Budget adjustment bills approved
Lawmakers gave final approval April 3 to the four components of the Legislature’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read MoreLawmakers gave final approval April 3 to the four components of the Legislature’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read MoreThe state Game and Parks Commission may use alternative contracting methods for public projects in the state park system under a bill passed by the Legislature March 15.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 14 to a bill meant to address a shortage of qualified early childhood education teachers in rural Nebraska.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 13 to four bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s adjustment proposal to the state’s $8.8 billion budget.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 23 on a bill that would increase the filing fee for appeals and petitions to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 13 to a bill that would authorize the state Game and Parks Commission to use alternative contracting methods for public projects in the state park system.
Read MoreMid-biennium adjustments to the state’s budget package were considered by the Appropriations Committee Jan. 22. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget passed in odd-numbered years and adjustments made during legislative sessions held in even-numbered years.
Read MoreSenators advanced a bill from general file Jan. 8 that would require annual reporting of federal funds received by state agencies that participate in the state budgeting process.
Read MoreSenators began the session by passing a measure that made cuts to the budget for the current fiscal year. The reductions were a first step to offset a projected revenue shortfall of nearly $1 billion over the biennium.
Read MoreThe first session of the 105th Legislature adjourned sine die May 23, the 86th day of the scheduled 90-day session.
Read MoreLawmakers declined to override any of the governor’s line-item vetoes of the state budget package May 17.
Read MoreA bill that would allow certain cities to use tax increment financing (TIF) to support the construction of workforce housing stalled after a failed cloture motion May 16.
Read MoreDebate continued on a bill that would allow certain cities to use tax increment financing (TIF) to support the construction of workforce housing. Lawmakers advanced the bill from the first round of debate May 15.
Read MoreLawmakers debated a bill May 10 that would allow certain cities to use tax increment financing (TIF) to support the construction of workforce housing.
Read MoreLawmakers gave final approval May 9 to the last three components of the state’s $8.9 billion, two-year budget package.
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