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

Kohout, Joseph D.  

(402) 476-1188 

301 S. 13th Street, Suite 400 

Lincoln 

NE 

68508 

PRINCIPAL

Kissel Kohout ES Associates, LLC  

(402) 476-1188 

301 S. 13th Street, Suite 400 

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
LB14    Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act  Support
LB31    Require school policies relating to the use of student surveillance, monitoring, and tracking technology by school districts  Oppose
LB49    Provide for a model ban and bar policy for school districts  Oppose
LB122    Require display of the state and national motto in schools  Oppose
LB131    Include elementary and secondary schools in the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and change tax benefits  Oppose
LB149    Eliminate the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade  Support
LB152    Create a homestead exemption  Support
LB161    Redefine formula students under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act   Support
LB173    Appropriate funds for aid to community colleges and state intent  Support
LB213    Require the State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards on human embryology under the science education standards   Oppose
LB282    Provide for reimbursement for teachers for school supplies  Support
LB299    Allow eligible aliens and dependents to receive public benefits relating to employment  Support
LB300    Change provisions relating to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act and provide a limit for superintendent and educational service unit administrator compensation  Oppose
LB304    Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program and state intent regarding funding  Support
LB329    Change provisions relating to sexual abuse by a school employee  Support
LB352    Change provisions relating to reports on student achievement and discipline required under the Quality Education Accountability Act  Oppose
LB353    Allow public school employees to join or terminate membership in a labor organization  Oppose
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  Oppose
LB389    Eliminate the levy authority of educational service units and provide state funding to educational service units  Oppose
LB403    Create the Office of Grants and provide duties  Support
LB408    Adopt the Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program Act  Support
LB411    Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act  Support
LB417    Provide for administration of the Nebraska Promise Program by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, adopt the College Promise Act, and change provisions relating to the Quality Education Accountability Act   Support
LB424    Limit increases in property tax bills  Oppose
LB425    Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses  Support
LB427    Require the State Treasurer to establish an educational savings account for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve at an approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school  Oppose
LB429    Provide requirements and restrictions for school boards relating to professional employees’ organizations  Oppose
LB430    Provide an additional exception to the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade and change provisions relating to short-term and long-term suspension under the Student Discipline Act   Support
LB441    Authorize virtual inspections for certain building permits under the Building Construction Act  Support
LB468    Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers  Oppose
LB481    Adopt the Foster Care Child Scholarships Act  Oppose
LB492    Change juvenile court jurisdiction relating to habitual truancy and provisions relating to compulsory school attendance  Oppose
LB498    Change provisions relating to foundation aid and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act   Oppose
LB507    Change provisions relating to school transportation expenses for children with disabilities  Oppose
LB509    Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits  Oppose
LB517    Provide requirements for the state school security director regarding protective door assemblies and other school entry systems  Oppose
LB523    Adopt the Student Teacher Compensation Act  Support
LB524    Authorize paraeducator grants under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act and change eligible uses of the Education Future Fund  Support
LB548    Authorize certain cities and villages that own or operate natural gas systems to contract with industrial consumers of natural gas  Support
LB549    Allow a school board to employ a chaplain, including in a volunteer capacity, at a school  Oppose
LB550    Require school districts to adopt a policy that excuses students to attend a course for religious instruction   Oppose
LB557    Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program, provide funding to students denied option enrollment, and eliminate provisions relating to open enrollment option students and diversity plans  Oppose
LB572    Authorize a school district to exceed its budget authority for stipends paid to a student teacher and change the applicability of the School District Property Tax Limitation Act  Support
LB575    Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits  Oppose
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
LB598    Provide funding to school districts to cover extraordinary increases in limited English proficiency student expenditures, change provisions relating to the elementary site allowance and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and reimbursement for special education programs and support services, and change eligible uses of the Education Future Fund  Support
LB624    Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for education scholarships  Oppose
LB631    State intent relating to funding for the School Emergency Response Mapping Fund  Support
LB633    Change provisions relating to applications rejected under the enrollment option program and create the Nebraska Option Enrollment Tuition Account Program  Oppose
LB652    Terminate the Board of Educational Lands and Funds  Oppose
LB653    Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act  Oppose
LB653  AM1701  Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act  Support
LB670    Require schools to adopt a safety plan and provide and change requirements related to training for staff of child care and schools  Support
LB682    Update terminology relating to individualized education programs for high school students  Oppose
LB689    Redefine terms under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act  Support
LB691    Require school districts and private, denominational, and parochial schools to display the Ten Commandments in school buildings  Oppose
LB692    Change provisions relating to property tax request authority under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act  Oppose
LB711    Change provisions relating to the new school adjustment under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Support
LB714    Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees  Oppose
LB722    Provide for use of the Behavioral Health Services Fund for individuals with substance use disorder  Support
LB723    Provide for implementation of community engagement requirements under the Medical Assistance Act  Support
LB723    Provide for implementation of community engagement requirements under the Medical Assistance Act  Neutral
LB724    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a cost study of behavioral health care rates  Support
LB725    Change provisions of the State Electrical Act  Oppose
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  Support
LB730    Require schools and state agencies to designate restrooms and locker rooms based on sex and require state agencies to define an individual's sex as either male or female for purposes of rules and regulations, the enforcement of administrative actions, and adjudication of disputes  Oppose
LB731    Adopt the Gender Transition Malpractice Accountability Act, provide an exemption to the time limitation to commence certain actions relating to professional negligence, require insurance coverage for certain treatments and procedures arising as a result of a gender-altering procedure, and change provisions relating to civil actions under the Let Them Grow Act  Oppose
LB732    Change provisions relating to the ability of a health care practitioner to provide cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers under the Let Them Grow Act   Oppose
LB734    Change waiver of work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program  Support
LB737    Require a joint public hearing to evaluate the progress of the Olmstead plan for individuals with disabilities  Support
LB740    Adopt the Housing First Supportive Services Act and require the Department of Health and Human Services to seek federal approval for coverage under the Medical Assistance Act  Support
LB742    Provide requirements relating to the participation of seventh and eighth grade students in high school sports  Support
LB745    Change provisions relating to the requirements for a diploma of high school equivalency   Support
LB748    Change provisions relating to the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and allow for the use of trust funds for recognized postsecondary credential programs  Oppose
LB753    Provide for recognition and enforcement of military protective orders under the Protection Orders Act  Support
LB755    Adopt the Emergency Service Peer Support Act  Support
LB762    Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders  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
LB767    Adopt the Certified Help Options in Claims Expertise for Veterans Act  Oppose
LB773    Eliminate a sunset date and change provisions of the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program  Support
LB777    Provide for eligibility and reporting requirements under the medical assistance program  Support
LB780    Require insurance coverage of eating disorders  Support
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
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
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
LB824    Change provisions relating to termination of employment under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act  Support
LB826    Change provisions relating to late applications for homestead exemptions  Support
LB841    Change provisions relating to special education services, parental consent, and hearings  Oppose
LB842    Authorize certain municipal contracts and agreements relating to parking facilities  Support
LB843    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waiver for refugees and immigrants  Support
LB847    Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor  Oppose
LB847  AM2875  Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor  Support
LB854    Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require them to wear appropriate identification  Support
LB854    Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require them to wear appropriate identification  Oppose
LB858    Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for federally qualified community health centers  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  Support
LB862    Change intent relating to appropriations under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Support
LB866    Change distribution of the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Trust Fund, create a fund, and provide for drug detection activities  Neutral
LB866    Change distribution of the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Trust Fund, create a fund, and provide for drug detection activities  Support
LB868    Provide an inheritance tax exemption relating to victims of homicide and change provisions relating to when certain inheritance taxes are due  Neutral
LB879    Adopt the Guest Worker Permit Act  Support
LB884    Change provisions relating to voter registration, ballots, and poll watchers and observers  Neutral
LB884    Change provisions relating to voter registration, ballots, and poll watchers and observers  Oppose
LB890    Change provisions relating to fees and occupations taxes under the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act  Neutral
LB893    Provide for an interpersonal relations training course as an alternative to the human relations training requirement for substitute teachers  Support
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  Support
LB899    Change and eliminate provisions of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act  Neutral
LB901    Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, change provisions related to the confidentiality of shared information, the distribution of certain tax revenue, contracts between the Tax Commissioner and collection agencies, the collection and enforcement of delinquent income tax claims, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act, and the Nebraska Advantage Research and Development Act, provide for fees, provide an excise tax on kratom, eliminate certain personal property and sales and use tax exemptions and a tax credit, and terminate the Department of Revenue Miscellaneous Receipts Fund  Neutral
LB901    Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, change provisions related to the confidentiality of shared information, the distribution of certain tax revenue, contracts between the Tax Commissioner and collection agencies, the collection and enforcement of delinquent income tax claims, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act, and the Nebraska Advantage Research and Development Act, provide for fees, provide an excise tax on kratom, eliminate certain personal property and sales and use tax exemptions and a tax credit, and terminate the Department of Revenue Miscellaneous Receipts Fund  Oppose
LB901  AM2469  Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, change provisions related to the confidentiality of shared information, the distribution of certain tax revenue, contracts between the Tax Commissioner and collection agencies, the collection and enforcement of delinquent income tax claims, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act, and the Nebraska Advantage Research and Development Act, provide for fees, provide an excise tax on kratom, eliminate certain personal property and sales and use tax exemptions and a tax credit, and terminate the Department of Revenue Miscellaneous Receipts Fund  Neutral
LB906    Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require officers to wear appropriate identification  Support
LB907    Prohibit law enforcement officers from entering community safe spaces to enforce immigration law  Support
LB909    Prohibit sexual abuse by a law enforcement officer  Support
LB911    Provide requirements for licensed behavior analysts, certain child care licensing facilities, behavior analysis services under the Medical Assistance Act, and the Department of Health and Human Services   Oppose
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
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  Oppose
LB923    Change and eliminate provisions relating to county records  Support
LB924    Change powers of learning community councils and authorized uses of learning community levies  Support
LB924    Change powers of learning community councils and authorized uses of learning community levies  Oppose
LB927    Change provisions relating to the involvement of foreign nationals with funding and organization of ballot question committees  Neutral
LB929    Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees  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  Support
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  Support
LB937  AM2454  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  Support
LB937  AM2606  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  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
LB939    Adopt the Saving Human Connection Act   Oppose
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
LB951    Include extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction in municipal elections and districts  Oppose
LB953    Change provisions related to eligible activities for and requirements for assistance from the Site and Building Development Fund  Support
LB955    Provide for practice agreements between pharmacists and physician assistants  Support
LB960    Provide a requirement to include nonvoting student members on school boards  Oppose
LB964    Adopt the Nebraska Public Property Disclosure Act  Support
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  Support
LB966    Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation  Support
LB969    Establish a database of financial information from counties and municipalities  Support
LB970    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state plan amendment to include a program of early literacy promotion and intervention in well-child visits under the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services program  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  Oppose
LB982    Appropriate funds to the Public Service Commission for the Broadband Bridge Program  Support
LB991    Provide for stop-signal-arm camera systems on school buses and authorize the use of such systems for enforcement of certain violations under the Nebraska Rules of the Road  Oppose
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
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  Support
LB1004    Change the regulation of nonalcoholic beer under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act  Oppose
LB1005    Provide for the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles between sunset and sunrise under the Nebraska Rules of the Road  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  Oppose
LB1019    Provide immunity from prosecution for trespass for county assessors  Support
LB1020    Provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting and eliminate the requirement that courts impose probation for Class IV felonies  Support
LB1021    Change provisions related to penalties, proceeds, and distributed revenue of the nameplate capacity tax  Oppose
LB1022    Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate  Oppose
LB1025    Provide for an excise tax on certain social media platform businesses  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
LB1030    Appropriate funds to the Department of Economic Development for state aid to development districts  Support
LB1034    Prohibit school staff from allowing federal immigration enforcement officers to access schools without a judicial warrant  Support
LB1038    Change provisions relating to school funding and property taxes  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
LB1050    Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Oppose
LB1059    Prohibit certain conduct relating to mobile tracking devices and change penalties for stalking  Support
LB1068    Change requirements for petition circulators and sponsors under the Election Act  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  Oppose
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  Oppose
LB1084    Change provisions relating to persons taken into emergency protective custody  Oppose
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  Support
LB1089    Change enforcement provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act  Support
LB1092    Provide for Back the Blue License Plates and Iconic-Design License Plates  Support
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
LB1098    Adopt the State Rail Plan Act  Support
LB1100    Modernize language in a civil procedure statute  Neutral
LB1100  AM2688  Modernize language in a civil procedure statute  Support
LB1100  AM2689  Modernize language in a civil procedure statute  Support
LB1102    Provide requirements for monthly payments of retirement allowances and change when certain cost-of-living adjustments occur under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act  Support
LB1105    State intent regarding appropriations  Neutral
LB1107    Change provisions of the Rural Road Improvement District Act  Neutral
LB1115    Exempt microbreweries from certain distribution agreement requirements between beer suppliers and wholesalers  Oppose
LB1117    Change provisions relating to tuition waivers and provide for reimbursement to postsecondary institutions  Oppose
LB1118    Classify certain actions by a social media platform as deceptive trade practices under the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act  Oppose
LB1119    Change provisions relating to the collection and use of personal data and provide additional duties and prohibitions for a covered online service under the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act  Oppose
LB1124    Increase the cigarette tax and state intent and change provisions relating to the distribution of cigarette tax proceeds  Oppose
LB1125    Require legislative approval of certain University of Nebraska contracts and restrict ownership of certain facilities  Support
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  Support
LB1131    Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act and eliminate personal property tax and sales and use tax exemptions relating to data centers  Support
LB1134    Change and provide limitations on updates to state and local building codes, electrical codes, and energy codes  Oppose
LB1140    Provide for distribution of appropriations to the State Department of Education for a pilot program in a city of the metropolitan class  Support
LB1141    Create the Nebraska Youth Pre-Apprentice Conservation Program, provide powers and duties to the Game and Parks Commission, and transfer funds from the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund  Support
LB1145    Change provisions relating to notice requirements for a meeting of a public body under the Open Meetings Act   Support
LB1146    Change provisions relating to reports by a school district relating to absences of a child from school  Oppose
LB1147    Require the Auditor of Public Accounts to investigate impoundment of funds by the Governor and submit a quarterly report  Support
LB1151    Provide for a regional craft brewery license under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act  Oppose
LB1153    Change provisions relating to recovery under the Consumer Protection Act, provide a termination date for the State Settlement Cash Fund and for distribution of money in the fund, and change provisions relating to the State Settlement Trust Fund  Support
LB1154    Change provisions relating to the calculation of property tax request authority under the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act  Support
LB1158    Change provisions relating to certain motor carriers  Oppose
LB1162    Change powers and duties of the Public Service Commission relating to railroad safety  Neutral
LB1165    Adopt the Grow the Good Life Act, provide an income tax credit, change provisions relating to the Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Nebraska Advantage Act, and the Site and Building Development Act, and create grant programs to help employers retain or attract employees and to assist cities of the first class impacted by private entity closure or downsizing  Neutral
LB1165    Adopt the Grow the Good Life Act, provide an income tax credit, change provisions relating to the Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Nebraska Advantage Act, and the Site and Building Development Act, and create grant programs to help employers retain or attract employees and to assist cities of the first class impacted by private entity closure or downsizing  Support
LB1165  AM2504  Adopt the Grow the Good Life Act, provide an income tax credit, change provisions relating to the Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Nebraska Advantage Act, and the Site and Building Development Act, and create grant programs to help employers retain or attract employees and to assist cities of the first class impacted by private entity closure or downsizing  Support
LB1171    Provide for certain claims relating to sewer systems under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Oppose
LB1177    Create the Child Care Cash Fund  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
LB1191    Change provisions relating to certain employment and investment requirements under the Nebraska Advantage Act  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  Neutral
LB1201    Provide for a grant program related to classroom libraries and engagement materials  Support
LB1203    Provide for the treatment of uncashed checks issued by counties  Support
LB1207    Require school districts to provide mental health leave for school employees  Oppose
LB1208    Provide a budget requirement under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Oppose
LB1211    Provide requirements for automated medication systems operated by certain pharmacies under the Automated Medication Systems Act  Support
LB1215    Adopt the Political Subdivision Contracting Transparency Act  Oppose
LB1216    Provide for educational services for prisoners  Support
LB1217    Authorize schools to maintain epinephrine for emergency first aid  Support
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
LB1221    Provide definitions relating to community engagement and work requirements under the Medical Assistance Act  Support
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  Support
LB1225    Change provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code relating to expedited appeals of motions to transfer to county or district court  Support
LB1227    Change provisions relating to local energy codes and local electrical codes  Oppose
LB1238    Change the cigarette tax and distribution of such tax and change taxes imposed under the Tobacco Products Tax Act  Oppose
LB1243    Change school board policies and procedures relating to part-time enrollment  Oppose
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  Oppose
LB1249    Redefine terms, change provisions relating to the carryover of paid sick time, and repeal obsolete provisions in the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act  Oppose
LB1254    Prohibit sale of electronic smoking devices without a child safety feature  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  Oppose
LR12CA    Constitutional amendment to impose a limit on ad valorem taxes for real property, provide a new method of valuing real property for tax purposes, provide certain exceptions, and eliminate conflicting constitutional provisions  Oppose
LR16CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions  Support
LR18CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions  Support
LR28CA    Constitutional amendment to eliminate provisions creating the Board of Educational Lands and Funds  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  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  Oppose
LR311CA    Constitutional amendment to create a Commission on Redistricting and provide requirements for drawing district boundaries  Support
LR317CA    Constitutional amendment to limit the annual growth in the amount of property taxes levied by political subdivisions  Oppose

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May 30, 2026

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