NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

 

 
NADC FORM D
 
  • 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)

2026

ITEM 2
NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL
LOBBYIST

Gay, Tim  

(402) 261-5293 

301 South 13th Street, Suite 402 

Lincoln 

NE 

68508 

PRINCIPAL

Catalyst Public Affairs  

(402) 261-5293 

301 South 13th Street, Suite 402 

Lincoln 

NE 

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    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
LB397    Change and eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety program and terminate a fund  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
LB468    Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers  Oppose
LB468    Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers  Neutral
LB575    Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB653    Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act  Neutral
LB663    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  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
LB714    Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees  Neutral
LB727    Authorize law enforcement agencies to obtain, maintain, and possess epinephrine autoinjectors and nasal epinephrine for use by a law enforcement officer and require training  Neutral
LB738    Provide for Honoring Women Veterans license plates  Neutral
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
LB745    Change provisions relating to the requirements for a diploma of high school equivalency   Neutral
LB755    Adopt the Emergency Service Peer Support Act  Neutral
LB756    Change a motor vehicle tax exemption and a property tax exemption relating to certain disabled veterans  Neutral
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
LB761    Create a fund and change provisions relating to water well fees, use of funds, and powers and duties of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment  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
LB766    Change and eliminate provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosures, licenses and wagering on horseracing, assistance to problem gamblers, the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling, the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue, keno at licensed racetrack enclosures, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund  Neutral
LB767    Adopt the Certified Help Options in Claims Expertise for Veterans Act  Support
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  Neutral
LB782    Change the percentage of the tax on gross proceeds submitted to the Department of Revenue under the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act  Neutral
LB783    Adopt the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act and provide an exemption to the documentary stamp tax  Neutral
LB784    Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties, requirements for uniforms for sheriffs and deputies, and continuing education requirements for law enforcement officers  Neutral
LB786    Change provisions relating to Military Honor Plates under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, create a fund, provide for grants to certain needy service members, and provide duties to the Adjutant General  Support
LB787    Change provisions relating to the Commission on Military and Veterans Affairs and eliminate provisions relating to veterans homes  Neutral
LB794    Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Healthy Soils Task Force, require the Department of Agriculture to submit related documentation, and provide powers to natural resources districts regarding soil and water practices  Neutral
LB803    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
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
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  Oppose
LB804    Provide confidential peer support counseling for law enforcement officers, emergency services personnel, and Nebraska National Guard personnel  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB814    Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land  Neutral
LB816    Provide privileges and immunities relating to peer support services communications by public safety personnel and change provisions relating to emergency protective custody  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
LB823    Change provisions relating to burning permits and the statewide open burning ban  Neutral
LB824    Change provisions relating to termination of employment under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act  Neutral
LB826    Change provisions relating to late applications for homestead exemptions  Neutral
LB827    Provide for natural resources districts to create soil and water programs  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB841    Change provisions relating to special education services, parental consent, and hearings  Oppose
LB844    Provide for additional grants under the Site and Building Development Fund  Support
LB858    Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for federally qualified community health centers  Support
LB868    Provide an inheritance tax exemption relating to victims of homicide and change provisions relating to when certain inheritance taxes are due  Neutral
LB882    Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for certain veterans and surviving spouses  Neutral
LB886    Change provisions relating to operation of motor vehicles by persons who are not citizens of the United States  Neutral
LB896    Change fees related to marriage licenses and records  Support
LB897    Change a penalty and provide a fee for violating the open burning ban  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB907    Prohibit law enforcement officers from entering community safe spaces to enforce immigration law  Neutral
LB909    Prohibit sexual abuse by a law enforcement officer  Neutral
LB912    Adopt the Community Health Worker Training Endorsement Act, the Athletic Trainer Compact, and the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, change provisions relating to child care licensing and the practice of athletic training, respiratory care, massage therapy, medical radiography, nurse practitioners, pharmacy, and pharmacists, provide for liens for physical therapy services and automated pickup kiosks for certain prescription medication, and eliminate provisions relating to physician liability for physician assistants  Support
LB923    Change and eliminate provisions relating to county records  Neutral
LB924    Change powers of learning community councils and authorized uses of learning community levies  Neutral
LB925    Adopt the Safe Parks and Public Spaces Act  Neutral
LB930    Provide an income tax deduction to retired firefighters and law enforcement officers for annual retirement benefits  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    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  Neutral
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
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
LB940    Prohibit certain color additives in school meals  Neutral
LB947    Change fees under the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act and the Pesticide Act, change provisions relating to the Weeds of the Great Plains book, and change, eliminate, and terminate certain funds  Neutral
LB949    Change provisions relating to the prescription drug monitoring program, the statewide health information exchange, and the Health Information Technology Board  Oppose
LB951    Include extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction in municipal elections and districts  Neutral
LB960    Provide a requirement to include nonvoting student members on school boards  Neutral
LB964    Adopt the Nebraska Public Property Disclosure Act  Neutral
LB965    Prohibit sexual abuse of a probationer or problem solving court participant and sexual abuse by a conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem, or child welfare service provider; change provisions relating to protection orders, certain offenses, attorney's fees, and victim notification requirements; and provide requirements for immunity for probation employees, Brady-Giglio disclosures, confidentiality for certain officers, registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, county conflict counsel, and determinations of the best interest of the child  Neutral
LB966    Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation  Neutral
LB969    Establish a database of financial information from counties and municipalities  Neutral
LB976    Change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts  Neutral
LB979    Change provisions of the Game Law and the State Boat Act  Neutral
LB980    Change provisions of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act relating to waivers of jury trials and summonses and provide for summary judgment and expedited proceedings  Neutral
LB984    Require both parties to be eighteen years of age or older for a marriage license  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  Neutral
LB998    Change provisions relating to the state income tax deduction for members of the Nebraska National Guard  Neutral
LB1001    Change and eliminate provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosures, licenses and wagering on horseracing, assistance to problem gamblers, bingo, lotteries, raffles, gift enterprises, the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling, the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue, keno at licensed racetrack enclosures, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund  Neutral
LB1005    Provide for the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles between sunset and sunrise under the Nebraska Rules of the Road  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  Neutral
LB1021    Change provisions related to penalties, proceeds, and distributed revenue of the nameplate capacity tax  Neutral
LB1022    Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate  Neutral
LB1026    Prohibit retirement, shutdown, cessation of operation, and alteration of operation of certain energy generation facilities  Neutral
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  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB1041    Provide requirements for cities, villages, and counties relating to accessory dwelling units  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
LB1064    Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act  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
LB1071    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027  Support
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
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  Support
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  Neutral
LB1084    Change provisions relating to persons taken into emergency protective custody  Neutral
LB1107    Change provisions of the Rural Road Improvement District Act  Neutral
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  Neutral
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  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
LB1130    Adopt the Community Improvement District Act  Neutral
LB1136    Require political subdivisions to identify authorized recipients of tort claims filed under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Neutral
LB1154    Change provisions relating to the calculation of property tax request authority under the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act  Neutral
LB1160    Change provisions relating to civil procedure, decedents' estates, trusts, and inheritance taxes  Neutral
LB1166    Change applicability of the employee contribution rate under the School Employees Retirement Act  Neutral
LB1168    Authorize the issuance of conduit revenue bonds under the Community Development Law  Neutral
LB1171    Provide for certain claims relating to sewer systems under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Neutral
LB1171    Provide for certain claims relating to sewer systems under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Oppose
LB1172    Provide requirements for electric suppliers relating to dispatchable electricity capacity  Neutral
LB1179    Change provisions relating to the Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and Transportation and Telecommunications Committee of the Legislature  Neutral
LB1183    Change provisions relating to valuation of property  Neutral
LB1186    Adopt the Affordable American Energy and Jobs Act and change distribution provisions relating to the nameplate capacity tax  Neutral
LB1193    Provide regulation of and requirements for energy storage resources and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB1204    Adopt the Nameplate Capacity Tax Facility Standards Act and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax  Support
LB1204    Adopt the Nameplate Capacity Tax Facility Standards Act and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax  Neutral
LB1215    Adopt the Political Subdivision Contracting Transparency Act  Neutral
LB1216    Provide for educational services for prisoners  Neutral
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  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
LB1225    Change provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code relating to expedited appeals of motions to transfer to county or district court  Neutral
LB1226    Provide for issuance of a combination hunting and fishing permit and certain stamps to certain veterans   Neutral
LB1226    Provide for issuance of a combination hunting and fishing permit and certain stamps to certain veterans   Support
LB1227    Change provisions relating to local energy codes and local electrical codes  Neutral
LB1228    Provide for a state docket fee and create funds for court purposes  Neutral
LB1229    Create the Rural Health Transformation Fund  Support
LB1255    Prohibit public power suppliers from exercising the power of eminent domain  Neutral
LB1259    Adopt the Grid Modernization Act  Neutral
LB1261    Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities  Neutral
LR16CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions  Neutral
LR283CA    Constitutional amendment to state that only a United States citizen may be an elector  Neutral
LR284CA    Constitutional amendment to change the voting age to sixteen years of age  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
LR298CA    Constitutional amendment to create requirements for the use of the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund  Neutral
LR317CA    Constitutional amendment to limit the annual growth in the amount of property taxes levied by political subdivisions  Neutral

Tim Gay

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Jun 1, 2026

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