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

Butler-Hale, Lillian

Phone

(402) 326-2126

Address

1327 H Street, Suite 102

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

OpenSky Policy Institute

Office Phone

(402) 438-0382

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1327 H Street, Suite 200

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	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB723	Provide for implementation of community engagement requirements under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB777	Provide for eligibility and reporting requirements under the medical assistance program	Support
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
LB843	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waiver for refugees and immigrants	Support
LB846	Change provisions relating to individual income tax deductions	Support
LB848	Provide for exemption from sales tax for purchases of clothing, personal computers, and school supplies for a prescribed period	Oppose
LB851	Change income tax provisions relating to certain income or loss received from S-corporations and limited liability companies	Support
LB853	Provide an income tax adjustment related to certain federal tax deductions	Support
LB857	Change federal references related to taxation under the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967	Support
LB865	Provide for exemption from sales tax for purchases of child care supplies, clothing, footwear, and school supplies for a prescribed period	Oppose
LB872	Eliminate an income reduction for extraordinary dividends and certain capital gains for income tax purposes	Support
LB926	Change provisions relating to cash assistance under the Welfare Reform Act and transitional assistance under the aid to dependent children program	Oppose
LB929	Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees	Support
LB932	Provide an income tax adjustment for tip income and income received from overtime compensation	Oppose
LB966	Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation	Support
LB974	Provide for an excise tax on individual incomes and create the Tax Equity Cash Fund	Support
LB1008	Change provisions relating to the amount of relief granted under the School District Property Tax Relief Act	Oppose
LB1038	Change provisions relating to school funding and property taxes	Support
LB1071	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027	Oppose
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	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	Support
LB1182	Provide for a base salary for certified teachers and state intent relating to changes to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and a new form of block grant funding	Oppose
LB1183	Change provisions relating to valuation of property	Oppose
LB1206	Exempt income received by certificated teachers, paraeducators, and paraprofessionals from state income taxation	Oppose
LB1219	Limit the amount of property taxes that may be levied by a political subdivision	Oppose
LB1229	Create the Rural Health Transformation Fund	Support
LB1244	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions, impose sales and use tax on certain services, and change provisions relating to the Nebraska Job Creation and Mainstreet Revitalization Act	Support
LB1257	Eliminate certain sales tax exemptions, impose sales and use taxes on certain services, change school district levy limitations, eliminate the School District Property Tax Relief Act, change provisions of the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, and provide additional foundation aid under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
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.

Lillian Butler-Hale

Lobbyist Name

May 26, 2026

Date