Transportation updates expanded, advanced
Lawmakers added several bills to a technical update of the state’s transportation laws before advancing the measure from select file April 5.
Read MoreLawmakers added several bills to a technical update of the state’s transportation laws before advancing the measure from select file April 5.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval April 4 to a bill that would direct additional state funding to K-12 public schools.
Read MoreLawmakers approved a change to the Legislature’s rules March 28 that limits the options available to senators to extend debate for the remainder of the legislative session.
Read MoreOmaha would gain $100 million in state funds toward its proposed streetcar project and could use development revenue for affordable housing under an amendment considered by the Urban Affairs Committee March 21.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee heard testimony March 8 on several measures aimed at addressing Nebraska’s housing shortage by devoting more state funds to existing programs.
Read MoreNebraskans could receive a tax credit for contributions to organizations that grant scholarships to students to attend private school under a bill advanced from general file March 8.
Read MoreA bill that would remove the requirement for a concealed handgun permit in Nebraska was amended and advanced from general file March 3 after a successful cloture motion.
Read MoreMembers of the Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 22 on a bill meant to address the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder in Nebraska’s largest city.
Read MoreNebraskans who have been convicted of a felony would have their voting rights automatically restored upon completion of their sentence or probation under a bill considered Feb. 22 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read MoreThe state would collect data on students with dyslexia under a bill advanced by lawmakers Feb. 22.
Read MoreThe Judiciary Committee heard testimony Feb. 9 on two bills that would lift certain marijuana restrictions in the state.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 10 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 5 to begin introduction of new bills.
Read MoreTwenty-six members of the Legislature were sworn into office Jan. 4 as the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened for its 90-day first session. That number includes nine re-elected senators, 16 newly elected senators — including two members who have served in the Legislature previously — and one newly appointed senator.
Read MoreLawmakers allocated more than a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief this session and made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget.
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