Day three bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 8 to introduce new bills.
Among the 76 measures introduced were:
LB140, sponsored by Gering Sen. John Stinner, which would change provisions relating to enforcement of railroad safety standards;
LB151, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Adam Morfeld, which would adopt the Prosecutorial Transparency Act;
LB179, sponsored by Elkhorn Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, which would transition from elected to appointed county assessors;
LB186, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Robert Hilkemann, which would change provisions relating to the offense of criminal child enticement;
LB188, sponsored by Hastings Sen. Steve Halloran, which would the Second Amendment Preservation Act;
LB199, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Tony Vargas, which would adopt the Face Surveillance Privacy Act;
LB205, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt, which would change provisions relating to unpaid periodic rent under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;
LB211, sponsored by Glenvil Sen. Dave Murman, which would adopt the Reflexologist Registration Act;
LB212, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, which would prohibit charging members of the Legislature fees for public record requests; and
LR13CA, sponsored by Gordon Sen. Tom Brewer, which would amend the Nebraska state constitution to limit the percentage of funding for schools that comes from property taxes.
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. 20.