Eminent domain compromise advances
Landowners would have the ability to contest the use of eminent domain by renewable energy developers under a bill that advanced to select file April 17.
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Sen. Tom Brewer
Open meeting changes for teleconferencing amended, advanced
Lawmakers advanced a bill from general file April 3 intended to use technology to create more efficient and transparent government public meetings.
Read moreState employee volunteerism bill advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 18 to a bill that would authorize adjustments to state employee work schedules for participation in approved youth mentoring programs.
Read moreStudy of missing Native American women and children approved
Lawmakers passed a bill March 1 that seeks to increase investigative resources dedicated to the state’s Native American community.
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Eminent domain restriction fails to advance
A bill that would curtail certain uses of eminent domain failed to advance from general file Feb. 27.
Read moreBills seek changes in state contracting
The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 20 on two bills that would change state contracting rules.
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Expanded military retirement pay exemption considered
The Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 7 on a bill that would expand the state income tax deduction for military retirement pay.
Read moreEminent domain restriction considered
Certain eminent domain authority would be curtailed under a bill considered by the Natural Resources Committee Feb. 7.
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Study of issues facing Native American women advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 7 to a bill that seeks to increase investigative resources dedicated to the state’s Native American community.
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Bill would require county wind farm regulation
Any Nebraska county wanting to host a wind energy facility would be required to develop zoning ordinances to regulate its construction under a bill considered Jan. 31 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Study of issues facing Native American women proposed
The Judiciary Committee heard testimony Jan. 24 on a bill that seeks to increase investigative resources dedicated to the state’s Native American community.
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Bill would restore wind energy requirements
The Natural Resources Committee heard testimony Feb. 1 on a bill that would restore state-level regulatory requirements for wind energy generation facilities in Nebraska.
Read moreFour-year cap on property valuations proposed
A property’s assessed value would remain the same for four years under a bill heard by the Revenue Committee March 9.
Read moreMoratorium on Sandhills wind energy projects proposed
The Natural Resources Committee heard testimony March 1 on a bill that would place a two-year moratorium on wind energy development in the Nebraska Sandhills.
Read moreConcealed carry exception proposed for law enforcement
Law enforcement officers would not be required to take the state’s concealed carry weapons course under a bill heard by the Judiciary Committee March 1.
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