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: Apr 28, 2026

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

2026

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Caldwell, Dawn

Phone

(402) 325-0045

Address

1327 H Street, Ste. 103

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Renewable Fuels Nebraska

Office Phone

(402) 325-0045

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1327 H Street, Ste. 103

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

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
LB525	Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act	Support
LB663	Require education for county attorneys, members of county planning commissions, and county board members and change provisions relating to conditional use or special exception zoning determinations and appeals	Support
LB719	Redefine a term under the Nebraska Rural Projects Act	Support
LB755	Adopt the Emergency Service Peer Support Act	Support
LB759	Change fees and funding for solid waste management, water wells, livestock regulation, hazardous waste management, clean water regulation, and litter reduction and recycling, change membership of a board, provide penalties and enforcement provisions for geologic storage of carbon dioxide, provide for entry upon property for the Perkins County Canal, correct references to and change jurisdiction of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, and require local governments to regulate operation of swimming pools, recreation camps, and mobile home parks	Support
LB760	Change and eliminate provisions of the Environmental Safety Act	Support
LB761	Create a fund and change provisions relating to water well fees, use of funds, and powers and duties of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment	Neutral
LB772	Eliminate provisions allowing certain transfers of funds	Support
LB794	Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Healthy Soils Task Force, require the Department of Agriculture to submit related documentation, and provide powers to natural resources districts regarding soil and water practices	Support
LB807	Eliminate the Riparian Vegetation Management Task Force and provisions relating to grants and provide for grants relating to weed management from the Water Resources Cash Fund	Support
LB814	Change provisions relating to the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land	Support
LB815	Provide for a tax on diesel fuels, change provisions relating to refunds for motor fuel taxes, the petroleum release remedial action fee, and the Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, change and eliminate provisions of the Ethanol Development Act, and eliminate the Ethanol Production Incentive Cash Fund	Support
LB819	Change provisions of the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act	Support
LB823	Change provisions relating to burning permits and the statewide open burning ban	Support
LB827	Provide for natural resources districts to create soil and water programs	Support
LB883	Change provisions relating to the Civic and Community Center Financing Act and the Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program	Support
LB891	Change provisions of the Child Care Licensing Act relating to background checks, a complaint tracking system, and staff-to-child ratios	Support
LB897	Change a penalty and provide a fee for violating the open burning ban	Support
LB899	Change and eliminate provisions of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act	Support
LB916	Provide requirements for the transport of carbon dioxide and change provisions relating to eminent domain and the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act	Oppose
LB924	Change powers of learning community councils and authorized uses of learning community levies	Oppose
LB940	Prohibit certain color additives in school meals	Oppose
LB969	Establish a database of financial information from counties and municipalities	Support
LB977	Provide requirements under the Nebraska Rules of the Road for motorists and electric personal assistive mobility device operators encountering certain animals being led, herded, or driven on or along highways	Support
LB982	Appropriate funds to the Public Service Commission for the Broadband Bridge Program	Support
LB990	Rename the School District Property Tax Relief Act as the Live Here Thrive Here Act and the School District Property Tax Relief Credit Fund as the Live Here Thrive Here Credit Fund and change the distribution of property tax credits under the act	Neutral
LB1008	Change provisions relating to the amount of relief granted under the School District Property Tax Relief Act	Support
LB1010	Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers	Support
LB1026	Prohibit retirement, shutdown, cessation of operation, and alteration of operation of certain energy generation facilities	Support
LB1028	Provide requirements for nutrient management plans and the application of livestock waste or litter	Oppose
LB1067	Change provisions relating to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax, the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund	Support
LB1076	Change penalty provisions relating to the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act	Support
LB1108	Change provisions related to contracts entered into by and bidding requirements and exceptions for joint entities and public power districts	Oppose
LB1109	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and a renewable energy tax credit and change provisions relating to the Nebraska Advantage Research and Development Act and the ImagiNE Nebraska Act	Oppose
LB1124	Increase the cigarette tax and state intent and change provisions relating to the distribution of cigarette tax proceeds	Support
LB1174	Change provisions related to reports of condition under the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act and provide for a remittance transfer tax	Oppose
LB1183	Change provisions relating to valuation of property	Support
LB1204	Adopt the Nameplate Capacity Tax Facility Standards Act and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax	Neutral
LB1218	Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund	Support
LB1219	Limit the amount of property taxes that may be levied by a political subdivision	Support
LB1229	Create the Rural Health Transformation Fund	Support
LB1238	Change the cigarette tax and distribution of such tax and change taxes imposed under the Tobacco Products Tax Act	Support
LB1244	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions, impose sales and use tax on certain services, and change provisions relating to the Nebraska Job Creation and Mainstreet Revitalization Act	Oppose
LB1252	Provide for a retail delivery fee under the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967	Support
LB1260	Change motor vehicle taxes, fees, and allocations, provide for a motor vehicle tax supplement, and change local system formula resources under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act	Oppose
LR298CA	Constitutional amendment to create requirements for the use of the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund	Support
LR317CA	Constitutional amendment to limit the annual growth in the amount of property taxes levied by political subdivisions	Support

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

DawnCaldwell

Lobbyist Name

Apr 28, 2026

Date