North Omaha recovery bill expanded, advanced
A bill originally intended to focus on COVID-19 recovery efforts in North Omaha was broadened and advanced from select file March 31.
Read MoreA bill originally intended to focus on COVID-19 recovery efforts in North Omaha was broadened and advanced from select file March 31.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 23 to a bill that would appropriate the $1.04 billion allocated to Nebraska from federal pandemic relief funds after approving several amendments that altered individual allocations within the proposal.
Read MoreLawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read MoreA proposal intended to spur economic development and recreational opportunities in three areas of the state advanced from the first round of debate March 9.
Read MoreA bill that would offer financial assistance to struggling small businesses during certain qualifying events advanced from general file March 9.
Read MoreThe Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony Feb. 14 on a bill that would create a new regulatory review program and an office within the state Department of Economic Development to act as a liaison between private businesses and state regulators.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee heard testimony Jan. 31 on four bills aimed at increasing rates for providers of behavioral health, developmental disability, child welfare and nursing and assisted living facility services.
Read MoreThe Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Jan. 26 on a bill intended to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers in Nebraska.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 19 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 10 to continue 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 MorePolice accountability, criminal justice reform and tenant housing security were among the measures considered by members of the Judiciary Committee this session.
Read MoreThe Executive Board of the Legislature announced appointments to two special committees May 26.
Read MoreA bill intended to shift the cost of school bonds away from owners of farm and ranch land advanced from general file April 21.
Read MoreFollowing discussion of several proposed changes, lawmakers gave second-round approval April 13 to the state’s $9.7 billion budget package. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget enacted during legislative sessions held in odd-numbered years.
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