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: Education
Measures intended to attract and retain teachers, improve student access to mental and behavioral health services and prepare students for technology-related jobs were among those advanced by the Education Committee this session.
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Session Review: Health and Human Services
Child welfare reform, licensure requirements and vaccine exemptions were among the measures considered by the Health and Human Services Committee this session.
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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.
Read moreFamily law measure passed
Senators made a number of changes to family law in Nebraska under a bill passed April 12.
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Agricultural equipment right-to-repair bill discussed
Owners of modern farm machinery would have the same access as authorized dealers to the software, tools, technical manuals and parts needed to make repairs under a bill discussed on general file April 7.
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Consumption tax proposal fails on first round
A proposed constitutional amendment that would replace Nebraska’s tax system with retail consumption and excise taxes failed to advance from general file April 5.
Read moreStillbirth review proposal expanded, advanced
A bill that would expand state review of child deaths to allow inclusion of stillbirths was amended to become an omnibus family law bill and advanced from select file March 23.
Read moreFarm-to-school program expanded
Early childhood education programs are included in the Nebraska farm-to-school program under a bill given final approval Feb. 28.
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Catastrophic livestock mortality bill clears first round
A bill intended to improve Nebraska’s ability to plan for and respond to emergency catastrophic livestock mortality events advanced from general file Feb. 25.
Read morePandemic funds sought for independent meat processors
The Appropriations Committee heard testimony Feb. 9 on a proposal that would use federal pandemic relief funds to assist independent meat processors in Nebraska.
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Farm-to-school program expansion advanced
Early childhood education programs would be included in the Nebraska farm-to-school program under a bill given first-round approval Feb. 8.
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DNA collection for felony charges advanced after cloture
A bill that would require forensic evidence to be collected upon arrest for certain felony charges advanced from select file Jan. 19 following a successful cloture motion.
Read moreBill would expand farm-to-school program
Early childhood education programs would be included in the Nebraska Farm-to-School program under a bill considered Jan. 18 by the Education Committee.
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Day six bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 12 to continue introduction of new bills.
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