Omaha would gain $100 million in state funds toward its proposed streetcar project and could use development revenue for affordable housing under an amendment considered by the Urban Affairs Committee March 21.
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The Appropriations Committee heard testimony March 8 on several measures aimed at addressing Nebraska’s housing shortage by devoting more state funds to existing programs.
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Nebraskans could receive a tax credit for contributions to organizations that grant scholarships to students to attend private school under a bill advanced from general file March 8.
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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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Members of the Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 22 on a bill meant to address the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder in Nebraska’s largest city.
Read moreNebraskans who have been convicted of a felony would have their voting rights automatically restored upon completion of their sentence or probation under a bill considered Feb. 22 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read moreThe state would collect data on students with dyslexia under a bill advanced by lawmakers Feb. 22.
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The Judiciary Committee heard testimony Feb. 9 on two bills that would lift certain marijuana restrictions in the state.
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Senators reconvened Jan. 10 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Senators reconvened Jan. 5 to begin introduction of new bills.
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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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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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Senators passed several measures this session to expand business opportunities and increased compensation provided to the families of first responders who die in the line of duty.
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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.
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Funding for pandemic recovery projects across Nebraska, municipal law updates and expedited review changes for tax increment financing were among the topics taken up by lawmakers this session.
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