Session Review: Judiciary
Lawmakers considered measures this session to ensure fair treatment for minors engaged in the court system, legalize medical cannabis and provide additional oversight of the state correctional system.
Read MoreLawmakers considered measures this session to ensure fair treatment for minors engaged in the court system, legalize medical cannabis and provide additional oversight of the state correctional system.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee advanced bills this session that would require a political subdivision to hold a public hearing before increasing its property tax request, require out-of-state internet retailers to collect state sales tax on purchases made by Nebraska residents and allow a county to impose a sales tax to pay a federal judgment against it.
Read MoreA bill creating three new state college savings programs received final approval in the Legislature May 24.
Read MoreSenators passed a bill May 24 to extend and eliminate certain statutes of limitation for labor and sex trafficking.
Read MoreA bill that would create two college savings programs advanced from the second round of debate May 21 after lawmakers amended it to include a proposal to open an account for each Nebraska resident when he or she is born.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval May 22 to a bill that would create a new business tax incentive program to replace the Nebraska Advantage Act, which is set to end next year.
Read MoreA bill that would extend and eliminate certain statutes of limitation for labor and sex trafficking was amended and advanced from general file May 16.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval May 8 to the state’s $9.3 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 MoreA bill that would require medical providers to provide additional information to women seeking abortions stalled on general file April 29.
Read MoreA bill that would provide a cash incentive for employers who contribute to an employee’s state college savings plan advanced from general file April 16 after lawmakers amended it to include another college savings proposal.
Read MoreAfter two days of debate, an attempt to increase the minimum wage for persons who are compensated by way of gratuities stalled on general file March 14.
Read MoreLawmakers approved a bill March 7 that allows mental health substance use treatment facilities that use locked rooms to retain licensure.
Read MoreA bill that would curtail certain uses of eminent domain failed to advance from general file Feb. 27.
Read MoreFamily planning services would be covered by Medicaid under a bill considered by the Health and Human Services Committee Feb. 22.
Read MoreA bill that would allow a mental health substance use treatment facilities that use locked rooms to retain licensure advanced to select file Feb. 8.
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