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.
Read moreLawmakers gave final approval April 13 to an omnibus judicial bill.
Read moreLawmakers passed a bill April 13 meant to address the mental and physical health needs of incarcerated individuals.
Read moreNebraska’s prison and parole programs will undergo regular evaluation under a bill passed April 13.
Read moreThe reciprocity process for law enforcement officers to become certified in Nebraska was updated under a bill passed April 12.
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A bill that would add a district judge to the state’s fourth judicial district was amended to become an omnibus judicial measure and advanced from general file April 8.
Read moreA bill introduced to require certain felony sentences to be served in a county jail was replaced with provisions to address mental and physical health concerns of incarcerated individuals.
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A bill that would enact a series of measures intended to reduce Nebraska’s inmate population and lower recidivism rates stalled April 6 after a failed cloture motion.
Read moreA bill intended to streamline the reciprocity process for law enforcement officers to become certified in Nebraska advanced from select file March 23.
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Lawmakers advanced a bill from general file March 3 that would require evaluation of Nebraska’s prison and parole programs.
Read moreThe Judiciary Committee heard testimony March 2 on a bill that would increase regulations on the sale of used catalytic converters in Nebraska.
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A bill intended to streamline the reciprocity process for law enforcement officers to become certified in Nebraska advanced from general file Feb. 25.
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A Nebraska judge could authorize the use of video, electronic or telephonic technology for certain hearings under a proposal heard by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 17.
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Nebraskans who are younger than 65 and receiving Medicare benefits because of a disability could apply for supplemental Medicare coverage under a bill considered Feb. 15 by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee.
Read moreA bill heard by the Judiciary Committee Jan. 27 would require an independent contractor or academic institution to evaluate Nebraska’s prison and parole programs.
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