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 1, 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

Espinoza, Audra L

Phone

(402) 687-2100

Address

145 Main St

City

Lyons

State

Zip

68038

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Center for Rural Affairs

Office Phone

(402) 687-2100

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

145 Main Street

City

Lyons

State

Zip

68038

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
LB304	Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program and state intent regarding funding	Support
LB375	Adopt the Grocer Reinvestment Option Act	Support
LB468	Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers	Neutral
LB723	Provide for implementation of community engagement requirements under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB734	Change waiver of work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Support
LB768	Provide powers for the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority and change provisions relating to the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act	Support
LB773	Eliminate a sunset date and change provisions of the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program	Support
LB777	Provide for eligibility and reporting requirements under the medical assistance program	Support
LB812	Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services relating to medicaid eligibility redeterminations and community engagement	Support
LB827	Provide for natural resources districts to create soil and water programs	Support
LB843	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waiver for refugees and immigrants	Support
LB847	Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor	Support
LB921	Adopt the Nebraska Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act and change provisions of the Employment Security Law, the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act, the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act, and the State Miscellaneous Claims Act	Support
LB929	Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees	Support
LB938	Adopt the First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act and provide for income tax adjustments	Support
LB966	Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation	Support
LB982	Appropriate funds to the Public Service Commission for the Broadband Bridge Program	Support
LB1015	Redefine a term and change provisions relating to the combined tax and the state unemployment insurance tax rate under the Employment Security Law and change provisions relating to the Business Innovation Act	Support
LB1026	Prohibit retirement, shutdown, cessation of operation, and alteration of operation of certain energy generation facilities	Oppose
LB1044	Change provisions of the Business Innovation Act	Support
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
LB1167	State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Economic Development	Support
LB1186	Adopt the Affordable American Energy and Jobs Act and change distribution provisions relating to the nameplate capacity tax	Support
LB1205	Require the Department of Economic Development to award grants under the Business Innovation Act	Support
LB1221	Provide definitions relating to community engagement and work requirements under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB1229	Create the Rural Health Transformation Fund	Support
LR296	Urge the President of the United States and members of Congress to make permanent changes to the Child and Adult Food Programs	Support
LR298CA	Constitutional amendment to create requirements for the use of the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund	Support

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

AudraEspinoza

Lobbyist Name

May 1, 2026

Date