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 16, 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

Otto, Richard J.

Phone

(402) 440-2311

Address

635 S. 14th St. Suite #305

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Grocery Industry Association

Office Phone

(402) 423-5533

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

635 S. 14th St. Suite #305

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68516-3301

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
LB9		Change provisions relating to cigarette taxes and the Tobacco Products Tax Act and provide for regulation of products containing nicotine analogues	Oppose
LB46		Establish a Restaurant Meals Program under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Oppose
LB60		Eliminate the restriction on selling a lottery ticket through a vending or dispensing device under the State Lottery Act	Support
LB75		Change provisions of the Wage and Hour Act relating to tipped employees and provide for complaints, prohibited actions, and liquidated damages	Oppose
LB113		Change provisions relating to licensees under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act	Oppose
LB118		Change supervising authority for a pharmacist	Support
LB125		Provide for regulation of products containing nicotine analogues and include alternative nicotine products under the Tobacco Products Tax Act	Oppose
LB136		Change provisions relating to service of garnishment summons, continuing liens, and notices upon corporate garnishees	Support
LB138		Change provisions relating to pharmacy dispensing fees under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB150	AM1421	Adopt the Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program Act, provide for a pilot program related to mental health, prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status, and change and eliminate provisions relating to garnishment, liens, post-release supervision, sexual abuse by school workers, criminal mischief, discovery in criminal cases, habitual sentencing enhancements, veterans justice programs, paternity proceedings, handgun purchase requirements, correctional system overcrowding emergencies, the Division of Parole Services, the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, and the Sex Offender Commitment Act	Support
LB167		Change the sunset date for the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act	Support
LB169		Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use tax on certain services	Oppose
LB170		Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks	Oppose
LB171		Change provisions relating to individual and corporate income tax rates	Oppose
LB177		Change provisions relating to certain licenses issued under the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act	Support
LB178		Require mandatory server training under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act	Oppose
LB192		Change and eliminate provisions regarding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and eliminate requirements for an evaluation and a report	Support
LB198		Change provisions of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Support
LB199		Change the statute of limitations for personal injury actions, include administrative proceedings within the Nonrecourse Civil Litigation Act, require disclosures by consumers under such act, and provide for discipline against civil litigation funding companies	Support
LB204		Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law	Oppose
LB229		Exclude marketplace network contractors working for marketplace network platforms from the Employment Security Law	Support
LB241		Provide immunity from liability for cybersecurity events	Support
LB245		Change provisions of the Nebraska Pure Food Act and the Weights and Measures Act	Oppose
LB258		Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act	Support
LB265		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	Support
LB297		Change provisions relating to the combined tax rate under the Employment Security Law	Support
LB330		Change provisions relating to the sales tax rate and create the Alcohol Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund	Oppose
LB331		Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act and terminate tax provisions	Oppose
LB361		Change provisions of the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act to provide for jury trials and prohibit discrimination for exercise of rights under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Oppose
LB375		Adopt the Grocer Reinvestment Option Act	Support
LB397		Eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety program and terminate a fund	Support
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
LB415	AM545	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
LB455		Provide for confidentiality of and access to certain injury reports under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Support
LB456		Provide for a patient’s waiver for the release of employee hospital and medical records under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act	Support
LB464		Create the offense of organized retail crime and provide penalties under the Nebraska Criminal Code	Support
LB477		Change provisions of the Workplace Privacy Act	Oppose
LB510		Change provisions relating to the sales tax rate, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act	Support
LB532		Require employers to use E-Verify, prohibit knowingly hiring an unauthorized alien, and provide for discipline against employers' licenses	Oppose
LB544		Disqualify certain individuals from receiving benefits under the Employment Security Law	Support
LB559		Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses	Support
LB559	AM731	Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses	Support
LB598		Provide funding to school districts to cover extraordinary increases in limited English proficiency student expenditures, change provisions relating to the elementary site allowance and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and reimbursement for special education programs and support services, and change eligible uses of the Education Future Fund	Oppose
LB602		Adopt the Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange Act	Oppose
LB604		Change provisions regarding initiative and referendum petitions	Support
LB607		Adopt the Environmental Stewardship of Batteries Act, the Extended Producer Responsibility Data Collection Act, and the Minimum Recycled Content Act, and change provisions relating to the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, the Environmental Protection Act, and the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund	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
LB656		Change work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Support
LB688		Prohibit advertising of electronic nicotine delivery systems	Oppose
LB698		Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act	Support
LB712		Change the tax on sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems	Oppose

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

Richard Otto

Lobbyist Name

Jul 16, 2025

Date