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: Jul 15, 2025

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

2025

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Brunkhorst, Kelly

Phone

(402) 438-6459

Address

245 Fallbrook Blvd., Suite 204

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68521

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Corn Growers Association

Office Phone

(402) 438-6459

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

245 Fallbrook Blvd., Suite 204

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68521

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
LB8	Change provisions relating to the tax credits under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Act	Support
LB20	Require the provision of electric service to customers that own an agricultural self-generation facility	Support
LB37	Adopt the Railroad Safety Act	Support
LB81	Define a term and change tax credit provisions under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Support
LB107	Provide an income tax credit for renters and change provisions relating to a property tax credit	Oppose
LB119	Provide requirements for the Rural Health Opportunity Program and provide tuition waivers	Support
LB130	Change provisions relating to General Fund net receipts and transfers to the Cash Reserve Fund	Oppose
LB145	Require the Director of Agriculture to administer a grant program relating to noxious weeds and restate intent regarding appropriations for vegetation management	Support
LB152	Create a homestead exemption	Support
LB169	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use tax on certain services	Support
LB170	Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks	Support
LB171	Change provisions relating to individual and corporate income tax rates	Support
LB175	Provide duties for the successor in interest of a railroad	Support
LB200	Provide for exemptions under the Personal Property Tax Relief Act	Support
LB201	Provide for a fee under Nebraska Money Transmitters Act	Oppose
LB207	Provide a registration fee under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for certain commercially registered alternative fuel vehicles	Support
LB242	Change the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and the School District Property Tax Relief Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations, municipal occupation taxes, and property tax statements	Oppose
LB246	Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice	Neutral
LB254	State legislative intent to transfer funds for workforce housing	Support
LB286	Change provisions relating to application deadlines under the Nebraska Innovation Hub Act and the Nebraska Rural Projects Act	Support
LB299	Allow eligible aliens and dependents to receive public benefits relating to employment	Support
LB303	Create the School Financing Review Commission and change provisions relating to budget authority under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB337	Change provisions relating to the regulation and operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles	Neutral
LB343	Change the fee for specialty license plates	Support
LB389	Eliminate the levy authority of educational service units and provide state funding to educational service units	Support
LB398	Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers, provide for Arbor Day license plates and certain trailer license plates, change fees and fee distribution provisions for license plates and records requests related to motor vehicles and motor vehicle operators, change provisions relating to commercial driver’s licenses and CLP-commercial learner’s permits, and provide duties for successors in interest of certain railroad property	Support
LB413	Change provisions relating to the setting of rates by certain power districts	Neutral
LB421	Allow an authorized gaming operator to conduct sports wagering by means of an online sports wagering platform under the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act and change the distribution of taxes collected from sports wagering	Support
LB424	Limit increases in property tax bills	Support
LB468	Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers	Support
LB484	Redefine agricultural land and horticultural land for property tax assessment	Oppose
LB490	Change provisions of the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act	Support
LB494	Change provisions relating to the School District Property Tax Relief Act and transfers of General Fund net receipts to the Cash Reserve Fund and the School District Property Tax Relief Credit Fund	Support
LB498	Change provisions relating to foundation aid and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB501	Change provisions relating to the assessment of real property that suffers significant property damage	Support
LB502	Provide a penalty under the Farm Labor Contractors Act	Neutral
LB561	Provide restrictions and change provisions related to operation of vehicles carrying raw milk	Support
LB562	Change provisions relating to permits and stamps issued by the Game and Parks Commission	Support
LB563	Provide for permanent trailer license plates for commercial fertilizer trailers	Support
LB564	Change provisions relating to fund transfers to the School District Property Tax Relief Credit Fund and the amount of tax relief granted under the School District Property Tax Relief Act	Support
LB593	Update references relating to automotive spark-ignition engine fuel	Support
LB595	Create the Research Excellence Cash Fund	Support
LB597	Change provisions relating to foundation aid, local effort rate yield, adjusted valuations of property, and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Support
LB638	Change provisions of the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act	Support
LB650	Adopt the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions relating to land banks, property tax exemptions, real property sold for delinquent taxes, sales tax provisions, and certain tax credits	Oppose
LB654	Appropriate funds to the Department of Agriculture	Support
LB658	Provide labeling and advertising requirements for manufactured-protein food products	Support
LB663	Provide for required education for members of county planning commissions and county boards and change provisions relating to conditional use or special exception determinations by county planning commissions and county boards	Support
LB673	Change provisions relating to the Perkins County Canal Project and provide for a transfer from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund	Oppose
LB674	Change provisions relating to the Perkins County Canal Project and provide for transfers from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund	Oppose
LB690	Change provisions relating to the regulation and operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles	Neutral
LB710	Increase the earned income tax credit	Support
LB714	Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees	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	Support
LR16CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Support
LR18CA	Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions	Support
LR19CA	Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms	Support
LR22CA	Constitutional amendment to provide the right to a clean and healthy natural environment and that the state and political subdivisions serve as trustee of the natural resources of Nebraska	Oppose
LR27CA	Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms	Support

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

Kelly Brunkhorst

Lobbyist Name

Jul 15, 2025

Date