Session Review: Business and Labor
Law enforcement transparency, workers’ compensation settlements and workforce development training were among the employment issues addressed by legislators this session.
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Session Review: Executive Board
Legislative oversight, performance audit reporting requirements and redistricting concerns topped the list of Executive Board issues considered by lawmakers this session.
Read moreSession Review: Health and Human Services
Occupational licensure reform and public benefits topped the list of health and human services issues considered by lawmakers this session.
Read moreSession Review: Judiciary
Senators passed measures this session to provide additional oversight of the state correctional system, ensure fair treatment for minors engaged in the court system and address the state’s opioid epidemic.
Read moreDevelopmental disability entitlement altered, aging resource center pilot extended
An entitlement that prioritized services for high school graduates with developmental disabilities was eliminated by a bill passed April 18.
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Legislative oversight of mental health facilities approved
The Legislature voted April 11 to create a special legislative committee to look into state-licensed care facilities housing residents diagnosed with mental illness.
Read moreRequirement for correctional overcrowding emergency plan approved
The state Department of Correctional Services will be required to develop an accelerated release plan for inmates under a bill passed by the Legislature April 11.
Read moreDevelopmental disability entitlement elimination amended, advanced
A bill that would permanently eliminate an entitlement that prioritized services for high school graduates with developmental disabilities was amended and given second-round approval April 10.
Read moreUpdate to Americanism statute stalls
The Legislature debated a bill April 9 intended to ensure civic competence among Nebraska students.
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Elimination of developmental disability entitlement amended, advanced
A bill that would have permanently eliminated an entitlement that prioritized services for high school graduates with developmental disabilities was amended and given first-round approval April 6.
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Proposal to require faithful convention delegates fails
A bill that would have placed restrictions on delegates to a potential Article V convention of the states failed to advance from general file April 5.
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Income tax credit on paid property taxes stalled
Lawmakers debated a proposal April 3 to provide income tax credits that partially offset the amount that Nebraskans pay in property taxes.
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Requirement for correctional overcrowding emergency plan advanced
The state Department of Correctional Services would be required to develop an accelerated release plan for inmates under a bill advanced by the Legislature March 29.
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Title X compromise reached, state budget adjustments advance
Lawmakers reached a compromise on Title X provisions in the state’s mainline budget March 28, amending and advancing the bill to final reading.
Read moreChild welfare reporting requirements approved
Reporting requirements regarding the state’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems are strengthened under a bill passed March 29.
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