Partisan elections for certain public power districts advanced
An attempt to move public power and irrigation district elections to a partisan format was narrowed and advanced from general file Jan. 26.
Read MoreAn attempt to move public power and irrigation district elections to a partisan format was narrowed and advanced from general file Jan. 26.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 4 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreLawmakers approved the state’s $10.7 billion budget package this session.
Read MoreMeasures intended to restrict abortion and gender affirming care for minors, address the state’s health care workforce shortage and increase access to behavioral health services were among the proposals considered by the Health and Human Services Committee.
Read MoreLawmakers approved two omnibus transportation and telecommunications packages this session that, among other provisions, create a broadband office in Nebraska and repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet requirement for riders age 21 and older.
Read MoreA bill on final reading that would ban “gender-altering” procedures for minors in Nebraska was modified and expanded to include a 12-week abortion ban after senators voted to return it to select file May 16.
Read MoreA bill intended to cover a Medicaid reimbursement gap in Nebraska was amended to become an omnibus health services measure and advanced from general file April 17.
Read MoreLawmakers gave second-round approval April 13 to a measure intended to incentivize donations to organizations that grant scholarships to students to attend private school in Nebraska.
Read MoreSenators advanced a measure to the final round of consideration April 13 to ban “gender-altering” care for minors in Nebraska after a successful cloture vote and a pledge from the bill’s sponsor to continue working toward a compromise.
Read MoreLawmakers added several bills to a technical update of the state’s transportation laws before advancing the measure from select file April 5.
Read MoreA state fund would be tapped to address drinking water and infrastructure needs in rural northeast Nebraska under a bill considered by the Appropriations Committee March 14.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee heard testimony March 13 on a bill that would provide state funds for reverse osmosis systems in rural parts of the state.
Read MoreThe state would fund expansion of U.S. Highway 81 in Nebraska under a bill considered Feb. 28 by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.
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