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Sen. Tom Briese

Sen. Tom Briese
General Affairs Session Review 2022 

Session Review: General Affairs

May 12, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB876 LB877 LB923 LB1268 LB1236 LB899 LB900

Casino gaming regulations and the distribution rights of craft breweries topped the list of issues considered by the General Affairs Committee this session.

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General Affairs 

Racetrack casino regulations updated

April 14, 2022April 21, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB876 LB877

A bill updating Nebraska’s gaming regulations for horse racetrack casinos and the commission that governs them passed April 13.

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Sen. Tom Briese
General Affairs 

Racetrack casino regulation updates clear first round

March 30, 2022April 1, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB876 LB877

A bill that would update Nebraska’s gaming regulations for horse racetrack casinos and the commission that governs them was amended and advanced from general file March 29.

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Sens. Tom Briese and Ben Hansen
Government Military and Veterans Affairs 

Year-round daylight saving time advances

March 14, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB283

Nebraskans would no longer spring forward or fall back if authorized by federal law under a bill that advanced from general file March 14.

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Sen. Tom Briese
Revenue 

Cap on school district property tax increases stalls

February 8, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB986

A proposal to limit annual increases in the amount of property taxes collected by public school districts stalled Feb. 8 after a failed cloture motion.

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Government Military and Veterans Affairs 

Measure would allow recall of governor, state senators

February 3, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LR268CA

The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 2 on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Nebraska voters to recall the governor and state lawmakers.

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Sen. Tom Briese
Revenue 

Proposal to set school tax credit amount clears first round

January 26, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB1107 LB723 LB688

A state tax credit intended to offset part of Nebraskans’ property tax bills would not fall below its current amount under a bill advanced from general file Jan. 26.

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Sen. Tom Briese
General Affairs 

Updates to state’s racetrack casino regulations sought

January 25, 2022January 28, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB876 LB877

The General Affairs Committee heard two bills Jan. 24 that would refine regulation of Nebraska’s voter-approved horse racetrack casinos and the commission that oversees them.

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Revenue 

Proposals to limit school district tax increases considered

January 21, 2022January 28, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB986 LB987

The Revenue Committee heard testimony Jan. 20 on two bills that, with some exceptions, would cap annual increases in the amount of property taxes collected by public school districts.

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Revenue 

Bill would prevent school tax credit reduction

January 20, 2022 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB1107 LB723

The Revenue Committee heard testimony Jan. 19 on a proposal intended to prevent a tax credit based on school property taxes paid from falling below its current amount.

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Sen. Tom Briese
General Affairs Session Review 2021 

Session Review: General Affairs

June 22, 2021 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB561 LB371 LB274 LB415 LB578 LB72 LB152 LB70

Senators established casino gaming regulations, permanently legalized to-go alcohol sales authorized during the pandemic and expanded the type of fireworks that can be sold in Nebraska.

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Judiciary 

COVID-19 liability protections adopted

May 21, 2021 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB139 LB53

Senators approved a proposal May 20 intended to prohibit frivolous coronavirus-related lawsuits.

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Revenue 

Microenterprise tax credit changes approved

May 20, 2021 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB366

Senators passed a bill May 20 intended to modernize the state’s small business tax credit.

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General Affairs 

Casino regulation finalized

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB561

A bill that implements provisions of a constitutional gaming amendment approved in 2020 passed May 20.

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Revenue 

Ag land valuation reduced for purposes of school bonding

May 19, 2021June 3, 2021 admin Sen. Tom Briese, LB2

Lawmakers approved a bill May 19 intended to shift the cost of school bonds away from owners of farm and ranch land.

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