Senators introduced 158 bills on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 21.<\/p>\n
Among them were:<\/p>\n
LB535, sponsored by Papillion Sen. Jim Smith, which would provide the Public Service Commission with exclusive jurisdiction over depth requirements for underground oil and natural gas pipelines;<\/p>\n
LB566<\/a>, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Colby Coash, which would change provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act;<\/p>\n LB580<\/a>, sponsored by Gretna Sen. John Murante, which would adopt the Redistricting Act;<\/p>\n LB586<\/a>, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Adam Morfeld, which would prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity;<\/p>\n LB588<\/a>, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, which would provide for electronic application for ballots to vote early by mail;<\/p>\n LB601<\/a>, sponsored by Hoskins Sen. Dave Bloomfield, which would prohibit a school board member and an immediate family member from being employed with the school district;<\/p>\n LB609<\/a>, also sponsored by Smith, which would adopt the Nebraska Bridge Repair Act;<\/p>\n LB616<\/a>, sponsored by O\u2019Neill Sen. Tyson Larson, which would adopt the Independent Public Schools Act;<\/p>\n LB627<\/a>, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Heath Mello, which would change provisions relating to pregnancy under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act; and<\/p>\n