Healthy soils learning community advances
A peer-to-peer learning community would help farmers adopt practices that protect Nebraska’s soil and water under a bill advanced from the first round of debate Feb. 24.
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Retirement rules clarified
Senators passed a bill Feb. 25 that makes several changes to laws covering administration of Nebraska’s state, county and school retirement programs.
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State would fund free contraceptives
The Health and Human Services Committee considered a bill Feb. 24 that would provide state-funded, free contraceptives to women upon request.
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Bill would expand authorized abortion practitioners
More medical professionals would be authorized to perform abortions in Nebraska under a bill considered Feb. 24 by the Health and Human Services Committee.
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AltEn investigative committee proposed
The Legislature would appoint a special committee to study and investigate operations at the AltEn ethanol plant in Mead under a measure considered Feb. 24 by the Executive Board.
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Proposal to cut income tax rates advances after cloture vote
Lawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 24 to a bill that would cut Nebraska’s top individual income tax rate after amending it to include a proposed reduction in the top corporate income tax rate.
Read MoreBill would pair Arbor Day with Election Day
Nebraskans would celebrate Arbor Day on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years under a bill heard Feb. 24 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Proposal seeks to modernize Nebraska’s tax system
Nebraskans with taxable income of less than $50,000 would pay no state income tax under a proposal heard Feb. 23 by the Revenue Committee.
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Proposal would fund health equity liaisons
Nebraska would use federal pandemic relief funds to facilitate the collection of health inequity data by several state commissions that serve the state’s minority populations under a bill considered Feb. 23 by the Appropriations Committee.
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Bill would change sales and use tax collection fees
The Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 23 on a bill that would raise the amount businesses receive for collecting and remitting sales tax.
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Increased fees considered for alternative fuel vehicles
A bill that would increase annual registration fees incrementally for vehicles powered by alternative fuels was heard by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Feb. 22.
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Jacobson appointed to Legislature
Mike Jacobson of North Platte will fill the legislative seat left vacant by the resignation of former Sen. Mike Groene Feb. 21. Jacobson will complete Groene’s term, which ends in January 2023.
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Pandemic funds sought for health center capital projects
Nebraska would use $20 million in federal pandemic relief funds for capital construction grants to the state’s federally qualified health centers under a bill considered Feb. 22 by the Appropriations Committee.
Read MoreBehavioral health points of contact proposed for schools
The Education Committee heard testimony Feb. 22 on a bill intended to improve access to mental and behavioral health services for public school students.
Read MorePremium pay for front-line nurses considered
The Appropriations Committee heard testimony Feb. 22 on a proposal to provide funding for bonuses to certain front-line nurses.
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