Bill to increase penalties for assault on public bus drivers debated
A bill that would increase the penalty for assault on a public transportation driver was discussed on general file April 8.
Read MoreA bill that would increase the penalty for assault on a public transportation driver was discussed on general file April 8.
Read MoreLawmakers gave second-round approval March 24 to three bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read MoreLawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read MoreA bill to create a new state housing agency was scrapped March 9 and replaced with a proposal to require Nebraska to apply for a second round of federal emergency rental assistance.
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 MoreNebraskans with taxable income of less than $50,000 would pay no state income tax under a proposal heard Feb. 23 by the Revenue Committee.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee heard testimony Feb. 22 on a proposal to provide funding for bonuses to certain front-line nurses.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee heard several proposals Feb. 17 that would use federal pandemic relief dollars to fund a variety of University of Nebraska projects.
Read MoreThe Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission, also known as ServeNebraska, would be restructured as a state agency under a bill heard Feb. 17 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee considered two proposals Feb. 10 to help fund projects related to Offutt Air Force Base.
Read MoreSenators introduced 95 new measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 20.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 10 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreLawmakers approved the state’s $9.7 billion budget package this session.
Read MoreAmong the issues considered by members of the Business and Labor Committee this session were compensation for families of first responders, strengthening worker protections and expanding unemployment benefits and family leave.
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