Education
The Education Committee advanced bills this session that require schools to provide injury leave to employees and create a policy that prohibits sexual contact between a teacher and a student.
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Executive Board
Legislative oversight, extreme weather planning and a potential change in the number of state senators were some of the proposals considered by the Executive Board this session.
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Urban Affairs
Proposals to address blighted property, affordable housing needs and municipal law were among the topics taken up by the Legislature this session.
Read moreSenators appointed to YRTC oversight committee
The Executive Board of the Legislature announced the appointment of senators to the new Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center Special Oversight Committee Aug. 13.
Read moreTax-increment financing changes adopted
A bill intended to make certain redevelopment projects easier passed Aug. 13.
Read moreProposal to decouple from federal tax change debated
Lawmakers debated a proposal Aug. 6 to decouple Nebraska’s tax code from a federal change made in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Last-minute tax package advances after cloture vote
Lawmakers gave first-round approval Aug. 5 to a bill combining several major tax proposals.
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FAFSA completion requirement advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval Aug. 4 to a bill that would require Nebraska students to submit a federal college financial aid application before they graduate from high school.
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Tax-increment financing changes amended, advanced
A bill intended to make certain redevelopment projects easier advanced from general file Aug. 4.
Read moreBill to create Native American holiday advanced
A bill that would make the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day in Nebraska advanced from select file July 30.
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Student intervention, removal bill stalls
A bill that would authorize teachers to physically intervene when a student is harming others failed to advance past the first round of debate July 30 after a failed cloture motion.
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Bill to ban abortion procedure stalls
A bill that would ban a specific abortion method in Nebraska stalled during general file debate July 29.
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Modified property tax proposal stalls
Lawmakers resumed debate July 22 on a major property tax measure after it was modified to address concerns raised regarding an earlier proposal.
Read moreAllocation of lottery funds for education advanced
Senators gave first-round approval July 21 to a bill that would allocate lottery funds to certain education-related programs for the next five years.
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Authorized restraint, removal of students debated
Lawmakers debated a bill on general file July 21 that would authorize teachers to physically prevent a student from harming others.
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