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 3, 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

Melchor, Matthew

Phone

(402) 475-2333

Address

4611 Cattle Drive

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68521

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Cattlemen, Inc.

Office Phone

(402) 475-2333

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

4611 Cattle Drive

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68521

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
LB8		Change provisions relating to the tax credits under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Act	Support
LB81		Define a term and change tax credit provisions under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Support
LB107		Provide an income tax credit for renters and change provisions relating to a property tax credit	Oppose
LB130		Change provisions relating to General Fund net receipts and transfers to the Cash Reserve Fund	Oppose
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
LB207		Provide a registration fee under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for certain commercially registered alternative fuel vehicles	Support
LB246		Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice	Neutral
LB343		Change the fee for specialty license plates	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
LB484		Redefine agricultural land and horticultural land for property tax assessment	Oppose
LB490		Change provisions of the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act	Support
LB496		Provide requirements under the Nebraska Rules of the Road relating to motorists encountering certain animals being led or driven on highways	Support
LB501		Change provisions relating to the assessment of real property that suffers significant property damage	Support
LB525		Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act	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
LB646		Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act	Oppose
LB646	AM829	Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act	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
LB665		Prohibit the use of certain electronic identification devices under the Animal Health and Disease Control Act	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
LB714		Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees	Oppose
LR13CA		Constitutional amendment to prohibit the levying of an inheritance tax	Support

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

Matthew M. Melchor

Lobbyist Name

Jun 3, 2025

Date