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

Chaffin, Lash

Phone

(402) 476-2829

Address

1335 L Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

League of Nebraska Municipalities

Office Phone

(402) 476-2829

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1335 L 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	Identify amendment or procedural matter	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB5		Provide immunity for administration of naloxone or other federally approved opioid antagonists	Support
LB18		Require certain determinations prior to utility pole installations under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act	Support
LB26		Include certain hospital and health clinic employees within statutes protecting health care professionals from assault	Support
LB36		Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act, provide for the Home Weatherization Clearinghouse and for mitigation of incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat, change provisions relating to the Water Recreation Enhancement Act, ground water allocation, and permits and stamps issued by the Game and Parks Commission, and create the Research Excellence Cash Fund	Neutral
LB36	AM635	Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act, provide for the Home Weatherization Clearinghouse and for mitigation of incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat, change provisions relating to the Water Recreation Enhancement Act, ground water allocation, and permits and stamps issued by the Game and Parks Commission, and create the Research Excellence Cash Fund	Support
LB50		Change provisions relating to the distribution of the nameplate capacity tax	Neutral
LB90		Change provisions relating to improvement districts in cities of the first class	Support
LB91		Change provisions relating to the conveyance of electric distribution systems by public power districts or public power and irrigation districts to cities or villages	Neutral
LB108		Change contributions provisions under the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act	Support
LB113	AM843	Change provisions relating to licensees under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act	Support
LB115		Increase the income tax credit and change the qualification criteria under the Volunteer Emergency Responders Incentive Act	Support
LB117		Provide a sales and use tax exemption for electricity, natural gas, propane, and sewer utilities	Oppose
LB127		Provide for damages for defendants who are found not guilty or whose cases are dismissed or overturned	Oppose
LB129		Prohibit restrictions on the provision of certain energy services	Oppose
LB167		Change the sunset date for the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act	Support
LB176		Require resolutions of project support from political subdivisions under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act	Support
LB179		Change retirement contribution rates under the Police Officers Retirement Act and optional benefit forms under the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act	Support
LB179	AM592	Change retirement contribution rates under the Police Officers Retirement Act and optional benefit forms under the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act	Neutral
LB186		Change provisions relating to entertainment districts under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act	Support
LB195		Provide immunity for administration of naloxone, nalmefene, or other federally approved opioid overdose reversal medications	Support
LB196		Authorize the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles between the hours of sunset and sunrise if used for snow removal	Support
LB206		Provide enhanced penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area during an emergency period	Support
LB211		Change provisions relating to the calculation of property tax request authority under the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act	Support
LB236		Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Oppose
LB240		Change certain notice provisions under the Community Development Law	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	Support
LB266		Prohibit political subdivisions from enacting ordinances which have the effect of imposing rent controls on private property	Oppose
LB269		Change provisions relating to the state database of sales and use tax rates for local jurisdictions	Support
LB270		Provide for a review by the Auditor of Public Accounts for suspected sales and use tax reporting irregularities and discrepancies	Support
LB276		Adopt the Municipal Police Oversight Act, require maintenance of Brady and Giglio lists, ban no-knock warrants, and change requirements on law enforcement officer records	Oppose
LB288	AM733	Change provisions of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, the Community Development Law, the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act	Support
LB289		Change provisions relating to cities, villages, and boards of adjustment and redefine qualifying business under the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act	Support
LB291		Adopt the Aid to Municipalities Act	Support
LB309		Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act	Support
LB324		Change protest procedures relating to creation of a proposed business improvement district or modification of an existing business improvement district under the Business Improvement District Act	Oppose
LB344		Change provisions relating to ground water allocation	Neutral
LB380	AM814	Change provisions regarding program integrity, ground emergency medical transport, and mental health and substance use disorder services under the Medical Assistance Act and provide duties for the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care	Support
LB384		Require a majority of the elected members of the governing bodies of participating political subdivisions to attend joint public hearings under the Property Tax Request Act	Oppose
LB400		Provide for compensation under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act for cancers experienced by firefighters	Oppose
LB424		Limit increases in property tax bills	Oppose
LB441		Authorize virtual inspections for certain building permits and require certain inspection records be made available to the public under the Building Construction Act	Neutral
LB450		Change provisions relating to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act	Support
LB458		Change provisions relating to tax sale certificates, real property sold for delinquent taxes, certain tax-related foreclosure actions, and land banks and adopt the Permitting Approval Timeliness Act and the By-Right Housing Development Act	Oppose
LB471		Prohibit certain restrictions by state agencies, state entities, counties, cities, and villages relating to the energy source of motor vehicles and prohibit certain actions of the Department of Environment and Energy related to vehicle emission standards	Oppose
LB479		Change the distribution of sales and use tax revenue	Support
LB510		Change provisions relating to the sales tax rate, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act	Oppose
LB521	AM1152	Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Election Act and elections in cities of the metropolitan class and in cities of the primary class	Support
LB526		Provide powers and duties for public power districts related to cryptocurrency mining operations	Oppose
LB526	AM691	Provide powers and duties for public power districts related to cryptocurrency mining operations	Neutral
LB531		Provide an exception to the requirement that buildings constructed with state funds comply with the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code	Support
LB542		Change and eliminate payment provisions for road construction costs relating to utility facilities	Oppose
LB548		Provide for political subdivisions that own or operate natural gas systems to contract with industrial consumers of natural gas	Support
LB560		Change provisions relating to innovative tourism grants	Support
LB575		Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits	Oppose
LB576		Change provisions of the Enhanced Wireless 911 Services Act relating to surcharges and public hearings	Support
LB590		Provide for a mitigation bank or an in-lieu fee program relating to the incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat	Support
LB608		Change insurance provisions relating to firefighters and include correctional officers, youth detention officers, certain disabled persons, and their children in the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act	Support
LB610		Change provisions relating to supplemental reimbursement for ground emergency medical transport under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB613		Change provisions relating to the disclosure of tax information to municipalities	Support
LB620		Adopt the Neighborhood Revitalization Act and authorize certain civil actions relating to real property	Neutral
LB626		Authorize redevelopment projects involving affordable housing under the Community Development Law	Support
LB637		Adopt the Destination Nebraska Act and provide for certain taxing authority	Oppose
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
LB650	AM923	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	Support
LB683		Change provisions relating to duties of county assessors regarding notification of real property assessments and eliminate and change provisions of the Property Tax Request Act	Support
LB707		Change provisions relating to the sales tax rate, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act	Oppose
LR7CA		Constitutional amendment to change legislative salaries to thirty thousand dollars annually	Support
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
LR19CA		Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms	Support
LR25CA		Constitutional amendment to change the compensation of members of the Legislature and provide for health insurance	Support
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.

Lash Leroy Chaffin

Lobbyist Name

Jul 15, 2025

Date