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 26, 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, Jeffrey N.

Phone

(913) 626-2545

Address

5818 Pebble Creek Drive

City

Jefferson City

State

Zip

65101

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) Railway Company

Office Phone

(913) 626-2545

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

4515 Kansas Avenue

City

Kansas City

State

Zip

66106

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
LB7	Change provisions relating to real estate and the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act	Neutral
LB12	Change the statute of limitations on certain civil actions for sexual assault of a child	Neutral
LB37	Adopt the Railroad Safety Act	Oppose
LB81	Define a term and change tax credit provisions under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act	Neutral
LB128	Change provisions relating to the investigation of railroad accidents	Oppose
LB130	Change provisions relating to General Fund net receipts and transfers to the Cash Reserve Fund	Neutral
LB142	Redefine a term under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB145	Require the Director of Agriculture to administer a grant program relating to noxious weeds and restate intent regarding appropriations for vegetation management	Neutral
LB152	Create a homestead exemption	Neutral
LB161	Redefine formula students under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB175	Provide duties for the successor in interest of a railroad	Neutral
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
LB200	Provide for exemptions under the Personal Property Tax Relief Act	Neutral
LB204	Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law	Oppose
LB205	Provide requirements for admissibility of evidence relating to medical expenses, require disclosures by plaintiffs seeking damages for such expenses, and provide a cap on noneconomic damages in certain civil actions against commercial motor vehicle carriers	Support
LB206	Provide enhanced penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area during an emergency period	Neutral
LB211	Change provisions relating to the calculation of property tax request authority under the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act	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
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
LB256	Adopt the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact	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
LB271	Provide a penalty for the offense of interference with railroad infrastructure, equipment, and personnel	Support
LB303	Create the School Financing Review Commission and change provisions relating to budget authority under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Neutral
LB315	Provide a sunset date for required biennial reports of and occupation taxes on domestic and foreign corporations	Neutral
LB331	Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act and terminate tax provisions	Oppose
LB340	Adopt the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos Claims Priorities and Over-Naming Reform Act	Support
LB373	Change provisions relating to section lines and vacation or abandonment of public roads	Neutral
LB389	Eliminate the levy authority of educational service units and provide state funding to educational service units	Neutral
LB399	Change provisions relating to property tax rates and qualifications for certain distributions under the Mutual Finance Assistance Act	Neutral
LB424	Limit increases in property tax bills	Neutral
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	Neutral
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	Oppose
LR11CA	Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes	Neutral

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

JEFFREY N DAVIS

Lobbyist Name

Jun 26, 2025

Date