Session Review: Executive Board
Legislative oversight, additional budget requirements and redistricting concerns topped the list of Executive Board issues considered by lawmakers this session.
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Session Review: Judiciary
Lawmakers 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 moreSession Review: Urban Affairs
Senators authorized creation of a new regional transit authority, addressed blighted properties, updated building codes and approved a constitutional amendment ballot question this session.
Read moreOmnibus criminal justice reform bill approved
The Legislature approved a bill May 24 that makes several changes to current criminal justice statutes.
Read moreMonetary damages approved for victims of ‘revenge porn’
A victim of the intentional or threatening distribution of intimate images could seek damages under a bill passed May 24.
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Criminal, civil penalties for ‘revenge porn’ advanced
Lawmakers advanced two bills from general file May 16 that would prohibit the intentional or threatening distribution of intimate images.
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Criminal justice reforms advanced
The Legislature advanced a bill from general file May 15 that would make several changes to current criminal justice statutes.
Read moreRadon mitigation bill approved
Lawmakers passed a bill May 2 that requires the state’s building code to adopt standards for radon-resistant construction for new houses and commercial, educational and medical structures.
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Eminent domain compromise advances
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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Support the troops license plates advanced
Senators advanced a bill from general file April 15 that would create several new specialty license plates.
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School financing review commission proposed
A commission to examine Nebraska public school financing would monitor the implementation of its suggested policy over the next decade under a bill heard March 19 by the Education Committee.
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Radon mitigation bill advances
Lawmakers advanced a bill to select file March 18 that would require the state’s building code to adopt standards for radon-resistant construction for new houses.
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New senator is always learning
There are moments when Sen. Wendy DeBoer catches herself mid-sentence. She’s earned four advanced degrees, and is pursuing a fifth, and knows she can give more details in response to a question than the asker might have expected.
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Update to American civics requirements debated
Lawmakers continued first-round debate Feb. 22 on a bill that would update social studies requirements for Nebraska schools.
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Redistricting bills considered
The Executive Board considered four proposals regarding the Legislature’s redistricting process Feb. 14.
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