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: May 13, 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

Kubat, Rick

Phone

(402) 504-7125

Address

7350 World Communications Drive

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68122

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Metropolitan Utilities District

Office Phone

(402) 504-7125

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

7350 World Communications Drive

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68122

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
LB117		Provide a sales and use tax exemption for electricity, natural gas, propane, and sewer utilities	Support
LB147		Change provisions relating to approval and regulation of adding fluoride to the water supply of certain political subdivisions	Neutral
LB542		Change and eliminate payment provisions for road construction costs relating to utility facilities	Support
LB546		Change provisions relating to proclamations for disasters, emergencies, and civil defense emergencies made by the Governor	Support
LB548		Authorize certain cities and villages that own or operate natural gas systems to contract with industrial consumers of natural gas	Neutral
LB761	AM 1939	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
LB827	AM 2019	Provide for natural resources districts to create soil and water programs	Support
LB901		Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, change provisions related to the confidentiality of shared information, the distribution of certain tax revenue, contracts between the Tax Commissioner and collection agencies, the collection and enforcement of delinquent income tax claims, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act, and the Nebraska Advantage Research and Development Act, provide for fees, provide an excise tax on kratom, eliminate certain personal property and sales and use tax exemptions and a tax credit, and terminate the Department of Revenue Miscellaneous Receipts Fund	Neutral
LB935		Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting	Support
LB964		Adopt the Nebraska Public Property Disclosure Act	Neutral
LB1033	AM 3119	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to make crisis assistance payments under the low-income home energy assistance program	Support
LB1093		Redefine excavation under the One-Call Notification System Act	Oppose
LB1096		Adopt the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act, create restrictions on contracts with foreign principals, authorize the withholding of records, and provide civil penalties	Neutral
LB1136		Require political subdivisions to identify authorized recipients of tort claims filed under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act	Neutral
LB1215		Adopt the Political Subdivision Contracting Transparency Act	Oppose

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

Rick Kubar

Lobbyist Name

May 13, 2026

Date