Increased compensation for first responders’ families advanced
A proposal to increase a one-time death benefit available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty was advanced from general file Feb. 25.
Read MoreA proposal to increase a one-time death benefit available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty was advanced from general file Feb. 25.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Feb. 15 on a bill intended to prevent the State Board of Education from creating health education standards for Nebraska public schools.
Read MoreThe Judiciary Committee heard testimony Feb. 9 on a bill aimed at prohibiting K-12 students from accessing digital content that is deemed obscene.
Read MoreSenators introduced 95 new measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 20.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 19 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval Jan. 11 to a bill that would cut Nebraska’s inheritance tax rates while increasing the amount of property value that is exempt from the tax.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 10 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 5 to begin introduction of new bills.
Read MoreMeasures to create a school safety reporting system, establish a statewide farm-to-school program and require schools to create health plans for students with seizure disorders were among the proposals advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee advanced bills this session that cut Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate and will exempt military retirement pay and a percentage of Social Security income from state income tax.
Read MoreLawmakers approved a bill May 21 that cuts Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate by approximately one-half of 1 percent over the next two years.
Read MoreLawmakers passed a bill May 20 containing several sales and use tax exemptions, including one for inputs used to manufacture ethanol.
Read MoreA bill containing several sales and use tax exemptions advanced to the final round of debate May 11 after lawmakers amended it to clarify a provision related to ethanol inputs.
Read MoreA commission would conduct an in-depth review of Nebraska public elementary and secondary school financing under a bill advanced from general file May 6.
Read MoreA bill intended to resolve a technical conflict in state law was amended to become an omnibus municipal governance measure and advanced from general file May 5.
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