Main budget adjustment bill stalls after second failed cloture vote
Lawmakers fell short March 25 in their second attempt to move the main budget adjustment proposal to the final round of debate.
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Retention, attraction incentives for large companies advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 24 to a measure intended to incentivize major employers to keep their headquarters and employees in Nebraska after merging with another company.
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Workforce omnibus bill amended, advanced to final round
Lawmakers amended an omnibus workforce measure March 24 to tighten apprenticeship requirements before advancing the bill to the final round of debate.
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Election law measure amended, advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 23 to an annual election law cleanup bill after amending it to become an omnibus measure.
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Omnibus employment measure amended, advanced
A bill intended to provide state-level notification requirements for Nebraska businesses experiencing mass layoffs or closures was amended to include several other proposals before advancing from general file March 23.
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Use of campaign funds for security purposes advanced
A proposal to allow candidates and officeholders to expend campaign funds for security purposes was amended and advanced from general file March 23.
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Elimination of state boards, commissions clears first round
Lawmakers advanced a cleanup measure March 23 that would clarify the elimination or consolidation of several state boards and commissions and accompanying cash funds.
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Legal protections advanced for medical cannabis recommendations
Lawmakers amended and advanced a bill March 20 that would provide legal protections to health care practitioners who recommend medical cannabis to qualified patients.
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Urban Affairs omnibus amended, advanced
A package of bills heard by the Urban Affairs Committee this session advanced from general file March 20 after lawmakers amended it to remove requirements for certain public housing agencies related to bed bug infestations.
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Main budget adjustment bill stalls after failed cloture vote, fund transfer measure advanced
After a failed cloture vote on the main budget adjustment bill, lawmakers advanced two other components of the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package March 19.
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Eminent domain carve-out for private power plants clears first round
Nebraska’s public power utilities could not use eminent domain to acquire privately owned power plants built to serve certain large-scale electricity users under a bill advanced from general file March 18.
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Revenue omnibus amended, advanced to final reading
A package of measures increasing state revenue advanced to the final round of debate March 18 after lawmakers amended it to include a proposed tax on the sale of kratom products in Nebraska.
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Omnibus consumer protection measure amended, advanced
An omnibus banking measure was amended and advanced to the final round of debate March 18.
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Electrical licensing penalty measure amended, advanced
A proposal intended to increase criminal penalties for certain violations of the State Electrical Act cleared the first-round of debate March 17.
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Bill to codify state maternity leave narrowed, advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 17 to a bill that would codify current practice for state employee maternity leave in Nebraska law, effectively expanding coverage to certain contract employees. The bill also would extend maternity leave to adoptions.
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