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Session Review: Transportation and Telecommunications

Business tax incentives advanced after successful cloture vote

Beginning farmer tax credit clarifications advanced

Program to license and regulate hemp industry advanced

Healthy soils task force advanced

Two-person crews requested for freight trains

Brandt brings rural issues to the Capitol

New mapping system for rural telecom capacity proposed

Bill to raise interest rate cap advances

Day eight bill introduction

Session Review 2019 Transportation and Telecommunications

July 1, 2019July 2, 2019 admin Sen. Curt Friesen, LB138 LB696 LB697 LB626 LB356 LB128 LB215 LB691 LB699 LB184 LB268 LB693 LB550 LB82 LB616 LB462 LB698 LB142 LB378 LB641 LB611

Senators expanded license plate options and addressed call spoofing and a number of infrastructure concerns this year.

Revenue

May 23, 2019 admin Sen. Mark Kolterman, LB720 LB605 LB527

Lawmakers gave first-round approval May 22 to a bill that would create a new business tax incentive program to replace the Nebraska Advantage Act, which is set to end next year.

Revenue

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 admin Sen. Suzanne Geist, LB560 LB623

A bill that would clarify the number of rental agreements beginning farmers and agricultural asset owners could make under an existing tax credit program advanced from general file April 24.

Agriculture

April 16, 2019 admin Sen. Justin Wayne, LB657

Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 15 to a bill that would authorize and regulate the growing, processing and handling of hemp and hemp products in Nebraska.

Agriculture

March 21, 2019 admin Sen. Tim Gragert, LB243

A 17-member task force would develop a plan to improve soil health in Nebraska under a bill advanced from general file March 21.

Transportation and Telecommunications

March 6, 2019 admin Sen. Tom Brandt, LB611

A bill intended to improve safety for freight train crews was considered March 5 by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee.

Sen. Tom Brandt on the family farm with wife Sandra and their children Mariah and Evan.

Senator features

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 admin

Sen. Tom Brandt never envisioned being a politician. The fourth-generation farmer from Plymouth was content working his 1,100 acres, but the misconceptions that some Nebraskans had about rural life bothered him.

Transportation and Telecommunications

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 admin Sen. Tom Brandt, LB549

The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard a proposal Feb. 4 aimed at providing a better understanding of rural access to

Banking Commerce and Insurance

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 admin Sen. Brett Lindstrom, LB188

The Legislature advanced a bill to select file Feb. 1 that would allow Nebraska lenders to charge higher interest rates on installment loans.

Ceremonies

July 2019

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 admin Sen. Tom Brandt, LB413 LB418 LB421 LB424 LB432 LB438 LB445 LB463 LB474 LB478

Senators reconvened Jan. 18 to introduce new bills.

Among the 73 measures introduced were:

LB413, sponsored by Plymouth Sen. Tom Brandt, which would change application submission deadlines under the Nebraska Advantage Act;