{"id":26866,"date":"2020-01-09T11:57:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=26866"},"modified":"2020-01-09T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:57:30","slug":"day-two-bill-introduction-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=26866","title":{"rendered":"Day two bill introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senators reconvened Jan. 9 to introduce 52 new bills, including:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26865\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?attachment_id=26865\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NewBills1-9-20_Hunt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"593,445\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 70D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1578568900&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NewBills1-9-20_Hunt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt introduces new legislation Jan. 9.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NewBills1-9-20_Hunt.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26865\" src=\"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NewBills1-9-20_Hunt-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NewBills1-9-20_Hunt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NewBills1-9-20_Hunt.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt introduces new legislation Jan. 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LB855, sponsored by Columbus Sen. Mike Moser, which would eliminate legislative confirmation for certain members of the Niobrara Council;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=40869\">LB861<\/a>, sponsored by Venango Sen. Dan Hughes, which would change provisions of the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act with respect to consumer merchandise and containers;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=40960\">LB873<\/a>, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt, which would provide for a gender-neutral designation on operator\u2019s licenses and state identification cards and provide for amendment of a birth certificate;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=40933\">LB878<\/a>, sponsored by Fremont Sen. Lynne Walz, which would redefine immediate family and change conflict of interest provisions under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=40698\">LB881<\/a>, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Matt Hansen, which would prohibit deductions of fines from bonds;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=41244\">LB887<\/a>, sponsored by La Vista Sen. John Arch, which would authorize pharmacists to adapt prescriptions;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=41159\">LB892<\/a>, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Mike Hilgers, which would change individual income tax brackets;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=41162\">LB896<\/a>, sponsored by Bayard Sen. Steve Erdman, which would require notice of construction and expansion of structures near military installations as prescribed;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=41158\">LB898<\/a>, sponsored by Henderson Sen. Curt Friesen, which would provide for the collocation of certain wireless facilities; and<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=40656\">LB903<\/a>, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Rick Kolowski, which would provide for Down Syndrome Awareness license plates.<\/p>\n<p>A complete list of bills introduced thus far is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2020\">NebraskaLegislature.gov<\/a>. New bills may be introduced for the first 10 legislative days, or until Jan. 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senators reconvened Jan. 9 to introduce 52 new bills, including:<\/p>\n<p>LB855, sponsored by Columbus Sen. 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