A bill that would fund additional programs and services with an increase to a tax paid by the seller of a house advanced to select file April 9 after lawmakers amended it to also cut inheritance tax rates.
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A bill that would restrict K-12 students’ access to school facilities and sports teams based on their sex assigned at birth stalled on general file April 5 after a failed cloture motion.
Read MoreA bill that would provide Nebraska farmers with incentives for reducing their synthetic, commercial fertilizer use and incorporating innovative technology into their farming practices was amended and advanced by lawmakers April 4.
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Lawmakers advanced a measure to select file April 4 that would makes changes to the retirement system for certain Nebraska firefighters on a promise from the bill’s sponsor that negotiations would continue.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 4 to another package of tax-related proposals, including one under which cities could use local tax revenue to pay for the development of special retail districts.
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A bill seeking to harmonize requirements for public and private energy generation facilities in Nebraska advanced from general file April 3 after lawmakers voted to narrow the proposal.
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Lawmakers amended and advanced a bill April 4 that would make several updates to Nebraska’s laws governing civil practice and procedure.
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A bill meant to prepare supply chains and critical infrastructure for the risk of a possible Pacific conflict advanced from general file April 3 after lawmakers declined to make it a vehicle to attempt to return Nebraska to winner-take-all distribution of the state’s Electoral College votes.
Read MoreA bill that would create a new category of eligibility for Nebraska child care providers was narrowed and advanced from select file April 4.
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A measure that would provide seats on the Board of Parole to individuals with experience in the state’s correctional system was expanded and advanced to the second round of debate April 3.
Read MoreA bill intended to expand safe haven provisions for Nebraska infants was narrowed and given second-round approval April 3.
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A proposal that would terminate the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, or TEEOSA, and establish a new school funding system earned first-round approval from lawmakers April 3.
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Lawmakers amended and advanced a bill April 3 that would exclude some child support income in determining eligibility for a government assistance program.
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A proposal to generate state revenue that would be used to provide additional property tax relief advanced to the second round of debate April 2 after a successful cloture motion.
Read MoreA proposal that would change provisions related to the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System was narrowed and advanced from general file April 2.
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