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 8, 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

O'Donnell, Phillip

Phone

(402) 434-2755

Address

1327 H Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Public Power District

Office Phone

(402) 564-8561

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1414 15th Street

City

Columbus

State

Zip

68601

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
LB18		Require certain determinations prior to utility pole installations under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act	Neutral
LB20		Require the provision of electric service to customers that own an agricultural self-generation facility	Support
LB35		Change provisions relating to the requirements for certain exemptions for privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Neutral
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	Support
LB43		Change provisions relating to notice and certification requirements for electric generation facilities, transmission lines, and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities located near military installations	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	Support
LB105		Change procedures for voting or election precincts for public power districts	Support
LB117		Provide a sales and use tax exemption for electricity, natural gas, propane, and sewer utilities	Neutral
LB121		Prohibit land disposal of solar panels and wind turbine blades and the component parts of solar panels and wind turbine blades	Neutral
LB129		Prohibit restrictions on the provision of certain energy services	Oppose
LB137		Prohibit certain restrictions on solar energy devices and pollinator gardens and provide a cause of action	Neutral
LB169		Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use tax on certain services	Neutral
LB170		Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks	Neutral
LB193		Change provisions relating to the Committee on Pacific Conflict	Neutral
LB206		Provide enhanced penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area during an emergency period	Neutral
LB241		Provide immunity from liability for cybersecurity events	Neutral
LB243		Change provisions relating to sidewalk assessments by county governments	Neutral
LB264		Provide, change, and eliminate transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and various other funds and change, terminate, and eliminate various statutory programs	Neutral
LB265	AM1645 to AM900	Adopt the Manufacturing Modernization and Workforce Development Pilot Investment Act, transfer, change, and eliminate funds, change provisions relating to the state unemployment insurance tax rate, and eliminate the Nebraska Worker Training Board	Oppose
LB298	AM1553	Provide for the Division of Legislative Oversight, the Director of Legislative Oversight, and the Legislative Oversight Committee and change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare, and the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System	Neutral
LB311		Adopt the Telecommunications Exchange Deregulation Act, restrict actions of governmental actors relating to telecommunications, and change provisions relating to regulation of telecommunications	Neutral
LB317		Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal	Support
LB349		Change provisions relating to applications, notices, filings, exemptions, and violations regarding the construction or acquisition of certain electric energy storage resources by electric suppliers	Oppose
LB394		Change provisions of the Weights and Measures Act	Neutral
LB396		Change provisions relating to the form and filing of public power district budgets and audits with the Nebraska Power Review Board	Support
LB409		Change provisions relating to the membership of the Nebraska Power Review Board	Neutral
LB413		Change provisions relating to the setting of rates by certain power districts	Support
LB450		Change provisions relating to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act	Neutral
LB468		Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers	Neutral
LB489		Prohibit certain entities from operating, maintaining, constructing, or acquiring transmission lines and related facilities	Neutral
LB503		Authorize the designation of American energy friendly counties and change provisions relating to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and the nameplate capacity tax	Oppose
LB526		Provide powers and duties for public power districts related to cryptocurrency mining operations	Neutral
LB546		Change provisions relating to proclamations for disasters, emergencies, and civil defense emergencies made by the Governor	Support
LB595		Create the Research Excellence Cash Fund	Support
LB660		Adopt the State Building Construction Alternatives Act and the Secure Drone Purchasing Act, require agencies to submit a federal funding inventory, and change provisions relating to agency rules and regulations, state buildings, and works of art for state buildings	Neutral
LB660	AM1234	Adopt the State Building Construction Alternatives Act and the Secure Drone Purchasing Act, require agencies to submit a federal funding inventory, and change provisions relating to agency rules and regulations, state buildings, and works of art for state buildings	Oppose
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

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

Phillip L. O'Donnell

Lobbyist Name

Jul 8, 2025

Date