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Appropriations Session Review 2023

admin July 21, 2023Sen. Raymond Aguilar, LB814 LB80 LB506 LB609 LB684 LB769 LB817 LB818 LB281 LB768 LB772 LB741 LB608 LB712 LB792 LB813 LB815 LB816 LB282

Session Review: Appropriations

Lawmakers approved the state’s $10.7 billion budget package this session.

Banking Commerce and Insurance Session Review 2023

admin July 21, 2023Sen. Beau Ballard, LB296 LB256 LB640 LB92 LB145 LB383 LB779 LB616 LB617 LB587 LB3 LB68 LB93 LB207 LB214 LB278 LB392 LB437 LB536 LB669 LB674 LB67 LB308

Session Review: Banking, Commerce and Insurance

Pet insurance, expanded access to preventive health screenings and creation of a “regulatory sandbox” topped the list of measures considered by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee.

Health and Human Services Session Review 2023

admin July 21, 2023August 4, 2023Sen. Joni Albrecht, LB626 LB574 LB227 LB84 LB570 LB35 LB75 LB123 LB181 LB202 LB219 LB245 LB261 LB286 LB345 LB357 LB402 LB419 LB431 LB434 LB458 LB517 LB572 LB586 LB590 LB611 LB765 LB276 LB358 LB792 LB88 LB179

Session Review: Health and Human Services

Measures intended to restrict abortion and gender affirming care for minors, address the state’s health care workforce shortage and increase access to behavioral health services were among the proposals considered by the Health and Human Services Committee.

Session Review 2023 Transportation and Telecommunications

admin July 21, 2023Sen. Eliot Bostar, LB683 LB63 LB122 LB124 LB359 LB722 LB138 LB91 LB199 LB453 LB465 LB738 LB796 LB140 LB234 LB31 LB600 LB454

Session Review: Transportation and Telecommunications

Lawmakers approved two omnibus transportation and telecommunications packages this session that, among other provisions, create a broadband office in Nebraska and repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet requirement for riders age 21 and older.

Session Review 2023 Urban Affairs

admin July 21, 2023Sen. Terrell McKinney, LB531 LB474 LB98 LB33 LB45 LB170 LB223 LB329 LB342 LB346 LB462 LB532 LB629 LB224 LB246 LB274 LB424 LB546

Session Review: Urban Affairs

Grant funding for pandemic recovery projects, changes to community development law and two museum proposals were among the measures bundled into an omnibus Urban Affairs Committee bill this session.

Appropriations

admin June 2, 2023June 2, 2023Sen. Robert Clements, LB814 LB818

State auditor funding reinstated, other line-item vetoes stand

Lawmakers voted May 31 to override a gubernatorial veto and increase funding to the state auditor’s office, but all other line-item vetoes were sustained.

Urban Affairs

admin June 1, 2023Sen. Terrell McKinney, LB531 LB506 LB45 LB98

Economic development measure passed with Lincoln water funding

A bill meant to spur economic development across the state received final approval from the Legislature June 1.

Transportation and Telecommunications

admin May 25, 2023Sen. Ben Hansen, LB138 LB199 LB91

Transportation bill amended to include repeal of state’s motorcycle helmet law

A Transportation and Telecommunications Committee clean-up bill on final reading was amended to repeal the state’s helmet law for riders age 21 and older after lawmakers voted to return it to select file May 24.

Urban Affairs

admin May 19, 2023Sen. Terrell McKinney, LB531 LB629 LB33 LB45 LB98 LB170 LB223 LB342 LB532 LB474 LB329 LB462

Pandemic funding update expanded, advanced to final round

A bill that would update a measure passed by the Legislature last year related to federal pandemic funds was expanded to become an omnibus urban affairs measure and given second-round approval May 18.

Appropriations

admin May 12, 2023May 17, 2023Sen. Robert Clements, LB818 LB814 LB772 LB813

Budget package clears second round with lower cash reserve, other changes

Lawmakers amended and advanced three components of the state’s $12.975 million budget package this week. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget enacted during legislative sessions held in odd-numbered years.

Health and Human Services

admin April 26, 2023April 27, 2023Sen. Ben Hansen, LB227 LB84 LB586 LB286 LB261 LB245 LB345 LB357

Health services package expanded to include SNAP extension, advanced

An omnibus health services proposal was expanded to include several additional measures before advancing from the second round of debate April 25.

Banking Commerce and Insurance

admin April 19, 2023April 20, 2023Sen. Julie Slama, LB92 LB3 LB68 LB93 LB145 LB207 LB214 LB383 LB392 LB437 LB536 LB587 LB669 LB674 LB779 LB616 LB617 LB278

Banking regulation bill broadened, advanced from first round after cloture

A measure that would eliminate an onsite review requirement for title insurance agents was amended to become an omnibus committee bill and advanced to the second round of debate April 18 after a successful cloture motion.

Health and Human Services

admin April 17, 2023April 20, 2023Sen. Ben Hansen, LB227 LB219 LB434 LB517 LB590 LB35 LB123 LB181 LB202 LB402 LB431 LB458 LB548 LB572 LB611 LB765

Medicaid reimbursement bill expanded, advanced

A bill intended to cover a Medicaid reimbursement gap in Nebraska was amended to become an omnibus health services measure and advanced from general file April 17.

Natural Resources

admin April 12, 2023Sen. Bruce Bostelman, LB565 LB567 LB568 LB723

Hydrogen hub funding, design-build authorization advanced

Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 11 to a bill intended to support Nebraska’s efforts to be selected as a regional clean hydrogen hub by the U.S Department of Energy.

Revenue

admin April 4, 2023April 6, 2023Sen. Tom Briese, LB243 LB242 LB754 LB28 LB309 LB589 LB583 LB783

Property tax package clears first round

A proposal to direct additional state funding to property tax relief while limiting the amount of property taxes public school districts could collect advanced from general file April 3 after a successful cloture motion.