Budget debate begins, two bills advance after successful cloture votes
Lawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read MoreLawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read MoreLawmakers advanced a bill from general file March 11 that would allow Nebraskans to carry a concealed handgun without a permit after a successful cloture motion.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 11 to a bill intended to give a state agency the ability to respond more quickly to the release of pollution.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 9 to a proposal to build a canal that would divert South Platte River water from Colorado to Nebraska under a 1923 interstate compact.
Read MoreA bill to create a new state housing agency was scrapped March 9 and replaced with a proposal to require Nebraska to apply for a second round of federal emergency rental assistance.
Read MoreA proposal intended to spur economic development and recreational opportunities in three areas of the state advanced from the first round of debate March 9.
Read MoreThe Judiciary Committee heard testimony March 3 on a bill that would require the state Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse counties for costs associated with housing defendants who are awaiting competency restoration treatment.
Read MoreThe University of Nebraska would use federal coronavirus relief funds to update a nearly decade-old climate change report under a bill heard March 3 by the Appropriations Committee.
Read MoreCommunity college programs that allow high school students to earn college credit would receive a share of the state’s federal pandemic relief dollars under a bill considered March 1 by the Appropriations Committee.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreA state tax credit intended to offset part of Nebraskans’ property tax bills would not fall below its current amount under a bill advanced from general file Jan. 26.
Read MoreThe Judiciary Committee heard testimony Jan. 20 on a bill that would allow Nebraskans to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.
Read MoreSenators introduced 95 new measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 20.
Read MoreThe use of deceptive questioning of juveniles in connection with a crime would be prohibited under a bill considered by the Judiciary Committee Jan. 19.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 19 to continue introduction of new bills.
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