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Sen. Tony Vargas
Senator features 

Vargas brings drive, vision to Unicameral

March 24, 2017April 6, 2017 admin

If there is one thing Sen. Tony Vargas does not want to do, it’s disappoint his mother, Lidia. As a first-generation son of Peruvian immigrants, he knows that she is proud of his many achievements – but also knows that she doesn’t want him to rest on his laurels.

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Health and Human Services 

Review of maternal near-death data sought

January 26, 2023January 27, 2023 admin Sen. Tony Vargas, LB75

A bill that would allow for the review of instances of severe maternal morbidity was heard by the Health and Human Services Committee Jan. 25.

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Ceremonies 

Day 10 bill introduction

January 18, 2023January 19, 2023 admin Sen. Terrell McKinney, LB634 LB637 LB662 LB670 LB723 LB742 LB748 LB753 LB764 LB811

Senators introduced 190 measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 18.

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Ceremonies 

Day eight bill introduction

January 13, 2023 admin Sen. Kathleen Kauth, LB421 LB425 LB426 LB428 LB444 LB453 LB457 LB461 LB464 LR22CA

Senators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.

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Ceremonies 

Day five bill introduction

January 10, 2023 admin Sen. Eliot Bostar, LB209 LB219 LB230 LB236 LB244 LB248 LB259 LB270 LB274 LB276

Senators reconvened Jan. 10 to continue introduction of new bills.

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Sen. John Stinner
Appropriations Session Review 2022 

Session Review: Appropriations

May 12, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Brandt, LB1014 LB755 LB867 LB1025 LB1066 LB1087 LB1089 LB1100 LB1172 LB1201 LB1203 LB1255 LB1183 LB1267 LB1011 LB703 LB762 LB893 LB989 LB1023 LB1164 LB1012 LB759 LB766 LB911 LB1074 LB1114 LB1013 LB1015 LB788 LB1233 LB1071 LB792 LB721 LB977

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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Sen. John Arch
Health and Human Services Session Review 2022 

Session Review: Health and Human Services

May 12, 2022 admin Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, LB1173 LB491 LB541 LB854 LB932 LB741 LB245 LB626 LB901 LB1009 LB376 LB1004 LB436 LB752 LB15 LB374 LB554 LB753 LB905 LB716 LB906 LB859 LB1068 LB1048 LB698 LB121

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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Sen. John Lowe
Appropriations 

Funding for rural health care workforce project advanced

April 1, 2022 admin Sen. John Lowe, LB792 LB721 LB1014

Senators gave first-round approval March 31 to a bill that would fund a new facility to train rural health care providers.

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Sen. Matt Williams
Business and Labor 

Proposal to extend, increase funding for rural housing program advanced

March 29, 2022 admin Sen. Matt Williams, LB1069

A bill that would update an existing grant program in an effort to increase workforce housing in rural communities was advanced from general file March 28.

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Sen. Justin Wayne
Urban Affairs 

North Omaha recovery bill amended, advanced

March 23, 2022 admin Sen. Justin Wayne, LB1024 LB915 LB1253

A bill to aid COVID-19 recovery efforts in North Omaha was expanded into a more comprehensive measure and advanced from general file March 22.

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Appropriations 

Cash reserve budget bill advanced after cloture vote

March 22, 2022March 25, 2022 admin Sen. John Stinner, LB1013 LB1023 LB1015 LB1074 LB788 LB1233 LB1071 LB1252 LB792

Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 22 to the last of three main bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.

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Sen. John Stinner
Appropriations 

Budget debate begins, two bills advance after successful cloture votes

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 admin Sen. John Stinner, LB1014 LB1012 LB759 LB911 LB1074 LB1114 LB1232 LB1233 LB1011 LB920 LB1024 LB762 LB893 LB989 LB1023 LB1164 LB1013 LB1015 LB788 LB1071 LB792 LB1252 LB1083

Lawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.

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Sen. Terrell McKinney
Education 

Computer science requirement for public schools advanced

March 8, 2022 admin Sen. Terrell McKinney, LB1112

Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 8 to a bill intended to ensure that Nebraska students receive computer science and technology education before graduating from high school.

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Sen. Wendy DeBoer
Health and Human Services 

Stillbirth review proposal advanced

March 2, 2022March 4, 2022 admin Sen. Wendy DeBoer, LB741 LB626

A bill that would expand state review of child deaths to allow inclusion of stillbirths advanced from general file March 2.

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Sen. Tony Vargas
Appropriations 

Proposal would fund health equity liaisons

February 24, 2022February 25, 2022 admin Sen. Tony Vargas, LB1267

Nebraska would use federal pandemic relief funds to facilitate the collection of health inequity data by several state commissions that serve the state’s minority populations under a bill considered Feb. 23 by the Appropriations Committee.

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