| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs |
| Occupation Regulated: | Lobbying |
| Occupational Board: | Accountability and Disclosure Commission |
| Contact: | Scott Danigole |
| Purpose: | This is not a licensing process, but a registration process. The rationale is that members of the Legislature and members of the public should know the identity of those attempting to affect the Legislature, who they are representing and how much money is being spent in the process. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 464 |
| Year Created: | 1976 |
| Year Active: | 1977 |
| Sunset Date: | None |
| Statutory Authorization: | Section 49-14,105 49-14,105 of the Nebraska Statutes. |
| Parent Agency: | None |
| Number of Members: | 9 Commission members of the NADC including the Secretary of State. |
| Who Appoints: | Governor (4) / Secretary of State (4) / Secretary of State is an ex officio member. |
| Legislative Approval: | Yes of appointed members |
| Qualifications of Members: | Of the appointed members, no more than 4 from any one political party and no more than 3 from any one Congressional District. |
| Per Diem: | No |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | 6 years |
| Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 2025-2024: | 0 |
| Held FY 2025-2024: | 5 |
| Required FY 2024-2023: | 0 |
| Held FY 2024-2023: | 5 |
| Required FY 2023-2022: | 0 |
| Held FY 2023-2022: | 6 |
| Required FY 2022-2021: | 0 |
| Held FY 2022-2021: | 5 |
| Required FY 2021-2020: | 0 |
| Held FY 2021-2020: | 6 |
| Support Staff: | 8 (soon to be 9) |
| Shared or Separate: | Separate |
| FY 2025-2024 Budget: | 1215279 |
| FY 2024-2023 Budget: | 996222 |
| FY 2023-2022 Budget: | 1055799 |
| FY 2022-2021 Budget: | 880080 |
| FY 2021-2020 Budget: | 970802 |
| Other Funding Sources: | General Fund and NADC Cash Fund |
| Spending Authority: | Legislative Appropriation |
| Government Certificates Issued: | 1049 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | In the last 5 years lobbyist registrations have been: 2021 875 2022 936 2023 980 2024 1,063 2025 1,052 All registrations expire on December 31 each year. |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 0 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | None were revoked. This is a registration process. |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 0 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | None were denied. This is a registration process. |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 347 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | $83,400 in late fees have been assessed against lobbyists. Of those assessments, waiver reductions totaling $54,150 were granted. By operation of law, lobbyists who fail to timely file quarterly reports or statements of activity are assessed a late fee of $25 per day, not to exceed $750 per filing. |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1756306825.pdf |
| Potential Harm | Members of the Legislature and public would have difficulty identifying those attempting to affect the Legislature, those they represent and how much money is being spent in the process. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1756306825.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | No |
| Survey Submitted: | August 27, 2025 10:00 AM |