{"id":7999,"date":"2013-01-10T11:58:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T17:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=7999"},"modified":"2016-11-01T11:34:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T17:34:13","slug":"bill-introduction-begins-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=7999","title":{"rendered":"Bill introduction begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senators reconvened Jan. 10 to begin bill introduction for the 103<sup>rd<\/sup> Legislature, first session.<\/p>\n<p>Among the measures introduced were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LB5, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Bob Krist, which would exempt social security benefits and military retirement income from income taxation;<\/li>\n<li>LB18, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Jeremy Nordquist, which would prohibit members of the Legislature and certain constitutional officers from participating in the state insurance program;<\/li>\n<li>LB34, sponsored by Kearney Sen. Galen Hadley, which would change provisions of the Nebraska Advantage Act;<\/li>\n<li>LB41, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Tanya Cook, which would provide for a permanent early voting request list and return of early voting ballots to polling places;<\/li>\n<li>LB50, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Brad Ashford, which would prohibit unreasonable placement of a firearm where a minor may unlawfully possess it;<\/li>\n<li>LB57, sponsored by O\u2019Neill Sen. Tyson Larson, which would change provisions relating to grants from the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund;<\/li>\n<li>LB65, sponsored by Ogallala Sen. Ken Schilz, which would authorize counties to set sheriff\u2019s fees and commissions;<\/li>\n<li>LB81, sponsored by Columbus Sen. Paul Schumacher, which would provide an income tax deduction for corporate dividends;<\/li>\n<li>LB101, sponsored by Syracuse Sen. Dan Watermeier, which would change valuation of agricultural and horticultural land; and<\/li>\n<li>LR2CA, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch, which would amend the Nebraska Constitution to require that any bill that imposes or increases a tax be approved by a majority of the members of the Legislature plus four.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A complete list of <a href=\"http:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2013\">bills introduced Jan. 10<\/a> is available at NebraskaLegislature.gov.<\/p>\n<p>New bills may be introduced for the first 10 legislative days, or until Jan. 23.<\/p>\n<p>The session will last 90 legislative days and tentatively is scheduled to adjourn June 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senators reconvened Jan. 10 to begin bill introduction for the 103rd Legislature, first session. 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