Senators introduced 154 measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 23.
Among the proposals were:
LB589, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers, which would prohibit peace officers from serving as school resource officers;
Read moreThe Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee heard testimony Jan. 22 on a bill that would make a number of governance and administrative changes to the Public Employees Retirement Board (PERB), Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System (NPERS), Nebraska Investment Council, Class V School Employees Retirement Plan and the Class V plan’s board of trustees.
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 16 to introduce new bills.
Among the 66 measures introduced were:
LB313, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Kate Bolz, which would provide the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System with oversight over regional centers;
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The 106th Nebraska Legislature convened Jan. 9 for its 90-day first session. Thirteen new members and 13 re-elected senators were sworn into office, and lawmakers elected chairpersons of the Legislature’s standing committees.
Read moreOccupational licensure reform and public benefits topped the list of health and human services issues considered by lawmakers this session.
Read moreLawmakers made several changes to the state’s retirement plans this session.
Read moreLawmakers passed an omnibus public health measure April 18.
Read moreLawmakers passed a bill April 18 that makes numerous changes to the state’s retirement plans.
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Lawmakers debated a measure April 4 intended to address retirement system pension obligations for employees in the Omaha Public School District.
Read moreA bill intended to standardize child care and protection rules at Nebraska schools was amended to become an omnibus public health measure and advanced from general file April 3.
Read moreA bill that harmonizes Nebraska’s child support program with federal law passed March 29.
Read moreA bill that would allow pharmacies in Nebraska to provide remote drug dispensing was amended to become an omnibus health and human services licensure measure and advanced from general file March 27.
Read moreLawmakers debated a bill March 20 that would create an exception in state electrical licensing law for workers engaged in the construction of farm buildings.
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A bill that makes numerous changes to the state’s retirement plans advanced to select file March 20.
Read moreVolunteer emergency responders serving a county could qualify for a tax credit under a bill advanced by the Legislature March 14.
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