Constitutional amendment to ban convict slavery passed
The removal of an obsolete provision in the state constitution will be placed on the ballot for voters’ consideration under a measure passed by the Legislature March 7.
Read MoreThe removal of an obsolete provision in the state constitution will be placed on the ballot for voters’ consideration under a measure passed by the Legislature March 7.
Read MoreCommunities could extend the maximum length of time to repay tax-increment financing indebtedness in certain cases under a proposal heard March 5 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
Read MoreThe Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 26 on a bill designed to expand mass transit in Nebraska’s larger cities.
Read MoreA bill that would provide incentives for construction of low-income housing was considered Feb. 19 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
Read MoreLocal tax revenue could be used for early childhood development infrastructure under a bill advanced to select file Feb. 13.
Read MoreA bill heard Feb. 12 by the Urban Affairs Committee would make the state’s building code the default code for municipalities.
Read MoreThe Agriculture Committee heard testimony Feb. 12 on a bill that would regulate the growing and handling of industrial hemp in Nebraska.
Read MoreThe removal of an obsolete provision in the state constitution would be placed on the ballot for voters’ consideration under a measure advanced from general file Feb. 7.
Read MoreGrandparents and other extended family members would be eligible for a tax incentive on contributions they make to a beneficiary’s college savings plan account under a bill heard Feb. 6 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreSenators introduced 154 measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 23.
Among the proposals were:
LB589, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers, which would prohibit peace officers from serving as school resource officers;
Read MoreRental properties in Omaha and Lincoln would be inspected regularly under a bill considered Jan. 22 by the Urban Affairs 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 MoreThe Agriculture Committee considered bills this session that would have expanded industrial hemp research and authorized Nebraskans to sell cottage foods from their homes.
Read MoreSenators considered proposals related to bottle clubs, liquor laws and gaming this year, as well as a bill related to farm building construction.
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