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.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreThe 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 moreTwine used to bale hay would be exempt from state sales and use tax under a proposal heard Jan. 27 by the Revenue Committee.
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 17 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 6 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read moreTwenty-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.
Read moreLawmakers allocated more than a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief this session and made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget.
Read moreExpanded 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.
Read moreLawmakers 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.
Read moreAmong 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 moreA 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 moreLawmakers passed a bill April 12 aimed at helping a Nebraska community address its electrical system challenges.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreA 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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