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 29, 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

DeRossett, Dennis M.

Phone

(402) 476-2851

Address

845 S Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Press Association

Office Phone

(402) 476-2851

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

845 S Street

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
LB243	Change provisions relating to sidewalk assessments by county governments	Neutral
LB493	Adopt the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act and eliminate provisions relating to actions involving public petition and participation	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	Support
LB607	Adopt the Environmental Stewardship of Batteries Act, the Extended Producer Responsibility Data Collection Act, and the Minimum Recycled Content Act, and change provisions relating to the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, the Environmental Protection Act, and the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund	Neutral
LB739	Change notice requirements for a petition to change an individual's name	Neutral
LB763	Exempt certain gatherings of members of the Board of Parole from the Open Meetings Act	Oppose
LB797	Increase minimum bidding amount requirements for certain cities and villages	Oppose
LB869	Change provisions relating to notice requirements for property presumed abandoned	Support
LB898	Change which political subdivisions may use virtual conferencing for meetings under the Open Meetings Act and change related requirements	Neutral
LB964	Adopt the Nebraska Public Property Disclosure Act	Support
LB976	Change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts	Oppose
LB1014	Change provisions relating to notice under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Act and require the Secretary of State to create a web page and charge a fee for electronic publication of notices under the act	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	Neutral
LB1108	Change provisions related to contracts entered into by and bidding requirements and exceptions for joint entities and public power districts	Oppose
LB1114	Adopt the Community Improvement District Act and the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act, authorize community improvement districts to levy property taxes, and change provisions related to the Community Development Law, the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act, extraterritorial jurisdiction, sanitary and improvement districts, housing authorities, housing agencies, the Nebraska Housing Agency Act, and the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act	Neutral
LB1145	Change provisions relating to notice requirements for a meeting of a public body under the Open Meetings Act	Oppose

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

Dennis DeRossett

Lobbyist Name

May 29, 2026

Date