Unemployment for family caregivers clears first round
A bill that would expand eligibility for unemployment benefits advanced from general file Feb. 7.
Read MoreA bill that would expand eligibility for unemployment benefits advanced from general file Feb. 7.
Read MoreThe Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard testimony Feb. 5 on several bills proposing changes to regular and specialty license plates.
Read MoreBreast pumps and certain breastfeeding supplies would be exempt from state sales and use tax under a bill heard Jan. 25 by the Revenue Committee.
Read MoreActive duty military members and their spouses would not have to pay a fee to obtain a real estate license in Nebraska under a bill advanced from general file Jan. 25.
Read MoreActive duty military members and their spouses would not have to pay a fee to obtain a real estate license in Nebraska under a bill heard Jan. 22 by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 10 to introduce new bills.
Among the 132 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;
Read MoreThe 106th Nebraska Legislature convened Jan. 9 for its 90-day first session. Thirteen new members and 13 re-elected senators were sworn into office, and lawmakers elected chairpersons of the Legislature’s standing committees.
Read MoreOccupational licensure reform and public benefits topped the list of health and human services issues considered by lawmakers this session.
Read MoreSenators passed measures this session to provide additional oversight of the state correctional system, ensure fair treatment for minors engaged in the court system and address the state’s opioid epidemic.
Read MoreEconomic development, tax-increment financing, vacant property concerns and updates to laws regarding the governing of municipalities were among the Urban Affairs topics taken up by lawmakers this session.
Read MoreGov. Pete Ricketts vetoed an omnibus Urban Affairs measure April 23.
Read MoreAn omnibus Urban Affairs measure was given final approval April 18.
Read MoreA bill that makes numerous changes to licensure requirements for health-related occupations passed April 18.
Read MoreLawmakers passed an omnibus public health measure April 18.
Read MoreThe state Department of Correctional Services will be required to develop an accelerated release plan for inmates under a bill passed by the Legislature April 11.
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