Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

FORM
A

NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A LOBBYIST

Apr 24, 2026

Clerk of the Legislature
Room 2014, State Capitol
PO Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509-4604
Phone: (402) 471-2608

For Calendar Year of:

Amended Registration

Lobbyist Registration Fee:
{49-1480.01}

Compensated

$300.00

(If you are a salaried employee of your principal, you are a compensated lobbyist.)

Not Compensated

$15.00

(File a Form E for quarterly report exemption. You are not exempt from the Form D Activity Report.)

PLEASE FILL IN ALL BLANKS

LOBBYIST {49-1480(1)}

Name

Forbes, Meagan

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900

Permanent Residence (Street, Box, or Route)

1790 Ashland Avenue

City

Arlington

State

Zip

22203

City

St. Paul

State

Zip

55104

Office Phone

(612) 435-3451

Home Phone

(612) 435-3451

Email Address

mforbes@ij.org

PRINCIPAL {49-1480(2)}

Name

Institute for Justice

Office Phone

(703) 682-9320

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900

Official to Whom Lobbyist is Accountable

Daniel Knepper

City

Arlington

State

Zip

22203

Nature of Business {49-1480(3)}

Lobbying

AMOUNTS GIVEN or to be given to lobbyist as compensation or reimbursement of lobbying: {49-1480(3)}. Please state the basis for your compensation.
88.94 Per Hour

IDENTIFICATION of MATTERS on which principal or lobbyist expects to lobby: {49-1480(5)} Activism, Government

I am lobbying on behalf of a Chinese military company and thereby acting as an agent of a foreign adversary of the United States. {49-1480 (1)(a)(vi)}

Description of industry, trade, profession, or interests and groups represented by the principal:

Names and addresses of principal's officers:

Daniel Knepper, 901 N. Glebe Road Suite 900, Arlington VA, 22203

GIVE NAME and ADDRESS of any OFFICIAL in the Legislative or Executive Branch and of any members of any such official's staff or immediate family who is employed by you or by anyone acting on your behalf: {49-1480(8)}

N/A

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

Meagan Forbes

Lobbyist Name

Apr 24, 2026

Date