770		Authorize fees for the collection of certain taxes of reclamation districts and county agricultural societies and change the distribution of the nameplate capacity tax	Support
LB782		Change the percentage of the tax on gross proceeds submitted to the Department of Revenue under the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act	Support
LB784		Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties, requirements for uniforms for sheriffs and deputies, and continuing education requirements for law enforcement officers	Support
LB803	AM2290	Adopt the First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act and change provisions relating to the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act, the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act, the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, property tax valuation and levy procedures, homestead exemptions, and income taxes	Support
LB803	AM2651	Adopt the First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act and change provisions relating to the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act, the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act, the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, property tax valuation and levy procedures, homestead exemptions, and income taxes	Support
LB804		Provide confidential peer support counseling for law enforcement officers, emergency services personnel, and Nebraska National Guard personnel	Support
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
LB807	AM1828	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
LB809		Prohibit political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances relating to landlords	Neutral
LB812		Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services relating to medicaid eligibility redeterminations and community engagement	Support
LB814		Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land	Oppose
LB816		Provide privileges and immunities relating to peer support services communications by public safety personnel and change provisions relating to emergency protective custody	Support
LB826		Change provisions relating to late applications for homestead exemptions	Support
LB834		Change provisions relating to county assessors, the Property Tax Administrator, real property assessments, taxes levied in counties, delinquent taxes owed to counties, remission of sales and use taxes, and mobile homes	Support
LB837		Provide for rounding of certain cash transaction amounts	Support
LB838	AM2326	Change provisions relating to the financial exploitation of vulnerable or senior adults, rules and codes of procedure, decedents' estates, inheritance taxes, deceptive trade practices, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, the Equipment Business Regulation Act, the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, and the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code and provide for rounding of certain cash transaction amounts	Support
LB851		Change income tax provisions relating to certain income or loss received from S-corporations and limited liability companies	Support
LB852		Provide for the recapture of funding distributed from the Convention Center Support Fund to certain recipients	Support
LB859		Provide for county conflict counsel to represent certain indigent persons when the public defender is unavailable	Support
LB860		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to create a program to provide behavioral health care services to individuals under twenty-one years of age	Support
LB861		Require authorized building inspectors for inspections under the Building Construction Act and public access to certain building inspection records	Neutral
LB866		Change distribution of the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Trust Fund, create a fund, and provide for drug detection activities	Oppose
LB868		Provide an inheritance tax exemption relating to victims of homicide and change provisions relating to when certain inheritance taxes are due	Oppose
LB881		Require law enforcement agencies, jails, and the Nebraska State Patrol to receive approval prior to entering into agreements to enforce immigration law	Neutral
LB882		Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for certain veterans and surviving spouses	Oppose
LB884		Change provisions relating to voter registration, ballots, and poll watchers and observers	Neutral
LB891		Change provisions of the Child Care Licensing Act relating to background checks, a complaint tracking system, and staff-to-child ratios	Oppose
LB896		Change fees related to marriage licenses and records	Support
LB898		Change which political subdivisions may use virtual conferencing for meetings under the Open Meetings Act and change related requirements	Neutral
LB900		Change provisions relating to fees, commissions, and mileage of county sheriffs for distress warrants issued for the collection of taxes	Support
LB906		Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require officers to wear appropriate identification	Oppose
LB907		Prohibit law enforcement officers from entering community safe spaces to enforce immigration law	Neutral
LB915		Change the number of authorized inland port districts under the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act	Neutral
LB919		Allow for the use of durable accessible mediums for public records	Support
LB920		Change provisions relating to the advertisement, operation, use, and taxation of cash devices, the distribution of tax proceeds, and violations under the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act and create the Nebraska Child Care Aid Fund	Neutral
LB923		Change and eliminate provisions relating to county records	Support
LB925		Adopt the Safe Parks and Public Spaces Act	Neutral
LB935		Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting	Support
LB935	FA1146	Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting	Support
LB942		Provide requirements for medicaid reimbursement for emergency medical conditions and inpatient services under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB951		Include extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction in municipal elections and districts	Neutral
LB964		Adopt the Nebraska Public Property Disclosure Act	Support
LB968		Appropriate funds to the Military Department for grants for equipment for emergency events	Support
LB969		Establish a database of financial information from counties and municipalities	Support
LB972		Adopt the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act and change provisions relating to parking spaces for handicapped or disabled persons, certain license revocations, the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, the Motor Vehicle Operator’s License Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, and the State Boat Act	Support
LB977		Provide requirements under the Nebraska Rules of the Road for motorists and electric personal assistive mobility device operators encountering certain animals being led, herded, or driven on or along highways	Neutral
LB982		Appropriate funds to the Public Service Commission for the Broadband Bridge Program	Support
LB988		Change provisions of the Community Development Law	Neutral
LB990		Rename the School District Property Tax Relief Act as the Live Here Thrive Here Act and the School District Property Tax Relief Credit Fund as the Live Here Thrive Here Credit Fund and change the distribution of property tax credits under the act	Neutral
LB993		Provide a cause of action for deprivation of constitutional rights by a law enforcement officer, eliminate the defense of qualified immunity as prescribed, and change provisions of the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and State Tort Claims Act	Oppose
LB995		Require appointment of counsel for juveniles and provide duties for juvenile courts	Oppose
LB996		Prohibit the use of shackling or restraints on juveniles	Neutral
LB1008		Change provisions relating to the amount of relief granted under the School District Property Tax Relief Act	Neutral
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	Oppose
LB1019		Provide immunity from prosecution for trespass for county assessors	Support
LB1021		Change provisions related to penalties, proceeds, and distributed revenue of the nameplate capacity tax	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
LB1040		Change provisions of the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act relating to grounds for civil commitment and inpatient treatment and allow for interested parties to file petitions	Oppose
LB1041		Provide requirements for cities, villages, and counties relating to accessory dwelling units	Oppose
LB1067		Change provisions relating to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax, the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund	Neutral
LB1071		Provide, change, and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027	Neutral
LB1072		Provide for and change transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to fees, funds, fund transfers, agency powers and duties, and various statutory programs	Neutral
LB1074		Change provisions relating to unclaimed property proceeds and funds and a statute of limitations	Neutral
LB1075		Provide for a database of county and municipal financial information and requirements for village warrants and vacancies in a village board, change provisions of the Election Act, the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act, and the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, and eliminate provisions relating to initiative and referendum petitions	Support
LB1081		Require state agencies and political subdivisions to purchase flags made in the United States	Neutral
LB1085		Change provisions relating to retail, bottle club, craft brewery, and microdistillery licenses, Nebraska Liquor Control Commission powers and duties, and penalties for violations under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act	Neutral
LB1088		Require persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence or subject to domestic abuse protection orders to surrender firearms for a period of time	Oppose
LB1093		Redefine excavation under the One-Call Notification System Act	Neutral
LB1094		Adopt the By-Right Housing Development Act and the Permitting Approval Timeliness Act	Oppose
LB1097		Adopt the State and Political Subdivisions Sexual Abuse Liability Act	Oppose
LB1107		Change provisions of the Rural Road Improvement District Act	Support
LB1107	AM1824	Change provisions of the Rural Road Improvement District Act	Support
LB1113		Change provisions relating to certain notices under the Community Development Law	Neutral
LB1123		Provide requirements relating to Brady-Giglio lists, protections for certain officers, and duties for prosecuting agencies and public safety agencies, and change the penalty for impersonating a peace officer	Neutral
LB1126		Adopt the Infrastructure Development Investment Program Act and change and eliminate provisions relating to the Rural Road Improvement District Act, the Political Subdivisions Construction Alternatives Act, the Transportation Innovation Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, intrastate medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services, and wireless service surcharges	Oppose
LB1126	AM2432	Adopt the Infrastructure Development Investment Program Act and change and eliminate provisions relating to the Rural Road Improvement District Act, the Political Subdivisions Construction Alternatives Act, the Transportation Innovation Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, intrastate medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services, and wireless service surcharges	Support
LB1126	AM2562	Adopt the Infrastructure Development Investment Program Act and change and eliminate provisions relating to the Rural Road Improvement District Act, the Political Subdivisions Construction Alternatives Act, the Transportation Innovation Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, intrastate medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services, and wireless service surcharges	Support
LB1126	AM2752	Adopt the Infrastructure Development Investment Program Act and change and eliminate provisions relating to the Rural Road Improvement District Act, the Political Subdivisions Construction Alternatives Act, the Transportation Innovation Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, intrastate medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services, and wireless service surcharges	Support
LB1129		Change provisions of the Community Development Law	Neutral
LB1134		Change and provide limitations on updates to state and local building codes, electrical codes, and energy codes	Oppose
LB1136		Require political subdivisions to identify authorized recipients of tort claims filed under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB1145		Change provisions relating to notice requirements for a meeting of a public body under the Open Meetings Act	Support
LB1152		Adopt the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act	Neutral
LB1154		Change provisions relating to the calculation of property tax request authority under the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act	Support
LB1163		Change provisions relating to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act	Support
LB1168		Authorize the issuance of conduit revenue bonds under the Community Development Law	Neutral
LB1170		Change provisions relating to filing and appealing claims against the state	Support
LB1171		Provide for certain claims relating to sewer systems under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB1183		Change provisions relating to valuation of property	Oppose
LB1186		Adopt the Affordable American Energy and Jobs Act and change distribution provisions relating to the nameplate capacity tax	Oppose
LB1188		Update a federal reference in the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act and prohibit ownership of real estate in adversary nations by the state and any political subdivision thereof	Neutral
LB1193		Provide regulation of and requirements for energy storage resources and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax	Support
LB1195		Change requirements relating to female inmates of county jails and require county and city jails to comply with standards regarding cross-gender supervision and searches of inmates	Support
LB1199		Change provisions of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act and provide for a transfer from the State Settlement Cash Fund	Support
LB1203		Provide for the treatment of uncashed checks issued by counties	Support
LB1204		Adopt the Nameplate Capacity Tax Facility Standards Act and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax	Oppose
LB1215		Adopt the Political Subdivision Contracting Transparency Act	Oppose
LB1218		Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund	Support
LB1219		Limit the amount of property taxes that may be levied by a political subdivision	Oppose
LB1227		Change provisions relating to local energy codes and local electrical codes	Oppose
LB1228		Provide for a state docket fee and create funds for court purposes	Support
LB1229		Create the Rural Health Transformation Fund	Support
LB1231		Transfer money from the Panhandle Improvement Project Cash Fund to the Animal Damage Control Cash Fund and state legislative intent	Support
LB1253		Change provisions relating to the laws that apply to certain tax sale certificates	Neutral
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
LR292CA		Constitutional amendment to provide a new method of valuing real property for property tax purposes, provide a limit on property tax increases, provide certain exceptions, provide requirements for declared emergencies, provide for emergency bond levies, and eliminate conflicting constitutional provisions	Oppose
LR317CA		Constitutional amendment to limit the annual growth in the amount of property taxes levied by political subdivisions	Oppose

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

cmeredith

Lobbyist Name

May 26, 2026

Date