State employee volunteerism bill advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 18 to a bill that would authorize adjustments to state employee work schedules for participation in approved youth mentoring programs.
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Bill would require Capitol space to express breast milk
The administrator of the Nebraska State Capitol Building would be required to provide a space to express breast milk under a bill considered March 15 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read moreGreater polling place accessibility sought
The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony March 14 on a bill that would make polling sites more accessible to voters with limited mobility.
Read moreCritical infrastructure public records bill approved
Lawmakers passed bill March 15 intended to protect information related to critical infrastructure in Nebraska.
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Omnibus election bill clears first round
A bill that was amended to become an omnibus elections measure advanced to select file March 14.
Read moreExpanded reporting sought for certain political advertisements
Electioneering communications would have increased regulation under a bill considered March 13 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read moreBill would create census commission
The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony March 13 on a bill intended to increase Nebraska’s participation in the 2020 U.S. Census.
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Bill would eliminate waiting period for voting rights
The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony March 6 on a bill that would allow Nebraskans convicted of a felony to have their voting rights restored sooner.
Read moreBill would expand voting by mail
All Nebraska voting precincts could allow voting by mail under a bill considered by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee March 6.
Read moreCritical infrastructure public records bill amended, advanced
Lawmakers amended and advanced a bill March 7 intended to protect information related to critical infrastructure in Nebraska.
Read moreOffutt land cession bill approved
Lawmakers gave final approval March 7 to a bill intended to clarify jurisdiction over five tracts of land inside the fence line of Offutt Air Force Base.
Read moreTourism promotion bill considered
The Nebraska Tourism Commission would have greater control over promotional products under a bill considered March 1 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Bill seeks to help veterans find employment
The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 27 on a bill that would create a new position in the state Department of Labor to assist veterans looking for work.
Read moreNonpartisan county election bill considered
Counties of 15,000 or fewer residents could hold nonpartisan county primary elections under a bill considered by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb. 27.
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Eminent domain restriction fails to advance
A bill that would curtail certain uses of eminent domain failed to advance from general file Feb. 27.
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