NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

 

 
NADC FORM D
 
  • 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)

2026

ITEM 2
NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL
LOBBYIST

Eickholt, Christopher/Spike  

(402) 310-5663 

635 South 14th Street Suite #320 

Lincoln 

NE 

68508 

PRINCIPAL

Education Rights Counsel  

(402) 263-6200 

6001 Dodge Street CEC 228F 

Omaha 

NE 

68182-0997 

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
LB164    Adopt the Urban Development Incentive Act  Neutral
LB507    Change provisions relating to school transportation expenses for children with disabilities  Support
LB507  AM1682  Change provisions relating to school transportation expenses for children with disabilities  Support
LB599    Require the State Board of Education to adopt a policy relating to cybersecurity  Neutral
LB653    Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act  Support
LB653  AM1701  Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act  Neutral
LB653  AM2041  Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act  Neutral
LB730    Require schools and state agencies to designate restrooms and locker rooms based on sex and require state agencies to define an individual's sex as either male or female for purposes of rules and regulations, the enforcement of administrative actions, and adjudication of disputes  Neutral
LB742    Provide requirements relating to the participation of seventh and eighth grade students in high school sports  Neutral
LB745  FA374  Change provisions relating to the requirements for a diploma of high school equivalency   Neutral
LB745    Change provisions relating to the requirements for a diploma of high school equivalency   Support
LB748    Change provisions relating to the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and allow for the use of trust funds for recognized postsecondary credential programs  Neutral
LB841    Change provisions relating to special education services, parental consent, and hearings  Support
LB841  FA481  Change provisions relating to special education services, parental consent, and hearings  Neutral
LB855    Adopt the Youth Early Intervention and Support Act  Support
LB860    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to create a program to provide behavioral health care services to individuals under twenty-one years of age  Support
LB867    Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing facility rates, assistance to aged, blind, or disabled persons, and the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; provide for a money follows the person program for medicaid benefits, a youth afterschool eligibility letter for child care employment, use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program, and maintenance of epinephrine by certain schools; change provisions of and rename the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act , the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health, the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of Developmental Disabilities; and eliminate provisions relating to divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Advisory Committee on Aging, the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, and an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact  Neutral
LB867  FA1021  Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing facility rates, assistance to aged, blind, or disabled persons, and the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; provide for a money follows the person program for medicaid benefits, a youth afterschool eligibility letter for child care employment, use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program, and maintenance of epinephrine by certain schools; change provisions of and rename the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act , the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health, the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of Developmental Disabilities; and eliminate provisions relating to divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Advisory Committee on Aging, the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, and an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact  Support
LB867  AM2859  Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing facility rates, assistance to aged, blind, or disabled persons, and the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; provide for a money follows the person program for medicaid benefits, a youth afterschool eligibility letter for child care employment, use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program, and maintenance of epinephrine by certain schools; change provisions of and rename the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act , the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health, the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of Developmental Disabilities; and eliminate provisions relating to divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Advisory Committee on Aging, the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, and an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact  Support
LB867  AM2685  Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing facility rates, assistance to aged, blind, or disabled persons, and the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; provide for a money follows the person program for medicaid benefits, a youth afterschool eligibility letter for child care employment, use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program, and maintenance of epinephrine by certain schools; change provisions of and rename the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act , the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health, the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of Developmental Disabilities; and eliminate provisions relating to divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Advisory Committee on Aging, the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, and an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact  Support
LB867  AM2270  Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing facility rates, assistance to aged, blind, or disabled persons, and the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; provide for a money follows the person program for medicaid benefits, a youth afterschool eligibility letter for child care employment, use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program, and maintenance of epinephrine by certain schools; change provisions of and rename the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act , the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health, the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of Developmental Disabilities; and eliminate provisions relating to divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Advisory Committee on Aging, the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, and an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact  Oppose
LB893    Provide for an interpersonal relations training course as an alternative to the human relations training requirement for substitute teachers  Neutral
LB907    Prohibit law enforcement officers from entering community safe spaces to enforce immigration law  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  Neutral
LB937    Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  FA1006  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  FA1005  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  FA1004  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  FA1003  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  FA1003  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  AM3118  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  AM3084  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  AM2965  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Support
LB937  AM2798  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  AM2767  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  AM2668  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB937  AM2606  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Support
LB937  AM2454  Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act  Neutral
LB959    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to create a youth afterschool credential and an adult eligibility passport under the Child Care Licensing Act  Neutral
LB960    Provide a requirement to include nonvoting student members on school boards  Neutral
LB962    Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act  Neutral
LB962  AM2683  Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act  Neutral
LB962  AM3065  Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act  Neutral
LB962  AM3094  Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act  Neutral
LB962  FA618  Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act  Neutral
LB970    Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state plan amendment to include a program of early literacy promotion and intervention in well-child visits under the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services program  Neutral
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
LB995    Require appointment of counsel for juveniles and provide duties for juvenile courts  Support
LB996    Prohibit the use of shackling or restraints on juveniles   Support
LB1013    Change and eliminate provisions relating to names of state institutions and requirements relating to gender at youth rehabilitation and treatment centers  Oppose
LB1022    Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate  Neutral
LB1022  AM2279  Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate  Neutral
LB1022  AM3141  Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate  Neutral
LB1022  FA678  Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate  Neutral
LB1038    Change provisions relating to school funding and property taxes  Neutral
LB1038    Change provisions relating to school funding and property taxes  Neutral
LB1039    Prohibit school resource officers and security guards from using corporal punishment  Support
LB1050  FA690  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA689  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA688  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA688  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1197  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1189  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1189  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1108  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1009  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1009  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1008  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1007  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  AM3052  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  AM2605  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050    Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1050  FA1010  Provide requirements for dyslexia screening and limit advancement to grade four under the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act  Neutral
LB1052    Change terminology relating to the Student Discipline Act  Neutral
LB1053    Eliminate the prohibition regarding suspending a student that is in prekindergarten through second grade  Oppose
LB1071    Provide, change, and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027  Oppose
LB1072    Provide for and change transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to fees, funds, fund transfers, agency powers and duties, and various statutory programs  Neutral
LB1097    Adopt the State and Political Subdivisions Sexual Abuse Liability Act   Support
LB1112    Adopt the Statewide Standardized Grading System Act  Neutral
LB1146    Change provisions relating to reports by a school district relating to absences of a child from school  Support
LB1146  AM2334  Change provisions relating to reports by a school district relating to absences of a child from school  Support
LB1161    Change provisions relating to the age of majority   Neutral
LB1182    Provide for a base salary for certified teachers and state intent relating to changes to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and a new form of block grant funding  Neutral
LB1216    Provide for educational services for prisoners  Support
LB1216  AM2440  Provide for educational services for prisoners  Support
LB1224    Prohibit children from transferring to an exempt school during certain child abuse or neglect investigations and prohibit persons convicted of certain crimes from monitoring or providing instruction at such schools  Neutral
LB1224  AM2228  Prohibit children from transferring to an exempt school during certain child abuse or neglect investigations and prohibit persons convicted of certain crimes from monitoring or providing instruction at such schools  Neutral
LB1241    Provide requirements relating to applications for employment at a school   Neutral
LB1241  AM2318  Provide requirements relating to applications for employment at a school   Neutral
LB1241  AM2318  Provide requirements relating to applications for employment at a school   Neutral
LB1243    Change school board policies and procedures relating to part-time enrollment  Neutral
LB1243  AM2073  Change school board policies and procedures relating to part-time enrollment  Neutral
LR422    Urge Congress and the President of the United States to enact legislation to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act  Support

Christopher Spike Eickholt

Lobbyist Name

Apr 15, 2026

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