Budget debate begins, two bills advance after successful cloture votes
Lawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several 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 MoreLawmakers advanced a bill from general file March 11 that would allow Nebraskans to carry a concealed handgun without a permit after a successful cloture motion.
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 MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 8 to a bill intended to ensure that Nebraska students receive computer science and technology education before graduating from high school.
Read MoreLawmakers advanced a bill from select file March 3 meant to facilitate relationships between technology firms and research institutions in historically underserved areas of Nebraska.
Read MoreA bill that would require diaper changing tables in public bathrooms was heard by the Business and Labor Committee Feb. 28.
Read MoreThe Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 16 on a bill to facilitate creation of a museum honoring former state senator Ernie Chambers of Omaha.
Read MoreNebraskans aging out of the Bridge to Independence program could receive $1,000 a month for up to two years under a bill heard Feb. 9 by the Health and Human Services Committee. The program provides a system of supports for state wards and juvenile-adjudicated youth as they transition out of the foster care or juvenile justice systems.
Read MoreA bill that would provide additional resources to students with excessive school absences stalled on select file Jan. 31 after a failed cloture motion.
Read MoreAn offender serving a life sentence or who has certain medical illnesses could be eligible for parole under a bill heard by the Judiciary Committee Jan. 26.
Read MoreLawmakers advanced a bill from general file Jan. 26 meant to facilitate relationships between technology firms and research institutions in historically underserved areas of Nebraska.
Read MoreSenators introduced 95 new measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 20.
Read MoreA bill that would require forensic evidence to be collected upon arrest for certain felony charges advanced from select file Jan. 19 following a successful cloture motion.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators rejected a second attempt to advance a bill from general file that would create a tax credit scholarship program for Nebraska private school students after a failed cloture motion Jan. 12.
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