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: Jun 1, 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

Kirk, Melanie

Phone

(402) 937-1188

Address

245 S 84th Suite 200

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68510

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition

Office Phone

(402) 476-6256

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

245 S 84th Street Suite 200

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68510

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
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
LB734	Change waiver of work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	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
LB751	Require a study to improve reporting and investigation of missing Black women and children	Support
LB753	Provide for recognition and enforcement of military protective orders under the Protection Orders Act	Support
LB773	Eliminate a sunset date and change provisions of the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program	Support
LB789	Provide an exclusion from the hearsay rule for a statement offered against a party that wrongfully caused the declarant's unavailability	Support
LB809	Prohibit political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances relating to landlords	Oppose
LB818	Change provisions relating to penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation	Support
LB825	Require training on domestic abuse for mental health practitioners under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Support
LB849	Provide a sales and use tax exemption for over-the-counter drugs	Support
LB868	Provide an inheritance tax exemption relating to victims of homicide and change provisions relating to when certain inheritance taxes are due	Support
LB876	Adopt the Immediate Protection from Abuse Act and change notice requirements under the Protection Orders Act	Support
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	Support
LB907	Prohibit law enforcement officers from entering community safe spaces to enforce immigration law	Support
LB908	Require courts to consider certain research in determining the best interests of the child under the Parenting Act	Oppose
LB925	Adopt the Safe Parks and Public Spaces Act	Oppose
LB926	Change provisions relating to cash assistance under the Welfare Reform Act and transitional assistance under the aid to dependent children program	Oppose
LB1000	Change penalties for violations of domestic abuse and sexual assault protection orders	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
LB1059	Prohibit certain conduct relating to mobile tracking devices and change penalties for stalking	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
LB1088	Require persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence or subject to domestic abuse protection orders to surrender firearms for a period of time	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
LB1146	Change provisions relating to reports by a school district relating to absences of a child from school	Support
LB1161	Change provisions relating to the age of majority	Support
LB1181	Change provisions relating to the rights of victims of certain crimes	Support

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

Melanie Kirk

Lobbyist Name

Jun 1, 2026

Date