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 20, 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

Head, Craig J.

Phone

(402) 421-4400

Address

5225 S. 16th Street, PO Box 80299

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68512

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation

Office Phone

(402) 421-4400

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

5225 S 16th St

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68512

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
LB9	Change provisions relating to cigarette taxes and the Tobacco Products Tax Act and provide for regulation of products containing nicotine analogues	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
LB95	Provide for a pilot program under the federal Child Care Subsidy program	Neutral
LB107	Provide an income tax credit for renters and change provisions relating to a property tax credit	Oppose
LB115	Increase the income tax credit and change the qualification criteria under the Volunteer Emergency Responders Incentive Act	Support
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
LB135	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to elections for certain purposes related to bonds and tax levies	Support
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
LB173	Appropriate funds for aid to community colleges and state intent	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
LB207	Provide a registration fee under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for certain commercially registered alternative fuel vehicles	Support
LB208	Change provisions relating to sales tax collection fees, confidentiality of sales tax information, the streamlined sales and use tax agreement, a sales tax database, and certain income tax credits	Neutral
LB212	Change tax provisions relating to cigars, cheroots, and stogies	Neutral
LB246	Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice	Neutral
LB264	Provide, change, and eliminate transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and various other funds and change, terminate, and eliminate various statutory programs	Support
LB280	Require audits of authorized gaming operators and provide powers and duties for the Auditor of Public Accounts	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
LB304	Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program	Support
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	Oppose
LB343	Change the fee for specialty license plates	Support
LB375	Adopt the Grocer Reinvestment Option Act	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	Support
LB389	Eliminate the levy authority of educational service units and provide state funding to educational service units	Support
LB413	Change provisions relating to the setting of rates by certain power districts	Neutral
LB415	Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and the Conveyance Safety Act and provide for offset of debt owed due to the overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law against gambling winnings under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and against future benefits under the Employment Security Law	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
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
LB496	Provide requirements under the Nebraska Rules of the Road relating to motorists encountering certain animals being led or driven on highways	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	Oppose
LB525	Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act	Neutral
LB527	Adopt the Medicaid Access and Quality Act and change provisions relating to taxes on health maintenance organizations, prepaid limited health service organizations, and insurance companies	Support
LB532	Require employers to use E-Verify, prohibit knowingly hiring an unauthorized alien, and provide for discipline against employers' licenses	Oppose
LB561	Provide restrictions and change provisions related to operation of vehicles carrying raw milk	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
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
LB625	Provide for the establishment of a database of financial information from all school districts in the state	Support
LB636	Change provisions relating to fees allowed for sheriffs and provide for reimbursement to counties for medical services for jail inmates	Support
LB638	Change provisions of the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act	Support
LB645	Change provisions relating to school retirement systems and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System	Support
LB646	Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act	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	Support
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
LB664	Change the Administrative Procedure Act to require agencies to allow for public comment and submissions on proposed rules and regulations and change permissible venue for civil actions challenging rules and regulations	Support
LB665	Prohibit the use of certain electronic identification devices under the Animal Health and Disease Control Act	Neutral
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
LB692	Change provisions relating to property tax request authority under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act	Support
LB698	Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act	Support
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
LR13CA	Constitutional amendment to prohibit the levying of an inheritance tax	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
LR25CA	Constitutional amendment to change the compensation of members of the Legislature and provide for health insurance	Support

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

Craig J. Head

Lobbyist Name

Jun 20, 2025

Date