Day three bill introduction

Senators reconvened Jan. 9 to introduce bills.

Among the 43 bills introduced were:

LB118, sponsored by O’Neill Sen. Tyson Larson, which would provide for licensure of cigar shops;

LB127, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers, which would eliminate provisions relating to hunting mountain lions;

LB129, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Burke Harr, which would require criminal background checks for applicants for an initial nursing license;

LB132, sponsored by Crete Sen. Laura Ebke, which would change joint public agency bonding powers and procedures;

LB136, sponsored by Wahoo Sen. Jerry Johnson, which would prohibit flying lanterns;

LB142, sponsored by Ogallala Sen. Ken Schilz, which would create the Aquatic Invasive Species Program and provide funding;

LB148, sponsored by Bellevue Sen. Sue Crawford, which would provide for medical assistance program coverage for certain youth formerly in foster care;

LB153, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Adam Morfeld, which would exempt college textbooks from sales and use taxes; and

LR7CA, sponsored by Columbus Sen. Paul Schumacher, a constitutional amendment that would limit service of members of the Legislature to two six-year terms.

A complete list of bills introduced thus far is available at NebraskaLegislature.gov. New bills may be introduced for the first 10 legislative days, or until Jan. 21.

Gov. Pete Ricketts’ State of the State Address is scheduled for Jan. 22. Committee hearings are scheduled to begin Jan. 20 and continue through March.

The session will last 90 legislative days and is tentatively scheduled to adjourn June 5.