Ralston Sen. Merv Riepe still hasn’t learned how to do retirement. Since leaving his career as a hospital executive in 2008, he took a number of interim positions in the health care field, served one term in the Legislature and won a seat on the Ralston School Board before returning to the Unicameral in 2023.
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Delivered at the family home in rural Iowa with his grandmother’s assistance, Sen. Merv Riepe’s life began with the help of a strong woman—and that has been a theme ever since.
Read MoreSenators continued to introduce new bills Jan. 9.
Among the 30 bills introduced were:
LB915, introduced by Ralston Sen. Merv Riepe, which would change prohibitions on using handheld wireless communication devices or handheld mobile telephones while driving;
Read MoreSenators passed a bill March 28 that makes a number of changes to laws governing the licensure and provision of health services in Nebraska.
Read MoreSenators voted March 28 to authorize the payment of claims against the state.
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Payment of certain claims against the state would be approved under a measure expanded and advanced from first-round debate March 25.
Read MoreShort-term housing and supportive medical services will be available for eligible adults experiencing homelessness under a bill approved by lawmakers March 21.
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Lawmakers advanced two bills this week comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package as several senators indicated that substantive amendments will be offered on the next round of debate.
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Senators began first-round debate March 5 on a proposal that seeks to lessen the number of weeks a person can receive unemployment benefits in Nebraska under the Employment Security Act.
Read MoreThe Executive Board of the Legislature announced appointments to a newly created special oversight committee March 6.
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A bill that would change renewal requirements for certain nursing licenses to eliminate the provision of paper-based notifications was amended to become an omnibus health services bill and given first-round approval March 4.
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The Judiciary Committee considered a bill Feb. 22 that would provide an exception to the 12-week abortion ban passed by the Legislature last year.
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A bill that would provide short-term housing with supportive medical services for eligible adults experiencing homelessness advanced from general file Feb. 15.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 13 to a bill that seeks to provide support for low-income Nebraska mothers who are at risk for adverse birth outcomes.
Read MoreNebraska would establish a program to allow the donation of prescription drugs under a bill advanced from general file Feb.
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