2025 Legislative Meetings and Golf Outings

NEBRASKA – 42 members and guests from across Nebraska met in York at the York Country Club on June 17.

Tim Keigher with Keigher and Associates gave a recap of the 2025 Legislative Session and discussed the passage of legislation to correct issues with titling Utility Vehicles – that we requested – as well as the protection of the sales tax exemption on leases of towers used for agricultural global positioning/RTK systems.

Jerry Pigsley with Woods Aitken provided an update on workplace leave policy as passed by the voters in 2024 and amended by the Legislature in the 2025 session. The law as amended will become effective on October 1, 2025.

Members discussed LB 525 the Agricultural Data Privacy Act, introduced by Senator Mike Jacobson at the request of Governor Pillen, that is the subject of interim study LR 123 this summer and fall. State Senator Bob Hallstrom and Cicely Wardyn from Governor Pillen’s staff discussed the vision behind the effort - to protect the data from those in agriculture from outside interests using their information to their detriment while understanding the current data privacy agreements and industry standards as well as the unique partnerships that customers have with dealers who support them in their products.

On the Federal level, Daniel Fisher with Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) provided an update on the latest with the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” and what it means for equipment dealers.

Members also offered their insights on state and federal legislation and issues and discussed opportunities like the Nebraska Legislative Breakfast and the Washington DC Fly-In as ways to get involved in shaping public policy.

It is vital that we get to know and educate candidates for state and federal office, and they get to know you and your issues for the well-being of your business. Our goal is to $35,000 for the NED-PAC the 2026 election cycle. (NED-PAC is a state political action committee fund, which can receive both personal and corporate contributions.)

Dealers have hosted 48 State Senator visits and 4 visits from US House of Representatives to your dealerships in Nebraska in the last two years. Make it a point to invite your State Senator or member of the Federal Delegation to visit your dealership and let me know how I can help!

PHIL ERDMAN

Director of Dealer and Government Affairs - NE

[phile@ineda.com]

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