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 31, 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

Catalyst Public Affairs

Phone

(402) 261-5293

Address

301 South 13th Street, Suite 402

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Papillion - La Vista School District

Office Phone

(402) 537-6200

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

420 S. Washington Street

City

Papillion

State

Zip

68046

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
LB384		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	Neutral
LB429		Provide requirements and restrictions for school boards relating to professional employees’ organizations	Neutral
LB455		Change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act relating to injury reports and workers' compensation insurance policies and deductibles	Neutral
LB575		Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits	Neutral
LB653		Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act	Neutral
LB685		Require schools to install a secure master key box as prescribed, provide powers and duties to the state school security director, change provisions relating to a grant program for security-related infrastructure projects and the School Safety and Security Fund, and provide for a transfer from the Cash Reserve Fund	Neutral
LB745		Change provisions relating to the requirements for a diploma of high school equivalency	Neutral
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	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB820		Change retirement provisions relating to approved identification documents, participation in certain retirement systems, state contributions, ex officio members of the Nebraska Investment Council, contributions by school districts, computation of tax withholdings, retirement allowances, cost-of-living adjustments, and the Nebraska State Patrol and change the title of the executive director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems	Neutral
LB821		Eliminate certain verification requirements performed by the Public Employees Retirement Board and change duties of the board and the Nebraska Investment Council relating to retirement systems	Neutral
LB824		Change provisions relating to termination of employment under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act	Neutral
LB841		Change provisions relating to special education services, parental consent, and hearings	Oppose
LB924		Change powers of learning community councils and authorized uses of learning community levies	Neutral
LB937	AM2965	Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act	Oppose
LB937		Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act	Neutral
LB940		Prohibit certain color additives in school meals	Neutral
LB960		Provide a requirement to include nonvoting student members on school boards	Neutral
LB966		Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation	Neutral
LB1022		Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate	Neutral
LB1046		Require school policies relating to name, image, and likeness rights for high school students	Neutral
LB1053		Eliminate the prohibition regarding suspending a student that is in prekindergarten through second grade	Neutral
LB1154		Change provisions relating to the calculation of property tax request authority under the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act	Neutral
LB1166		Change applicability of the employee contribution rate under the School Employees Retirement Act	Neutral
LB1183		Change provisions relating to valuation of property	Neutral
LB1215		Adopt the Political Subdivision Contracting Transparency Act	Neutral
LB1219		Limit the amount of property taxes that may be levied by a political subdivision	Neutral
LB1224		Prohibit children from transferring to an exempt school during certain child abuse or neglect investigations and prohibit persons convicted of certain crimes from monitoring or providing instruction at such schools	Neutral
LR16CA		Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Neutral
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	Neutral

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

Tim Gay

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2026

Date