Bill would require two-person freight train crews
The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard testimony March 6 on a bill intended to improve train safety in Nebraska.
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Transportation program expansion considered
A bill that would increase the funding cap for a state road improvement program and expand it to include livestock production and processing was heard in the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee March 7.
Read MoreMeasure would require blocked crossing reports
Railroad companies would be required to report incidents of blocked crossings under a bill heard March 6 by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee.
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Proposal would create Holocaust education grant program
The Education Committee heard testimony March 6 on a bill intended to give Nebraska educators the support they need to teach about the Holocaust and other acts of genocide.
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Insurance innovation program considered
The Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony March 6 on a bill that would create a program to allow entities to temporarily test insurance products or services in Nebraska.
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Legislature gains energetic spirit in Hughes
For a fitness-minded lawmaker like Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward, serving in the Legislature can present many pitfalls.
Read MoreConsumption tax proposals considered
The Revenue Committee heard testimony March 3 on measures that would replace most state taxes with a consumption tax on new goods and services.
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Potential third term proposed for legislators
The Executive Board heard testimony March 3 on a proposed constitutional change to legislative term limits.
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Repeal of concealed handgun permit requirement clears first round
A bill that would remove the requirement for a concealed handgun permit in Nebraska was amended and advanced from general file March 3 after a successful cloture motion.
Read MoreWorkplace sexual orientation, gender identity protections considered
The Judiciary Committee heard testimony March 1 on a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Read MoreBill seeks to reform parole board
Individuals with experience in the state’s correctional system would gain seats on the Board of Parole under a bill considered by the Judiciary Committee March 2.
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Bill would fund Vietnam War memorial
The Appropriations Committee heard testimony Feb. 28 on a bill that would direct state funds toward completion of a memorial to Nebraskans killed in action in the Vietnam War.
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Funds sought for central Nebraska state veterans’ cemetery
That state would help create a state veterans’ cemetery in central Nebraska under a bill considered by the Appropriations Committee Feb. 28.
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Ban on conversion therapy for minors considered
A bill that would ban conversion therapy for minors in Nebraska was heard by the Health and Human Services Committee March 1.
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Trio of election bills considered
The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee took combined testimony on three bills March 1 that would make a number of changes to the state’s election laws in the wake of a successful 2022 petition drive to establish a photo ID requirement to vote in Nebraska.
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