Bills seek changes in state contracting
The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 20 on two bills that would change state contracting rules.
Read MoreThe Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 20 on two bills that would change state contracting rules.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 7 on a bill that would expand the state income tax deduction for military retirement pay.
Read MoreCertain eminent domain authority would be curtailed under a bill considered by the Natural Resources Committee Feb. 7.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 7 to a bill that seeks to increase investigative resources dedicated to the state’s Native American community.
Read MoreAny Nebraska county wanting to host a wind energy facility would be required to develop zoning ordinances to regulate its construction under a bill considered Jan. 31 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read MoreThe Judiciary Committee heard testimony Jan. 24 on a bill that seeks to increase investigative resources dedicated to the state’s Native American community.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 11 to introduce new bills.
Among the 84 measures introduced were:
LB144, sponsored by Venango Sen. Dan Hughes, which would provide for voter approval of nonpartisan nomination and partisan election of county officers;
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 MoreBills authorizing public power utilities to withhold certain records and reducing the impact of streamflow augmentation projects on county tax rolls were among those advanced by the Natural Resources Committee this session.
Read MoreTwo different icons would represent Nebraska at the U.S. Capitol under a bill advanced by the Legislature April 3.
Read MoreSenators gave first-round approval March 26 to a bill that was amended to include several bills related to natural resources, including a provision that would allow public power utilities to withhold information that could give competitors an advantage.
Read MoreSenators debated a bill on general file March 6 that would improve inmates’ access to communication.
Read MoreTwo different icons would represent Nebraska at the U.S. Capitol under a bill discussed by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb. 21.
Read MoreThe Natural Resources Committee heard testimony Feb. 1 on a bill that would restore state-level regulatory requirements for wind energy generation facilities in Nebraska.
Read MoreFifty-two new bills were introduced on Jan. 17.
These included:
LB1038, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Theresa Thibodeau, which would provide a deadline for electronic voter registration;
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