Senators override veto; regional public transit approved
Lawmakers successfully overrode a veto May 31 of a bill that adopts the Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority Act.
Read MoreLawmakers successfully overrode a veto May 31 of a bill that adopts the Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority Act.
Read MoreFarm wineries were redefined under a bill that passed final reading May 24.
Read MoreAn effort to create a new business tax incentive program to replace the Nebraska Advantage Act stalled on select file May 24 after a failed cloture vote.
Read MoreA scaled-down property tax relief proposal stalled in the Legislature May 22 after a failed cloture vote.
Read MoreThe definition of a farm winery would change under a bill advanced to select file May 15.
Read MoreLawmakers debated a bill May 15 that would create a new business tax incentive program to replace the Nebraska Advantage Act. The application period for that program is set to end next year.
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 MoreLawmakers debated a proposal May 7 to reduce property taxes by raising the state sales tax rate and directing the additional revenue to Nebraska’s public schools.
Read MoreA bill intended to reduce the use of vaping products by minors advanced to select file April 30.
Read MoreLawmakers voted April 30 to override the governor’s veto of a bill that allows a county to impose a sales tax to help pay a federal judgment against it.
Read MoreThe Nebraska Department of Revenue would determine in advance of distribution whether certain mechanical amusement devices are games of skill or chance under a bill advanced to select file Apr. 15.
Read MoreA county could impose a sales tax to help pay a federal judgment against it under a bill advanced from general file April 4.
Read MoreAfter debate spanning two days, a proposal that could extend the maximum length of time to repay tax-increment financing indebtedness in certain cases stalled on general file March 26.
Read MoreMembers of the Business and Labor Committee heard testimony March 25 on a bill that would keep certain workers’ compensation reports private.
Read MoreAlcohol licensees could face stricter regulation under a bill considered March 18 by the General Affairs Committee.
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