Session Review: Health and Human Services
Senators expanded state benefits for low-income Nebraskans, reformed youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and addressed a variety of licensure issues this session.
Read MoreSenators expanded state benefits for low-income Nebraskans, reformed youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and addressed a variety of licensure issues this session.
Read MoreLawmakers approved a bill May 21 that cuts Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate by approximately one-half of 1 percent over the next two years.
Read MoreLawmakers passed a bill May 20 containing several sales and use tax exemptions, including one for inputs used to manufacture ethanol.
Read MoreLawmakers approved a bill May 19 intended to shift the cost of school bonds away from owners of farm and ranch land.
Read MoreA bill intended to supplement existing services for children with developmental disabilities in Nebraska did not advance from select file May 18 after a motion to end debate and force a vote on the proposal failed.
Read MoreA bill that would allocate state lottery funds to behavioral awareness and intervention training stalled on the second round of debate May 18 after a failed cloture motion.
Read MoreLawmakers gave second-round approval May 11 to a bill that would reduce Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate after amending it to phase in a smaller cut over two years.
Read MoreA bill that seeks to supplement existing services for children with developmental disabilities in Nebraska advanced from general file May 11.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval April 27 to a bill that would update the provisions of a major tax incentive program passed in 2020.
Read MoreAfter two days of discussion, lawmakers gave first-round approval April 27 to a bill that includes several tax-related proposals, including a cut to Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate.
Read MoreA bill that that would address a shortfall in the judges’ retirement plan was amended and advanced from select file April 20.
Read MoreLawmakers gave final approval April 20 to the state’s $9.7 billion budget package.
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.
Read MoreAfter two full days of debate, lawmakers gave first-round approval April 9 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.
Read MoreLawmakers established a committee March 29 to investigate the bidding process for service provision in one of the state’s child welfare service areas.
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