Bills introduced Jan. 7

Lawmakers reconvened Jan. 7 to continue introducing new bills.

Among the measures introduced were:

• LB142, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh, which would change campaign statement and report filing provisions and repeal the Campaign Finance Limitation Act;
• LB151, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop, which would change location, hearing and document provisions of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court;
• LB156, sponsored by Hastings Sen. Dennis Utter, which would change air pollution emission fee provisions;
• LB161, sponsored by Wilber Sen. Russ Karpisek, which would change provisions relating to recounting votes;
• LB165, sponsored by Valentine Sen. Deb Fischer, which would adopt the Nebraska Municipal Telecommunications Service Occupation Tax Act;
• LB172, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Bill Avery, which would create the Commission on Indian and Multicultural Affairs and eliminate the Commission on Latino-Americans and the Commission on Indian Affairs;
• LB177, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Kathy Campbell, which would change foster care provisions;
• LB186, sponsored by Cedar Rapids Sen. Kate Sullivan, which would require nonpartisan ballots for county officers;
• LB192, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Brenda Council, which would require school districts to offer instruction in sexual health education; and
• LB199, sponsored by Fullerton Sen. Annette Dubas, which would require adequate financial support for foster parents to support foster children.

New bills may be introduced for the first 10 legislative days, or until Jan. 19.

A complete list of bills introduced Jan. 7 is available at NebraskaLegislature.gov.

Gov. Dave Heineman’s State of the State address is scheduled for Jan. 13. Committee hearings are scheduled to begin on Jan. 18 and continue through mid-March.

The session will last 90 legislative days and is tentatively scheduled to adjourn June 8.