Among the issues considered by members of the Business and Labor Committee this session were strengthening worker protections, raising the tipped minimum wage and expanding unemployment benefits and family leave.
Read moreLawmakers considered measures this session to ensure fair treatment for minors engaged in the court system, legalize medical cannabis and provide additional oversight of the state correctional system.
Read moreSenators expanded license plate options and addressed call spoofing and a number of infrastructure concerns this year.
Read moreSenators passed a bill May 24 to extend and eliminate certain statutes of limitation for labor and sex trafficking.
Read moreA bill that would create two college savings programs advanced from the second round of debate May 21 after lawmakers amended it to include a proposal to open an account for each Nebraska resident when he or she is born.
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A bill that would give teachers legal protection for defending themselves and others against violent students was advanced to general file May 21 after a successful procedural motion.
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A bill that would extend and eliminate certain statutes of limitation for labor and sex trafficking was amended and advanced from general file May 16.
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A bill that would approve certain forms of cannabis for medical use stalled on general file May 15.
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The Legislature advanced a bill from general file May 15 that would make several changes to current criminal justice statutes.
Read moreSenators passed a bill May 2 that creates several new specialty license plates.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 24 to a bill intended to make it easier for families and others to contribute to a beneficiary’s state college savings plan.
Read moreLawmakers passed a bill April 18 that establishes statewide standards for school resource officers.
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Landowners would have the ability to contest the use of eminent domain by renewable energy developers under a bill that advanced to select file April 17.
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A bill that would provide a cash incentive for employers who contribute to an employee’s state college savings plan advanced from general file April 16 after lawmakers amended it to include another college savings proposal.
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Senators advanced a bill from general file April 15 that would create several new specialty license plates.
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