Repeal of the state’s concealed handgun permit requirement, continuing efforts to enact criminal justice reforms and an increase in judges’ salaries topped the list of judicial topics considered by senators this session.
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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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Police accountability, criminal justice reform and tenant housing security were among the measures considered by members of the Judiciary Committee this session.
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Lawmakers passed a bill Aug. 3 that makes several changes to judicial procedure.
Read MoreLawmakers amended and advanced a bill from select file July 20 that would make several changes to judicial procedure.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 5 to a bill that would make several changes to judicial procedure.
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 passed measures this session to provide additional oversight of the state correctional system, ensure fair treatment for minors engaged in the court system and address the state’s opioid epidemic.
Read MoreUpdating criminal penalties and modernizing court procedures were among the judiciary-related priorities for lawmakers this session.
Read MoreSenators passed measures this session that will provide a more transparent grand jury process, prevent civil forfeiture without criminal charges and ensure wage equality for all Nebraskans.
Read MoreLawmakers abolished capital punishment, allowed research on medical marijuana and made wide-ranging revisions to the state’s correctional system this session.
Read MoreLawmakers passed extensive changes to Nebraska’s criminal and juvenile justice systems this session. Prison reform Senators approved a measure that
Read MoreMeasures relating to human trafficking, sentencing options for juveniles and parenting programs for incarcerated parents were passed by lawmakers this
Read MoreSenators addressed a variety of judicial issues this session, including continued juvenile justice reform, child abuse penalties and changes to
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