Among the issues considered by members of the Business and Labor Committee this session were compensation for families of first responders, strengthening worker protections and expanding unemployment benefits and family leave.
Read MoreLawmakers bracketed a proposal May 18 that would enact health and safety protections for meatpacking workers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Lawmakers narrowed and advanced a bill from general file May 6 that would enact health and safety protections for meatpacking workers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Members of the Business and Labor Committee heard a bill March 1 that would enact health and safety protections for meatpacking workers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Senators reconvened Jan. 11 to continue introduction of new bills.
Among the 51 measures introduced were:
LB213, sponsored by Albion Sen. Tom Briese, which would provide for an efficiency review of state agencies;
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