Senators advanced a bill from select file Jan. 30 that would increase penalties for drivers who spill livestock excrement on highways in urban areas.<\/p>\n
LB174, introduced by Omaha Sen. Heath Mello, would increase the minimum fine from $100 to $250 for any driver who spills manure or urine from a vehicle on any highway located within the corporate limits of a metropolitan class city. The violation is a Class IV misdemeanor.<\/p>\n
Lincoln Sen. Amanda McGill filed a motion to suspend the rules to permit the consideration of an amendment to the bill, which was approved on a 27-0 vote. The amendment would change the penalties for zoning ordinance violations in metropolitan class cities to a Class IV misdemeanor for a first or second violation and a Class II misdemeanor for third and subsequent violations, if they are committed within two years of the prior violation.<\/p>\n
The penalties for zoning ordinance violations haven\u2019t changed in 100 years, McGill said, and increasing the fines for violations should result in safer neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
The bill was advanced to final reading by voice vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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