Legislative Advocacy

Welcome to the NATA Legislative Page  

NATA Legislative Committee Chair:  Elizabeth Govaerts

NATA Board President: Jennifer Turco Meyer

NATA PAC Chair:  Mark Richardson

NATA Lobbyist: John Lindsay, Lindsay Harr MacDonald,  john@lhmlobby.com

NATA & NATA PAC Executive Director:  Deborah Neary, NATA.DebN@gmail.com

NEWS:  Nebraska Bill LB 1100 Creates Corporate Immunity, Shifts Costs to Taxpayers

Press release at this link

2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION NOTES:

On March 18, 2026, at the Nebraska State Capitol, truck crash victims, families, and state senators stood united against LB 1100.  
Their message: this bill protects big trucking and insurance companies, shifts the cost of injuries onto Nebraska families and taxpayers, and undermines the right to a jury trial.  These aren’t policies—they’re real lives. Nebraskans deserve accountability, safer roads, and justice decided by juries—not corporations.  

Watch press conference at this link.

See coverage of the event at this link.

Nebraskans speak out against LB 1100: 

Mrs. Tressa N, Adams County,  On November 17, 2021, Tressa’s 19-year-old daughter Emma and her dear friend Korey lost their lives when they were rear-ended by a tractor-trailer in rural Wyoming.  The driver had a documented history of dangerous driving, including getting caught covering his drivecam in the week before the crash, but the motor carrier hired him and kept him on the road without consequence. 

Tressa video 2        Tressa video 1       Tressa video 3

Roger G., Seward, Nebraska,  Roger’s wife, Mary, was struck by a commercial truck attempting a U-turn on Highway 15 in January 2023, causing her head to hit the windshield with such force that it shattered the glass and resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury. The injury has permanently changed her life, leaving her unable to speak comfortably about the incident and deeply affecting her ability to function as she once did. Once the heart of a large family and caregiver to many—including a disabled adult daughter—Mary can no longer live the life she built, and her husband now carries those responsibilities alone.

Roger G video 

Zac and Kesi Harger.  At age 34, Zac Harger—a physically active warehouse worker, husband, and father—suffered catastrophic injuries when a drunk excavating company truck driver attempted an illegal U-turn across four lanes of traffic. The crash left Zac with a severe traumatic brain injury, multiple fractures throughout his body, nerve damage, and internal organ injuries, permanently altering every aspect of his life. Despite the company denying liability, Zac’s injuries were so severe that he married his wife in his hospital room during his recovery.

Zac H video 

Video Link:  NATA Board President:  LB1100 is NOT the Good Life for Nebraska

Thank you to NATA's legislative committee members, committee chair Elizabeth Govaerts, & Board President Jennifer Turco Meyer, for their extraordinary & selfless work to advocate for Nebraskans.   

For more information regarding NATA's March 18th media event, see media alert at this link.

ABOUT NATA'S LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:

NATA is the only association of attorneys in Nebraska that actively represents the civil trial bar and injured consumer's interests in the Legislature.  Our experienced lobbyists review every bill introduced, and recommendations are made to the NATA Legislative Committee for further action.  Our legislative committee members work diligently to ensure that issues of importance to our members and their clients are monitored, supported or opposed.  When an issue is urgent-- we engage our members with a call for action.  Please visit NebraskaTrial.com to make certain we know the legislative district you reside, and/or visit the NATA PAC page to learn more about the NATA political action committee that supports the races of pro-civil justice candidates and incumbents from both sides of the political aisle.

Also, if you are a NATA Member —please help us make certain that our records are accurate.  We are updating our member records to ensure that all legislative district information is current and accurate.  When a legislative issue is urgent, we count on our members to engage and take action with state senators.  It helps if we know your legislative district!  Your participation helps strengthen NATA’s advocacy on behalf of civil justice in Nebraska.

Please take a moment to update your legislative district so that we can keep you informed and ready to respond when it matters most.  Please take 30 seconds to complete this survey: https://membercentral.wufoo.com/forms/r1s1aeiq0fyqhi5/

2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION NOTES:

Thank you for your continued commitment to protecting the rights of Nebraskans.

The Nebraska Legislature operates on a 2-year legislative cycle.  In January, 2026, we begin the second year of our biennium.  Information regarding some of the current bills we are reviewing are: 

1. NATA Priority Bills during 2025 Legislative Session 

2. Press statement on LB79

3.  Statement from Legislative Committee Chair re: LB79

4.  The Case for "Billed Vs. Paid" by Elizabeth Govaerts, NATA's 2026 Legislative Committee Chair

5.  Nebraska's Looming Threat:  LB 79 and the Push for Tort Reform, by Former State Senator, and current Lobbyist, John Lindsay 

If you have any questions about any of the bills contact the NATA office and we will put you in touch with the Legislative Committee Chair and/or our Board President.

NATA welcomes members' suggestions for legislation.   NATA's Legislative Committee meets every year in November to consider legislative proposals for introduction in the coming year, and meets weekly while the Legislature is in session. 

If you believe in our priority areas, please consider a donation to our NATA PAC and/or our Advocacy work. Please contact the NATA office for more information.  

If you have a suggestion you would like the Committee to consider, please complete the NATA Legislative Proposal Submission Form and send it to NATA, 6173 Center Street, Omaha, NE 68106, or e mail to nata@nebraskatrial.com