Retirement bill amended, advanced
A retirement systems clean-up bill was amended to incorporate two additional measures and advanced from general file March 16.
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Bill would fund lead service line replacement
The state would provide funds to assist in the replacement of lead service lines to homes in Nebraska under a bill considered March 13.
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Bill would fund Vietnam War memorial
The Appropriations Committee heard testimony Feb. 28 on a bill that would direct state funds toward completion of a memorial to Nebraskans killed in action in the Vietnam War.
Read moreBill would increase certain retirement contribution rates
The Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee heard testimony Feb. 14 on a bill that would increase the contribution rate for certain law enforcement personnel under the state’s County Employees Retirement Act.
Read moreMicrochip bill seeks to meet federal program requirements
A proposal that would attempt to align Nebraska’s economic development structure with the requirements of a federal microchip grant program
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Senators adopt new session rules
After considering several changes, lawmakers adopted their permanent rules Jan. 19. The rules of the Legislature govern the legislative process
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Day nine bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 17 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Legislative rule changes considered
The Rules Committee considered 58 possible changes to the permanent rules that govern legislative proceedings during a marathon public hearing
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Day six bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 11 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Day three bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 6 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Leadership positions shuffle as Legislature convenes
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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Session Review: Appropriations
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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Session Review: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Election law updates, an evaluation of state procurement practices and Nebraska’s participation in a convention of the states were addressed this session by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Session Review: Judiciary
Lawmakers considered an array of measures to expand prison and parole evaluations, provide reimbursement payments to county jails that hold inmates under certain conditions and expand protections to victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
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Bill to increase penalties for assault on public bus drivers debated
A bill that would increase the penalty for assault on a public transportation driver was discussed on general file April 8.
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