Economic forecasting board lowers revenue projections
The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board voted to lower revenue projections for the current fiscal year during an Oct. 31 meeting at the Capito
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Session Review: Agriculture
The Agriculture Committee advanced measures this session to prohibit the distribution and sale of cultivated-protein food products, revise the Nebraska Pure Food Act and update restrictions on foreign land ownership in Nebraska.
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Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers approved the state’s two-year $11 billion budget package this session. The package closed a more than $600 million projected shortfall and represents a 1% increase in state expenditures over the next two fiscal years.
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Session Review: Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Measures meant to protect children online, create an HMO assessment program, improve pharmacy benefit manager regulations and provide immunity for certain cyber security breaches were among proposals considered by lawmakers this session.
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Session Review: Business and Labor
Lawmakers considered several proposals this session relating to paid sick leave, the state’s minimum wage and other employment benefits and hiring practices.
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Session Review: Education
Nebraska lawmakers passed bills this session to limit student cellphone use, increase parental access to certain educational materials and establish a school finance commission.
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Session Review: Executive Board
The Executive Board sent the possibility of extended legislative terms to voters for their consideration, created a new legislative oversight division and contemplated increasing senators’ pay.
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Session Review: General Affairs
The General Affairs Committee advanced proposals this session relating to the regulation of alternative nicotine products, medical cannabis, microdistilleries and mobile sports betting.
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Session Review: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Lawmakers considered efforts this session to define male and female in state law for access to school sports, update election laws and reinstate a winner-take-all system for allocating Nebraska’s presidential electoral votes.
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Session Review: Health and Human Services
The Health and Human Services Committee advanced measures this session to improve access to health care, broaden public benefit eligibility and reduce licensure burdens for health professionals.
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Session Review: Judiciary
The Judiciary Committee considered a wide range of topics this session, including enhanced criminal penalties, reforms to Nebraska’s court system and stronger consumer protections.
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Session Review: Natural Resources
The Natural Resources Committee this session advanced measures that created a battery recycling program, raised the cap on state park entry fees and merged two state agencies tasked with managing Nebraska’s water resources.
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Session Review: Nebraska Retirement Systems
Senators approved several measures this session that make changes to various retirement systems.
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Session Review: Revenue
The Revenue Committee this session advanced bills to roll back recently enacted tax incentives, add guardrails to a program intended to incentivize retail development and raise the documentary stamp tax to provide housing assistance to sex trafficking and domestic violence survivors.
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Session Review: Transportation and Telecommunications
Measures that increase driver record fees, modify the common carrier licensing process and allow the issuance of one license plate for each registered motor vehicle rather than two were among those considered by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee this session.
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