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

Davis, Al

Phone

(308) 458-9948

Address

7200 SW 27th

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68523

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Chapter of the Sierra Club

Office Phone

(402) 740-5556

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

P.O. Box 4664

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68104-0664

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
LB3	Change provisions relating to selection of presidential electors	Oppose
LB8	Change provisions relating to the tax credits under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Act	Support
LB18	Require certain determinations prior to utility pole installations under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act	Support
LB20	Require the provision of electric service to customers that own an agricultural self-generation facility	Support
LB23	Provide for grants for bike-sharing programs	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	Support
LB121	Prohibit land disposal of solar panels and wind turbine blades and the component parts of solar panels and wind turbine blades	Oppose
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	Support
LB163	Create the Office of Climate Action	Support
LB256	Adopt the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact	Support
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	Oppose
LB264	Provide, change, and eliminate transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and various other funds and change, terminate, and eliminate various statutory programs	Oppose
LB309	Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act	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
LB346	Provide for termination of boards, commissions, committees, councils, funds, groups, panels, and task forces and change and eliminate funds and powers and duties of departments and agencies	Oppose
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	Support
LB409	Change provisions relating to the membership of the Nebraska Power Review Board	Support
LB459	Establish the Home Weatherization Clearinghouse within the Department of Environment and Energy	Support
LB468	Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers	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
LB480	Change provisions relating to the Water Recreation Enhancement Act	Support
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	Support
LB526	Provide powers and duties for public power districts related to cryptocurrency mining operations	Support
LB531	Provide an exception to the requirement that buildings constructed with state funds comply with the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code	Oppose
LB540	Change provisions of the Nebraska Apiary Act and create the Nebraska Apiary Advisory Board	Support
LB573	Adopt the Meat and Poultry Workers and Contractors Protection Act	Support
LB590	Provide for a mitigation bank or an in-lieu fee program relating to the incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat	Neutral
LB595	Create the Research Excellence Cash Fund	Support
LB611	Adopt updates to building and energy codes	Support
LB628	Adopt the Recreational Trail Easement Property Tax Exemption Act and change provisions relating to the filing of statements of recorded easements and property tax exemptions	Support
LB638	Change provisions of the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act	Neutral
LB652	Terminate the Board of Educational Lands and Funds	Oppose
LB673	Change provisions relating to the Perkins County Canal Project and provide for a transfer from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund	Support
LB674	Change provisions relating to the Perkins County Canal Project and provide for transfers from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund	Support
LB695	Require the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District to construct a dam and provide for flood control measures	Oppose
LB695	Require the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District to construct a dam and provide for flood control measures	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
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	Support
LR24CA	Constitutional amendment to provide for selection of presidential electors	Oppose
LR27CA	Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms	Support
LR28CA	Constitutional amendment to eliminate provisions creating the Board of Educational Lands and Funds	Oppose

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Jul 15, 2025

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