Consumption tax proposal fails on first round
A proposed constitutional amendment that would replace Nebraska’s tax system with retail consumption and excise taxes failed to advance from general file April 5.
Read MoreA proposed constitutional amendment that would replace Nebraska’s tax system with retail consumption and excise taxes failed to advance from general file April 5.
Read MoreA bill that would expand state review of child deaths to allow inclusion of stillbirths was amended to become an omnibus family law bill and advanced from select file March 23.
Read MoreEarly childhood education programs are included in the Nebraska farm-to-school program under a bill given final approval Feb. 28.
Read MoreA bill intended to improve Nebraska’s ability to plan for and respond to emergency catastrophic livestock mortality events advanced from general file Feb. 25.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee heard testimony Feb. 9 on a proposal that would use federal pandemic relief funds to assist independent meat processors in Nebraska.
Read MoreEarly childhood education programs would be included in the Nebraska farm-to-school program under a bill given first-round approval Feb. 8.
Read MoreA bill that would require forensic evidence to be collected upon arrest for certain felony charges advanced from select file Jan. 19 following a successful cloture motion.
Read MoreEarly childhood education programs would be included in the Nebraska Farm-to-School program under a bill considered Jan. 18 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 12 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 5 to begin introduction of new bills.
Read MoreA proposal to redraw Nebraska’s 49 legislative districts to reflect changes in the state’s population fell six votes short on a motion to end general file debate Sept. 20.
Read MoreThe Agriculture Committee this session advanced proposals to update the Livestock Brand Act and allow farmers and ranchers to offer livestock ownership shares to customers.
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 MoreSenators expanded state benefits for low-income Nebraskans, reformed youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and addressed a variety of licensure issues this session.
Read MoreLawmakers successfully overrode a veto May 26 of a bill expanding a program that assists low-income homeowners in Nebraska.
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