Day eight bill introduction

Senators reconvened Jan. 12 to continue introduction of new bills.

Among the 21 measures introduced were:

LB1176, introduced by Sen. George Dungan of Lincoln, which would adopt the Public Entities Pooled Investment Act;

LB1177, sponsored by Elkhorn Sen. R. Brad von Gillern, which would change provisions relating to a documentary stamp tax exemption;

LB1178, introduced by Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln, which would create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program;

LB1181, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Beau Ballard, which would change requirements relating to controlled substances, prescription drugs, pharmacists and pharmacies as prescribed;

LB1182, introduced by Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, which would increase the earned income tax credit;

LB1185, sponsored by Kearney Sen. John Lowe, which would change the offense of obstructing a peace officer;

LB1186, introduced by Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue, which would change provisions of the One-Call Notification System Act;

LB1187, sponsored by Gering Sen. Brian Hardin, which would allow registered nurses to perform auricular acupuncture as prescribed;

LB1190, introduced by Sen. Terrell McKinney of Omaha, which would adopt the Professional Service Contract Reporting Act; and

LB1191, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Danielle Conrad, which would eliminate provisions relating to attorney general opinions on acts of the Legislature.

A complete list of bills introduced thus far is available at NebraskaLegislature.gov. New bills may be introduced for the first 10 legislative days, or until Jan. 17.