NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

 

 
NADC FORM D
 
  • 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)

2025

ITEM 2
NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL
LOBBYIST

Edwards Westerhold Moore  

(402) 476-1440 

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201 

Lincoln 

NE 

68508 

PRINCIPAL

Elkhorn Public Schools  

(402) 289-2579 

20650 Glenn St 

Elkhorn 

NE 

68022 

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
LB12    Change the statute of limitations on certain civil actions for sexual assault of a child  Neutral
LB14    Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act  Neutral
LB31    Require school policies relating to the use of student surveillance, monitoring, and tracking technology by school districts  Oppose
LB49    Provide for a model ban and bar policy for school districts  Neutral
LB50    Change provisions relating to the distribution of the nameplate capacity tax  Neutral
LB81    Define a term and change tax credit provisions under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act  Neutral
LB84    Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact  Neutral
LB89    Adopt the Stand With Women Act  Neutral
LB122    Require display of the state and national motto in schools  Neutral
LB123    Change provisions relating to withholding money due to noncompliance with budget limits, property tax request authority, and annual audits for certain political subdivisions  Neutral
LB131    Include elementary and secondary schools in the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and change tax benefits  Neutral
LB135    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to elections for certain purposes related to bonds and tax levies  Oppose
LB140    Require school policies relating to use of electronic communication devices by students  Neutral
LB142    Redefine a term under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB143    Change provisions relating to student enrollment  Neutral
LB149    Eliminate the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade  Neutral
LB152    Create a homestead exemption  Neutral
LB156    Allow tort claims under the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act for sexual assaults of children in school settings  Neutral
LB161    Redefine formula students under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act   Neutral
LB162    Adopt the Child Care Safety and Security Act  Neutral
LB173    Appropriate funds for aid to community colleges and state intent  Neutral
LB189    Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act  Neutral
LB204    Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law  Neutral
LB213    Require the State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards on human embryology under the science education standards   Neutral
LB215    Require the establishment of a program to provide second chance relief for eligible committed offenders  Neutral
LB226    Provide for setting aside convictions and expunging records for convictions and adjudications for concealed weapon offenses, provide a private cause of action for violations of the Security, Privacy, and Dissemination of Criminal History Information Act, waive sovereign immunity, and provide for retroactivity  Neutral
LB236    Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB249    Provide for military impact funding and change provisions relating to local formula resources under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB258    Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act  Neutral
LB260    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to appropriations  Neutral
LB261    Appropriate funds for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, and appropriate Federal Funds allocated to the State of Nebraska pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021  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
LB282    Provide for reimbursement for teachers for school supplies  Neutral
LB295    Change provisions relating to the County Employees Retirement Act, the Judges Retirement Act, the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, the School Employees Retirement Act, the State Employees Retirement Act, the Spousal Pension Rights Act, and the Public Employees Retirement Board  Neutral
LB296    Require the State Department of Education to create a centralized education records system and employ registrars relating to students under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and change provisions relating to graduation requirements and the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund   Neutral
LB299    Allow eligible aliens and dependents to receive public benefits relating to employment  Neutral
LB300    Change provisions relating to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act and provide a limit for superintendent and educational service unit administrator compensation  Neutral
LB302    Eliminate daylight saving time  Neutral
LB303    Create the School Financing Review Commission and change provisions relating to budget authority under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB329    Change provisions relating to sexual abuse by a school employee  Neutral
LB330    Change provisions relating to the sales tax rate and create the Alcohol Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund  Neutral
LB331    Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act and terminate tax provisions  Neutral
LB352    Change provisions relating to reports on student achievement and discipline required under the Quality Education Accountability Act  Neutral
LB353    Allow public school employees to join or terminate membership in a labor organization  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB389    Eliminate the levy authority of educational service units and provide state funding to educational service units  Neutral
LB390    Require each school board to adopt a policy relating to access by a parent, guardian, or educational decisionmaker to certain school library information  Neutral
LB403    Create the Office of Grants and provide duties  Neutral
LB408    Adopt the Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program Act  Neutral
LB411    Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act  Neutral
LB417    Provide for administration of the Nebraska Promise Program by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, adopt the College Promise Act, and change provisions relating to the Quality Education Accountability Act   Neutral
LB424    Limit increases in property tax bills  Neutral
LB426    Authorize an American flag education program and change provisions relating to the distribution of lottery funds used for education  Neutral
LB427    Require the State Treasurer to establish an educational savings account for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve at an approved or accredited public, private, denominational, or parochial school  Neutral
LB428    Change provisions relating to school policies on the involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers in schools   Neutral
LB429    Provide requirements and restrictions for school boards relating to professional employees’ organizations  Neutral
LB430    Provide an additional exception to the prohibition on suspending a student in prekindergarten through second grade and change provisions relating to short-term and long-term suspension under the Student Discipline Act   Neutral
LB438    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  Neutral
LB440    Adopt the Education Leave and Support Act  Oppose
LB457    Require anaphylaxis policies for school districts and licensed child care facilities and provide a limit on the amount an insured is required to pay by an insurance policy or benefit plan for epinephrine injectors  Neutral
LB462    Change reporting requirements relating to child abuse or neglect, parental rights, and juvenile court jurisdiction  Neutral
LB463    Require school districts to develop a cardiac emergency response plan under the School Safety and Security Reporting Act and provide for grants for such plans from the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund   Neutral
LB481    Adopt the Foster Care Child Scholarships Act  Neutral
LB484    Redefine agricultural land and horticultural land for property tax assessment  Neutral
LB492    Change juvenile court jurisdiction relating to habitual truancy and provisions relating to compulsory school attendance  Neutral
LB493    Adopt the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act and eliminate provisions relating to actions involving public petition and participation  Neutral
LB497    Provide for admission of and participation in extracurricular activities by certain students that are not residents of the school district  Neutral
LB498    Change provisions relating to foundation aid and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act   Neutral
LB500    Create the School Financing Review Commission  Neutral
LB507    Change provisions relating to school transportation expenses for children with disabilities  Neutral
LB509    Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits  Neutral
LB517    Provide requirements for the state school security director regarding protective door assemblies and other school entry systems  Neutral
LB523    Adopt the Student Teacher Compensation Act  Neutral
LB524    Authorize paraeducator grants under the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act and change eligible uses of the Education Future Fund  Neutral
LB528    Change and eliminate provisions relating to grants from the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund  Neutral
LB538    Require school boards and postsecondary educational institutions to adopt a policy and provide training relating to discrimination and antisemitism and provide for Title VI coordinators  Neutral
LB549    Allow a school board to employ a chaplain, including in a volunteer capacity, at a school  Neutral
LB550    Require school districts to adopt a policy that excuses students to attend a course for religious instruction   Neutral
LB557    Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program, provide funding to students denied option enrollment, and eliminate provisions relating to open enrollment option students and diversity plans  Neutral
LB567    Authorize school policies relating to community engagement   Neutral
LB572    Authorize a school district to exceed its budget authority for stipends paid to a student teacher and change the applicability of the School District Property Tax Limitation Act  Neutral
LB575    Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits  Neutral
LB589    Change provisions relating to reimbursement for special education programs and support services and require school districts to provide special education staff with professional leave  Neutral
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  Neutral
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  Neutral
LB599    Require the State Board of Education to adopt a policy relating to cybersecurity  Neutral
LB605    Require each school board to adopt a policy relating to transgender student participation in extracurricular activities sponsored by a school or an athletics or activities association  Neutral
LB624    Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for education scholarships  Neutral
LB625    Provide for the establishment of a database of financial information from all school districts in the state  Neutral
LB631    State intent relating to funding for the School Emergency Response Mapping Fund  Neutral
LB633    Change provisions relating to applications rejected under the enrollment option program and create the Nebraska Option Enrollment Tuition Account Program  Neutral
LB645    Change provisions relating to school retirement systems and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System  Neutral
LB647    Adopt the Recreational Trail Easement Property Tax Exemption Act and the Adoption Tax Credit Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations, property tax request authority, municipal occupation taxes, real property assessments, the Property Tax Request Act, income tax credits, taxation of business entities, the School District Property Tax Relief Act, and the Nebraska educational savings plan trust  Neutral
LB652    Terminate the Board of Educational Lands and Funds  Neutral
LB653    Change provisions relating to reimbursement for special education programs, support services, and the enrollment option program, provide reimbursement for certain students under the enrollment option program, and change the authorized uses of the Education Future Fund  Neutral
LB657    Create the offense of assault on a sports official and provide a penalty under the Nebraska Criminal Code  Neutral
LB670    Require schools to adopt a safety plan and provide and change requirements related to training for staff of child care and schools  Neutral
LB671    Change and eliminate provisions relating to reports regarding the enrollment option program, programs for expelled students, educator evaluations, information related to dyslexia, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, high-need retention grants, property tax request documentation, and the College Pathway Program and eliminate obsolete provisions and provisions relating to the Junior Mathematics Prognosis Examination  Neutral
LB675    Provide requirements for the purchase, lease, sale, or exchange of school lands located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation  Neutral
LB680    Change provisions relating to educational service units  Neutral
LB682    Update terminology relating to individualized education programs for high school students  Neutral
LB685    Require schools to install a secure master key box as prescribed, provide powers and duties to the state school security director, change provisions relating to a grant program for security-related infrastructure projects and the School Safety and Security Fund, and provide for a transfer from the Cash Reserve Fund  Neutral
LB689    Redefine terms under the School Employees Retirement Act and the Class V School Employees Retirement Act  Neutral
LB691    Require school districts and private, denominational, and parochial schools to display the Ten Commandments in school buildings  Neutral
LB692    Change provisions relating to property tax request authority under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act  Neutral
LB711    Change provisions relating to the new school adjustment under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act  Neutral
LB713    Change provisions of the School Employees Retirement Act  Neutral
LB714    Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees  Oppose
LR10CA    Constitutional amendment to require the state to impose a consumption tax or an excise tax on all new goods and services and to provide a tax exemption for grocery items  Neutral
LR11CA    Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes  Neutral
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  Neutral
LR13CA    Constitutional amendment to prohibit the levying of an inheritance tax  Neutral
LR15CA    Constitutional amendment to prohibit the death penalty  Neutral
LR16CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions  Neutral
LR18CA    Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions  Neutral
LR24CA    Constitutional amendment to provide for selection of presidential electors  Neutral
LR25CA    Constitutional amendment to change the compensation of members of the Legislature and provide for health insurance  Neutral
LR27CA    Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms  Neutral

Edwards Westerhold Moore

Lobbyist Name

Jul 9, 2025

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