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Day two bill introduction

Senators reconvened Jan. 10 to introduce new bills.

The Clerk of the Legislature reads new bills into the official record Jan. 10.

Among the 138 measures introduced were:

LB13, sponsored by Bellevue Sen. Carol Blood, which would provide a sales tax exemption for breast pumps and related supplies and exempt breastfeeding from public indecency offenses;

LB20, sponsored by Albion Sen. Tom Briese, which would require voter approval of public building commission bonds;

LB43, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Kate Bolz, which would adopt the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act;

LB54, sponsored by Kearney Sen. John Lowe, which would change provisions relating to carrying a concealed weapon;

LB103, sponsored by Elkhorn Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, which would change provisions relating to property tax requests;

LB106, sponsored by Adams Sen. Myron Dorn, which would change provisions relating to disclosure of DNA records under the DNA Identification Information Act;

LB110, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Anna Wishart, which would adopt the Medical Cannabis Act;

LB118, sponsored by La Vista Sen. John Arch, which would provide a procedure to withhold residential addresses of physicians in county records;

LR1CA, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Justin Wayne, which would amend the state constitution to eliminate slavery or involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime; and

LR3CA, sponsored by Bayard Sen. Steve Erdman, which would amend the state constitution to provide income tax credits for property taxes paid.

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. 23.

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