Legislative Update

The JCRC Public Policy & Civil Rights Committee is committed to keeping you informed on the bills and issues that we are watching during this Legislative session.

We encourage you to use your voice and your keyboard to support or oppose bills impacting our community, Nebraska’s most vulnerable and marginalized citizens, and our state. Whether you want to testify at a hearing or submit an online comment, your voice matters.

If you have any questions about bills and issues, want to learn more about the process of participating in grass-roots advocacy, or would like assistance crafting letters or testimonies, JCRC staff is here to help!

To view the bills JCRC is monitoring, click here.

Legislative Update: March 21-28

✅ Support | ❌ Oppose

Contact Your Senator | Submit Online Comment

March 27, 2025

Judiciary Committee Hearing | Room 1525 | 1:30 PM

✅ LB273 (Hunt): Change provisions relating to a power of attorney for health care

Find Priority Bills

The 109th Nebraska Legislature has released the full list of 2025 priority bills. You can view all priority bills and resolutions from senators and committees by following the link below.

View Priority Bills

REMINDER: Bacon Announces 1st Quarter Townhall | March 25, 2025, at 6:15 p.m.

Due to the number of constituents wishing to participate, Bacon will utilize a tele-townhall format to accommodate more participants. To participate, you can call that evening at 855-962-1225. In addition to calling in, you will be able to participate via the website at https://bacon.house.gov/live/. Residents of the 2nd District of Nebraska are welcome to participate.

Go to https://bacon.house.gov/ for more information

Mayoral Candidate Forums

We're pleased to invite you to our 2025 Mayoral Candidate Forums brought to you by JCRC Omaha and B’nai B’rith Bread Breakers. Meet the candidates, ask questions, and weigh in on local issues that matter to you the most.

In addition to the candidates below, an invitation has been extended to Dr. Terry Brewer and we are awaiting his response to participate in our 2025 forum.

If you have any questions, please contact Pam Monsky, JCRC Assistant Director, at pmonsky@jewishomaha.org. If you would like to attend via Zoom, please contact B'nai B'rith Chair, Gary Jatvich, at breadbreakersomaha@gmail.com.

(In addition to the candidates below, an invitation has been extended to Dr. Terry Brewer and we are awaiting his response to participate in our 2025 forum.)

Jasmine Harris

March 26

12:00 PM | Wiesman Room

Jasmine Harris, the director of Public Policy and Advocacy at RISE, will present her platform for her 2025 mayoral campaign. Harris is a founding member and chair of the Nebraska Unity Political Action Committee (NE Unity PAC) and former Civic Engagement Committee chair for the Urban League of Nebraska Young Professionals. Learn more about Jasmine's vision and campaign at voteforjasmine.com.

RSVP: Request Zoom Link

Legislative News

Caregivers rally, urge Nebraskans in Congress to protect Medicaid

Nordquist [president of the Nebraska Hospital Association] and others asked Nebraska’s all-Republican congressional delegation — U.S. Reps. Mike Flood, Don Bacon and Adrian Smith and U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts — to be “leaders” and “stand up to the efforts to jeopardize health care in our rural state.”