A bill that would require Nebraska schools to notify parents, guardians and educational decisionmakers before conducting non-anonymous surveys that request sensitive student information was amended and advanced from select file April 8.
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Sen. Jason Prokop’s father is 76 years old and still works at the grain mill in Crete, the freshman senator’s hometown. It’s the kind of “nose to the grindstone” work ethic that has shaped Prokop’s own life, he said.
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A measure originally intended to create uniformity in the feedlot industry under Nebraska law was narrowed significantly before being advanced to the second round of debate April 2.
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A bill to provide support services to at-risk Omaha youth and their families failed to advance from general file April 3, but was later amended into another proposal.
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A bill intended to address a budget deficit within agencies that support aging Nebraskans was amended to include a juvenile support pilot program before advancing to select file April 3.
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Senators advanced a measure from general file April 3 that would create a team to gather and analyze data on deaths by suicide in Nebraska.
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A measure intended to increase access to psychological services by expanding Medicaid coverage was amended to include provisions of five additional bills before advancing from the first round of debate April 2.
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A proposal to update the eligibility and election procedures for attorney members of judicial nominating commissions received first-round approval from lawmakers April 3.
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A bill to expand the hiring preference given to veterans in Nebraska was given final approval April 3.
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Lawmakers passed a bill April 3 to connect postpartum mothers and infants enrolled in Medicaid with in-home support services.
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A bill intended to manage the impact of cryptocurrency mining operations on Nebraska’s electrical grid advanced to the second round of debate April 3 after lawmakers amended it to remove a proposed excise tax.
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A bill intended to help municipalities better track and predict local option sales tax receipts received first-round approval from lawmakers April 3.
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Lawmakers passed a bill April 3 broadening legal immunity to those prescribing, dispensing, administering or purchasing medications that rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.
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A measure aimed at modifying school district enrollment procedures for children of military families was given final approval by lawmakers April 3.
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Lawmakers gave final approval April 3 to a bill intended to increase Medicaid provider reimbursement rates without the use of general fund dollars.
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