Repeal of concealed handgun permit requirement clears first round
A bill that would remove the requirement for a concealed handgun permit in Nebraska was amended and advanced from general file March 3 after a successful cloture motion.
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Bill would establish voter ID framework
A proposal that would implement the provisions of an initiative petition approved by voters last year establishing a photo ID requirement to vote in Nebraska was considered Feb. 1 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Bill targets political use of state funds
The Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony Jan. 30 on a bill intended to ensure that state funds not be used for political purposes.
Read moreSales tax exemption for twine used in agriculture proposed
Twine used to bale hay would be exempt from state sales and use tax under a proposal heard Jan. 27 by the Revenue Committee.
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Day nine bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 17 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Day three bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 6 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Leadership positions shuffle as Legislature convenes
Twenty-six members of the Legislature were sworn into office Jan. 4 as the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened for its 90-day first session. That number includes nine re-elected senators, 16 newly elected senators — including two members who have served in the Legislature previously — and one newly appointed senator.
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Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers allocated more than a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief this session and made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget.
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Session Review: Executive Board
Expanded access to legislative activity, an end to nonpartisan elections to the state Legislature and creation of an investigative committee were among the proposals considered this session by the Executive Board.
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Session Review: Judiciary
Lawmakers considered an array of measures to expand prison and parole evaluations, provide reimbursement payments to county jails that hold inmates under certain conditions and expand protections to victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
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Session Review: Revenue
Among the proposals advanced by the Revenue Committee this session is a package of bills that cut individual and corporate income tax rates, speed up the phaseout of state taxation of Social Security income and expand a program intended to offset property taxes used to fund education.
Read moreSales and use tax measures approved
A bill containing several state sales and use tax proposals, including one that increases the amount businesses receive for collecting and remitting the tax, received final approval from lawmakers April 13.
Read moreElectrical system grant program approved
Lawmakers passed a bill April 12 aimed at helping a Nebraska community address its electrical system challenges.
Read moreSexual assault, sex trafficking identity protections strengthened
The identity of an individual alleging sexual assault or sex trafficking will be kept confidential in the period immediately following a reported crime under a bill passed April 12.
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Proposal to add district judge in Douglas County amended, advanced
A bill that would add a district judge to the state’s fourth judicial district was amended to become an omnibus judicial measure and advanced from general file April 8.
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