Expanded first responder tuition waiver clears first round
Correctional and youth detention officers would qualify for a tuition waiver under a bill advanced to the second round of debate April 24.
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Sen. Eliot Bostar
Mobile sports betting measure passed over
A proposal that would allow Nebraskans to place bets on sports with their mobile devices was passed over during second-round debate April 23 at the request of the introducer.
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Mobile sports betting proposal clears first round
Lawmakers advanced a measure from general file April 14 that would allow Nebraskans to place bets on sports with their mobile devices.
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Model anaphylaxis policy, epinephrine cost cap approved
Lawmakers gave final approval April 10 to a bill intended to ensure that children with life-threatening allergies are safe in school and licensed child care environments.
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Housing assistance for abuse survivors clears first round
A measure that would increase taxes on Nebraska real estate transactions to help meet the immediate housing needs of sex trafficking and domestic violence survivors was expanded and advanced from the first round of debate March 19.
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Model anaphylaxis policy, epinephrine cost cap advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 12 to a bill intended to ensure that children with life-threatening allergies are safe in school and licensed child care environments.
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Amendment authorizing mobile sports betting offered
The General Affairs Committee heard testimony March 10 on a proposal to allow Nebraskans to place bets on sports with their mobile devices.
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Cryptocurrency kiosk regulation approved
A measure that makes operators of controllable electronic records, such as cryptocurrency, subject to regulation under the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act was given final approval March 6.
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Child care, affordable housing tax credit changes approved
A bill intended to create additional investment in affordable housing and child care programs in Nebraska received final approval from lawmakers Feb. 21.
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Cryptocurrency kiosk regulation advanced
A measure that would make operators of controllable electronic records, such as cryptocurrency, subject to regulation under the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act advanced from the first round of debate Feb. 11.
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Affordable housing tax credit expansion amended, advanced
A bill intended to create additional investment in affordable housing and child care programs in Nebraska advanced from select file Feb. 7 after lawmakers clarified how its provisions would affect passthrough entities.
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Child care, affordable housing tax credit changes advance
A bill intended to create additional investment in affordable housing and child care programs in Nebraska received first-round approval from lawmakers Jan. 30.
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Housing assistance for abuse survivors proposed
A tax increase on Nebraska real estate transactions would be used to meet the immediate housing needs of survivors of sex trafficking and domestic violence under a bill heard Jan. 22 by the Revenue Committee.
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Mobile sports betting proposals considered
The General Affairs Committee heard testimony July 31 on two proposals that would authorize sports wagering through mobile platforms in Nebraska.
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Bill would provide income tax credit for renters
Nebraska renters would be eligible to claim an income tax credit on rent paid during the previous year under a bill considered July 29 by the Revenue Committee.
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