Day nine bill introduction

Senators reconvened Jan. 21 to continue introduction of new bills.

Among the 97 measures introduced were:

LB445, sponsored by Sen. R. Brad von Gillern of Elkhorn, which would adopt the State Building Construction Alternatives Act and change and eliminate provisions regarding planning, bidding, construction and procurement of art for state buildings;

LB458, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Eliot Bostar, which would change provisions relating to tax sale certificates, real property sold for delinquent taxes, certain tax-related foreclosure actions and land banks and adopt the Permitting Approval Timeliness Act and the By-Right Housing Development Act;

LB468, sponsored by Sen. Robert Clements of Elmwood, which would change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers;

LB472, introduced by Amherst Sen. Dan McKeon, which would adopt the Regulatory Management Act;

LB483, sponsored by Sen. Jared Storm of David City, which would limit permissible forms of medical cannabis to pills or liquid tinctures and clarify provisions relating to medical cannabis;

LB493, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Danielle Conrad, which would adopt the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act and eliminate provisions relating to actions involving public petition and participation;

LB504, sponsored by Sen. Carolyn Bosn of Lincoln at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen, which would adopt the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act;

LB509, introduced by Elkhorn Sen. Tony Sorrentino, which would adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide for income tax credits;

LB512, sponsored by Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue, which would adopt the Chemical Abortion Safety Protocol Act; and

LR23CA, introduced by Bellevue Sen. Rita Sanders, a proposed constitutional amendment to change the deadline to file initiative and referendum petitions.

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. 22.