Measures restricting the use of eminent domain by renewable energy developers, extending an Omaha-area natural resources district’s bonding authority and merging the state agencies responsible for recommending energy policies and administering environmental regulations were among the bills advanced by the Natural Resources Committee this session.
Read moreLegal protections for agricultural producers under Nebraska’s 1982 Right to Farm Act are expanded by a bill passed May 2.
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Lawmakers gave second-round approval April 25 to a bill that would expand legal protections for agricultural producers under Nebraska’s 1982 Right to Farm Act after amending it to protect the rights of neighboring landowners.
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A bill that would expand legal protections for agricultural producers under Nebraska’s 1982 Right to Farm Act cleared the first round of debate April 10 after a successful cloture motion.
Read moreLawmakers voted March 15 to approve a merger of the state agencies responsible for recommending state energy policies and administering Nebraska’s environmental regulations.
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The Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony March 5 on a bill that would prevent insurance companies from discriminating against living organ donors.
Read moreCounties of 15,000 or fewer residents could hold nonpartisan county primary elections under a bill considered by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb. 27.
Read moreThe Agriculture Committee heard testimony Feb. 12 on a bill that would expand legal protections for agricultural producers under the state’s 1982 Right to Farm Act.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 7 to a proposal to merge the state agencies responsible for recommending state energy policies and administering Nebraska’s environmental regulations.
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The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard testimony Feb. 5 on several bills proposing changes to regular and specialty license plates.
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The Natural Resources Committee heard testimony Jan. 30 on a proposal to merge the state agencies responsible for recommending state energy policies and administering Nebraska’s environmental regulations.
Read moreBills authorizing public power utilities to withhold certain records and reducing the impact of streamflow augmentation projects on county tax rolls were among those advanced by the Natural Resources Committee this session.
Read moreVolunteer emergency responders serving a county may qualify for a tax credit under a bill passed by the Legislature April 6.
Read moreVolunteer emergency responders serving a county could qualify for a tax credit under a bill advanced by the Legislature March 14.
Read moreThe public power industry would not be required to provide certain records to the public under an amendment considered by the Natural Resources Committee in a hearing March 7.
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