Day seven bill introduction

Senators reconvened Jan. 15 to continue introduction of new bills.

Among the 26 measures introduced were:

LB1071, sponsored by Sen. John Arch of La Vista at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen, would provide, change and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027;

LB1073, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Carolyn Bosn, which would require commercial motor vehicle driver training to include antitrafficking training;

LB1078, sponsored by Sen. George Dungan of Lincoln, which would adopt the Fair Online Pricing Act;

LB1079, introduced by Elkhorn Sen. R. Brad von Gillern, which would change provisions relating to the habitual criminal enhancement for theft offenses;

LB1081, sponsored by Sen. Glen Meyer of Pender, which would require state agencies and political subdivisions to purchase flags made in the U.S.;

LB1083, introduced by Whitman Sen. Tanya Storer, which would adopt the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act, create a fund and change provisions relating to records which may be withheld from the public;

LB1086, sponsored by Sen. Robert Dover of Norfolk, which would change eligibility requirements for community college gap assistance;

LB1088, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Jane Raybould, which would require persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence or subject to domestic abuse protection orders to surrender firearms for a period of time;

LB1089, sponsored by Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward, which would change enforcement provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act; and

LB1096, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Eliot Bostar at Pillen’s request, which would adopt the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act and the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, authorize the withholding of records relating to critical water infrastructure and provide civil and criminal penalties.

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