Expanded SID authority clears first round
Sanitary and improvement districts could build off-street parking facilities under a bill that advanced from general file April 6.
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Urban Affairs
Home inspectors registry advances
Home inspectors in Nebraska would be required to register with the state under a bill advanced from general file April 6.
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Annexation changes clear first round
First class cities in Nebraska would have greater authority to annex nearby land under a bill advanced from general file March 30.
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Inland port authority bill clears first round
A bill intended to spur commercial economic development advanced from general file March 24.
Read moreExtended TIF repayment approved
Lawmakers passed a bill March 11 that implements the provisions of a constitutional amendment approved by Nebraska voters in 2020.
Read moreBill would require home inspector registry
Home inspectors in Nebraska would be required to register with the state under a bill considered March 2 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
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Bill would expand SID authority
Sanitary and improvement districts could build off-street parking facilities under a bill considered Feb. 16 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
Read moreBill would end creation of sanitary and improvement districts
Nebraska cities no longer would be able to create new sanitary and improvement districts under a bill considered Feb. 16 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
Read moreExtended TIF repayment bill advances
A bill that would implement the provisions of a constitutional amendment approved by Nebraska voters last November advanced from general file Feb. 16.
Read moreLandlord responsibility for bed bug infestations sought
Certain Omaha landlords would be required to provide bed bug inspections and treatment under a bill considered Feb. 9 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
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Additional police oversight sought
The state’s two largest police departments would be subject to citizen oversight boards under a bill considered Feb. 2 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
Read moreBill would remove percentage cap on extremely blighted designation
Nebraska cities would have greater flexibility in designating areas as extremely blighted under a bill considered Jan. 26 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
Read moreBill would extend TIF repayment
The provisions of a constitutional amendment approved by Nebraska voters last November would be implemented under a bill considered Jan. 26 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
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Urban Affairs
Proposals to address blighted property, affordable housing needs and municipal law were among the topics taken up by the Legislature this session.
Read moreAffordable housing bill passed
A bill intended to increase the availability of certain types of housing passed Aug. 13.
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