LB472 allows counties to implement a half-cent sales and use tax to help pay for federal judgments in excess of $25 million. The bill, named the Qualified Judgment Payment Plan Act, terminates on January 1, 2027. It was introduced by Senator Myron Dorn, a former Gage County supervisor, to help Gage County pay a $28.1 million federal judgment for the conviction of six Beatrice residents. To enact the tax, a county board must adopt a resolution by a two-thirds majority of all elected members. The tax terminates when the judgment is paid in full or after seven years, whichever is earlier. Counties implementing the sales and use tax must set their property tax levy at the maximum levy allowed by statute. Governor Ricketts vetoed LB472 but senators overrode the veto on a vote of 41 to 8; 30 votes are required to override a veto.

 

LB525 allows county boards to sell real property in fee simple to other political subdivisions, rather than going through a surplus property process. Notice of the intent to sell, the legal description of the property, and the address would have to be published at least 30 days prior to the sale.

 

LB609 allows counties to authorize employees to rent cars or use commercial charters rather than using their own vehicles for county travel and receiving reimbursement at the statutory mileage rate.

 

LB56 authorizes county boards and city councils to establish an expedited process for issuing special designated liquor licenses. The licenses could be issued 12 days, rather than 21 days, before an event. The bill also allows for electronic delivery of such licenses by the Liquor Control Commission.

 

LB23 recognizes the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act (PACE) as an economic development tool. Municipalities are given authority to waive the requirement that energy savings must exceed the cost of the project. LB124 clarifies that counties, cities, and villages may form clean energy assessment districts under the PACE Act. The districts may be separate, overlapping, or coterminous but cannot include areas within municipal boundaries or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of any city or village unless the city or village participates in the agreement. LB124 took effect on March 21 and LB23 took effect on May 1. An interim study, LR145, will continue the examination of PACE.

 

LB11 allows counties to enter into interlocal agreements with cities and villages for nuisance enforcement within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city or village. The governing bodies of the participants must approve the agreement by ordinance or resolution.

 

LB334 changes the boundaries for Nebraska's planning and development regions. The bill moves Cass County from Region 6 to Region 8, the Metro Area Planning Agency. A one-year moratorium on future boundary changes allows for the development of procedures for future transfers. The bill also terminates the Angel Investment Tax Credit and moves its $4 million appropriation to the Governor's Emergency Cash Fund in FY20-21 to be used for flood relief efforts.

 

LB622 authorizes the use of a single-bank pooled collateral method for pledging collateral for government investments in excess of FDIC insured amounts. Existing law provides for a dedicated method of collateral in which deposits of public funds are secured by providing securities or deposit guarantee bonds separately for each governmental unit. The bill allows the amount of the security to be based on the aggregate amount of public funds deposited. The Director of the Department of Banking must designate a bank, savings association, trust company, or other qualified entity to administer the single-bank pooled method. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2020.

 

LB184 creates the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act. It is intended to facilitate the rapid deployment of 5G wireless coverage in Nebraska. It creates uniform procedures, rates, and fees for permit issuance in public rights-of-way and placement of small wireless facilities on state or local government infrastructure and poles. Wireless providers could collocate small wireless facilities and install, maintain, modify, operate and replace utility poles along, across, upon, and under the public right-of-way. Such placements are considered permitted uses and not subject to zoning review or approval. The bill sets out application fees, timelines for approval of applications, pole heights, and other details.

 

LB222 removes a duty for counties to approve and certify the list of volunteers serving as active emergency responders, rescue squad members, or volunteer firefighters who qualify for a $250 income tax credit. Instead, the certification manager from the volunteer's fire or rescue department will file the information directly with the Department of Revenue and send a copy of the list, either by mail or electronically, to the governing body of the county, city, village, or rural or suburban fire district. The volunteer would claim the credit by including a copy of the certification with their income tax return. The bill becomes operative on January 1, 2020.

 

LB319 strikes a requirement for the Department of Natural Resources to notify county and city clerks by mail of proposed changes to the minimum standards for local flood plain management. The notice can be provided electronically.

LB512 provides a process for property owners to request an adjustment to the assessed value of their property due to significant property damage as the result of a calamity, such as a fire, flood or other natural event. The event must occur between January 1 and July 1 of the current assessment year and damage must exceed 20 percent of the assessed value. To qualify, property owners must file a report of the destroyed property by July 15 of the current assessment year. The county board of equalization must meet by July 25 to consider adjusting the valuation unless the board has adopted a resolution to extend the deadline to August 10. Form 425, the report of destroyed real property, and supplemental information for county boards of equalization and county assessors is available on the Property Assessment Division's website. Other sections of LB512 are cleanup provisions requested by the Department of Revenue.

 

LB185 requires owners of parcels of five acres or less that are seeking special valuation as agricultural or horticultural land to provide an IRS Form F showing a profit or loss from farming for two out of the last three years. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2020.

 

LB372 defines land capability groups that are used to value agricultural and horticultural land. Under existing law, the values are based on dryland farming categories. Under LB372, the specific use applied by the Natural Resources Conservation Service would be used for the land capability groups.

 

LB524 requires political subdivisions annexing property to file and record a certified copy of the annexation ordinance, petition, or resolution, including a full legal description, with the register of deeds and county assessor. If the record is received prior to July 1, the valuation of the real property is considered within the taxable valuation of the subdivision for the current year. If the record is received on or after July 1, the valuation is considered for the following year. The deadline for annexations by a city of the metropolitan class to be included in the current year's valuation is prior to August 1. Senator Myron Dorn introduced LB524 at NACO's request to clarify the process for notifying counties of annexations and provide more time the make changes to taxing district boundaries after an annexation.

 

LB218 rewrites the definition of real property to include electric generation, transmission, distribution, and street lighting structures owned by political subdivisions. The bill was introduced in response to the Department of Revenue's determination that power lines and power poles are tangible personal property subject to sales tax.

 

LB663 makes corrections to like-kind exchange laws adopted last year. Last year's laws were intended to retain Nebraska's tax policy allowing the exchange of similar kinds of equipment despite federal tax law changes. However, further revisions were needed this year to clarify the process.

 

LB560 revises tax credit provisions of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act.

 

LB77 updates the Real property Appraiser Act to comply with federal requirements.

 

LB470, a bill to make changes to the Nebraska Educational Savings Plan Trust, was amended to include a measure to treat privately-owned military housing as personal property. The military housing section of the bill, which was introduced as LB444, originally proposed reducing taxes on such housing by treating it as a homestead exemption. As amended into LB470, it would have implemented a payment in lieu of taxes to be distributed to local schools and the county and created an infrastructure development fund. After receiving an opinion from the Attorney General that this section was unconstitutional, Governor Ricketts vetoed LB470.

 

Numerous bills proposing property tax relief were offered by members of the Revenue Committee and other senators. AM1572 to LB289, a proposal from the Revenue, Education, and Retirement Systems Committees that would have increased state aid to education by shifting money from the Property Tax Credit to the school aid formula (TEEOSA), stalled after three hours of debate. It would have increased and expanded sales taxes, eliminated the personal property tax credit, and increased cigarette taxes.

 

LB183 pulled concepts from LB289 and proposed reducing the valuation of agricultural and horticultural land to 50 percent of its actual value to pay for school bonds. It was debated in conjunction with LB720, a bill to create new business incentives. Neither bill passed.

LB103 requires taxing entities whose property tax request would increase from the prior year to hold a public hearing and pass a resolution or ordinance to set the property tax request. The resolution or ordinance must include statements outlining the differences in rates and collections and the record vote of the governing body in passing the resolution or ordinance. Because the bill carries an emergency clause, it applies to this year's budgets.

 

LB212 harmonizes publication deadlines in the County Budget Act and other budget sections to match requirements in the Nebraska Budget Act. The Nebraska Budget Act requires publication at least four calendar days prior to the hearing. This language was part of LB239, which was introduced by Senator Myron Dorn on behalf of NACO, and amended into LB212. Other provisions of the bill expand the use of video and telephone conferencing by certain public entities that are already permitted to conduct meetings by those methods and clean up outdated bonding references.

LB463 revises tax sale and treasurer's tax deed processes, including requiring investors to provide more specific notice to owners of property with delinquent taxes before applying for a treasurer's deed. The bill includes a checklist of items that must be submitted with the application, including a new requirement for a copy of a title search prepared by a registered abstractor. It clarifies which statutes, in a series of nearly annual revisions between 2010 and 2017, apply to tax deed proceedings. It also requires the annual list of delinquent taxes to describe property as it appears on the tax list, including the parcel number, if any. Senator Matt Williams introduced LB463 on behalf of NACO, county treasurers, tax sale investors, and others.

LB411 is an election omnibus bill that contains provisions from ten additional bills. Some provisions and their initial bill numbers include:

LB414 eliminates annual reports filed by county highway superintendents. The information is already included in the One-and-Six Year Plans and SSAR (Standardized System of Annual Reporting). Senator Tom Brandt introduced LB414 on NACO's behalf.

 

LB82 allows counties to certify completion of the One-and-Six Year road plans and other reporting documents to the state rather than submitting the entire document.

 

LB616 exempts highway construction projects with a payment schedule that exceeds the time beyond completion from paying contractor interest. It is intended to speed up development of the south beltway around Lincoln.

 

LB462 changes the One-Call Notification System Act. Excavators contact the one-call center for the location of underground lines before digging. The bill requires the one-call board of directors to assess enforcement programs, damage prevention, public awareness and other issues and report to the Governor and Legislature every two years. The Attorney General must make an annual report of the number of one-call complaints filed and prosecuted. An interim study, LR169, will continue to examine issues raised by the bill.

 

LB583 allows eligible counties and cities of the metropolitan or primary class to use a design-build process to carry out projects under the Transportation Innovation Act. The Act was adopted in 2016 to provide $450 million for targeted infrastructure improvements, including county bridges.

 

LB117 revises procedures for contractors to become prequalified to bid on projects let by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

LB237 increases commissions to counties for collecting motor vehicle sales taxes. Currently counties and retailers collecting sales taxes receive a commission of 2.5 percent on the first $3,000 of collections. LB237 adds an additional one-half of one percent commission on all amounts in excess of $6,000 remitted each month. Prior to January 1, 2023, the money will be divided equally between the county general fund and the county road fund in order to provide additional funds for repair of roads damaged by flooding. After January 1, 2023, 75 percent of the additional amount will be placed in the county general fund and 25 percent will be deposited in the county road fund. In counties exceeding 150,000, the county treasurer will remit one dollar of the collection fee for the first 5,000 vehicles registered on or after January 1, 2020 to the state treasurer for credit to the Department of Revenue Enforcement Fund.

 

LB80 allows county sheriffs to enter into agreements with motor vehicle franchisees to submit photographs and other documents electronically for title inspections.

 

LB 269 expands the use of school driver's permits to allow holders to drive to property used by the school he or she attends for purposes of school events or functions. The bill also contains language from LB579 that expands the use of ignition interlock devices to persons convicted of a DUI that caused serious bodily injury.

 

LB192 expands veterans' designations on driver's licenses to include "Guard-Veteran" and "Reserve-Veteran", as well as the existing "Veteran" designation. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2021.

 

LB138 creates several specialty license plates for persons who have served in the armed forces and reserves, as well as new Support Our Troops license plates for persons who have not served but want to support servicemembers. Money generated from sales of the Support Our Troops plates will be used to fund a veterans' workforce development coordinator at the Department of Labor.

 

LB356 creates new wildlife conservation license plates depicting sandhill cranes, bighorn sheep, and ornate box turtles, as well as other specialty plates supporting prostate cancer and childhood cancer awareness. The Department of Motor Vehicles will be allowed to cease issuance of certain specialty plates at the next issuance cycle if fewer than 250 plates were issued during the prior two-year period.

 

LB156 enacts procedures for the titling, registration, and operation of a former military vehicle. Such vehicles were manufactured for use in any country's military forces and are maintained to accurately represent its military design and markings, regardless of the vehicle's size or weight, and are no longer used, or were never used, by a military's force.

 

LB270 is the annual Department of Motor Vehicles clean-up bill. It updates and harmonizes statutes and implementation dates, addresses electronic certificates of title and salvage titles, provides for temporary stickers for certain specialty license plates, and other issues.

 

LB79 is an annual update of motor vehicle laws that reflect changes in federal regulations. The bill also allows electronic registration certificates for certain apportionable motor vehicles.

 

LB111 changes language in motor vehicle and motor boat titling statutes from "husband and wife" to "married couple."

 

LB8 permits physician medical directors to display flashing or rotating red or red and blue lights in a manner similar to volunteer firefighters and peace officers. A physical medical director is a qualified physician who is responsible for the medical supervision of out-of-hospital emergency care providers. Before displaying such lights, physician medical directors will have to complete an emergency vehicle operator course and receive written permission from the county sheriff.

LB16 provides that details of physical and cyber assets of critical energy infrastructure or critical electric infrastructure may be withheld from disclosure as public records.

 

LB375 exempts certain library, archive, and museum materials acquired from nongovernmental sources from disclosure as public records when the donor provides the materials on the condition that they are kept confidential for a specified period of time.

Courts

LB505 requires support order payments made to clerks of the district court to be forwarded to the state disbursement unit by electronic transfer.

 

LB309 adds an additional district court judgeship in the Douglas County District Court, effective July 1, 2021. This brings the number of judges in the fourth judicial district to 17.

 

LB352 requires prosecutors to undertake measures to maintain searchable records of cases in which statements or trial testimony is provided by jailhouse informants and any benefit offered or provided in connection with the statement or testimony. Prosecutors would be required to disclose the information to the defense if they intended to use it at a defendant's trial.

LB354 provides for the automatic sealing of juvenile court records if no charges are filed or charges are dismissed, or if the juvenile has successfully completed diversion, probation, mediation, or other required treatment or rehabilitation.

 

LB595 add restorative justice programs to the Dispute Resolution Act. Restorative justice programs provide for conferences, mediation, panels and other interactions that provide an opportunity for persons causing harm to accept responsibility and for victims to describe the impact of the harm.

LB179 authorizes the appeal of certain motions on sovereign immunity as final orders in response to a Nebraska Supreme Court opinion.

 

LB532 harmonizes application procedures for harassment, sexual assault, and domestic abuse protection orders. In response to a Nebraska Supreme Court case, the bill clarifies that notice of a petition for a protection order constitutes notice that any type of protection order might be issued, regardless of the type initially petitioned for.

Law Enforcement/Corrections

LB390 requires agreements between schools and law enforcement or security agencies with officers serving as school resources officers (SROs). The agreements must require at least 20 hours of annual training for officers and school administrators and retaining records of student referrals for prosecution.

 

LB154 requires the Nebraska State Patrol to conduct a study to determine how to increase state criminal justice protective and investigative resources for reporting and identifying missing Native American women and children in Nebraska. The examination will include work with local law enforcement partners and will culminate in a report to the Executive Board of the Legislature by June 1, 2020.

 

LB726 requires the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a protocol to assist persons who are eligible for medical parole to apply for and receive Medicaid benefits.

 

LB200 clarifies licensure requirements for facilities used to house persons under civil protective custody. Recent interpretations of the law could prevent alcoholism centers that use locked rooms from being licensed to care for persons under civil protective custody commitments.

 

LB686 was introduced to address prison overcrowding and was amended to become the Judiciary Committee's omnibus bill. It contains provisions to create an offense for intentionally providing an inmate of a correctional facility with a cell phone ( LB233), allows judges to commit defendants who are incompetent to stand trial to a facility that is not owned by the state ( LB240), and allows courts to enter deferred judgments that can be discharged after successful completion of probation ( LB691). Other provisions prohibit placing members of vulnerable populations in restrictive housing ( LB739) and remove a requirement for post-release supervision for certain felonies ( LB90).

 

LB690 creates the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act. It prohibits detention facilities from using restraints such as flex cuffs, handcuffs, and belly chains during labor, delivery, or postpartum recovery. Restraints can be used in extraordinary circumstance if the facility administrator makes a determination that there is a substantial flight risk or other extraordinary medical or security need.

 

Crimes

LB149 increases the legal age for purchasing and possessing vaping equipment from 18 to 19, effective January 1, 2020.

 

LB217 makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee who has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed information regarding employee wages, benefits, or other compensation.

 

LB514 adds obtaining credit for paying child or spousal support to the list of offenses included in issuing a bad check.

 

LB519 eliminates the statute of limitations on human trafficking of minors and extends the statute of limitations from three to seven years for adults. It adds definitions to the offense of sexual abuse of an inmate or parolee.

 

LB7 adopts the Counterfeit Airbag Prevention Act. The Act creates a series of criminal penalties for knowingly and intentionally manufacturing or selling counterfeit air bags that result in bodily injuries or death.

 

LB125 includes victims of theft of $5,000 or more by an intimate partner within the list of victims with whom county attorneys must make a good faith effort to consult regarding the content and reasons for plea agreements.

 

LB141 adds suffocation to the existing offense of strangulation and provides for enhanced penalties for the suffocation or strangulation of a pregnant woman.

 

LB630 creates the offense of "revenge porn", distributing a private image of another person's intimate areas or a person engaged in sexually explicit conduct without their consent. The bill provides an affirmative defense for juveniles who possess images knowingly and voluntarily provided by another juvenile. LB680 creates the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. The bill provides civil remedies for revenge porn.

 

Civil Actions

LB693, the Neighbor Spoofing Protection Act, prohibits knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with an intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. The Public Service Commission can impose an administrative penalty of up to $2,000 for violations.

 

LB698 requires the contents of commercial motor vehicles and trailers to be properly distributed and adequately secured to prevent cargo from falling out of the vehicle. Violations are an infraction and can be subject to civil penalties.

LB34 eliminates disbursements of up to $25,000 of their account to county and state retirement plan participants during the pendency of a grievance. Such distributions are out of compliance with IRS regulations. LB34 also contains provisions from three other bills. Language from LB35 clarifies that a permanent county employee must be at least 18 years of age to participate in the county retirement plan. LB36 makes changes to the school retirement plan. LB565 identifies the current spouse of a retirement plan member as the beneficiary if the member dies without designating a beneficiary.

 

LB32 modernizes and revises investment options for the County and State Retirement Plans.

 

LB33 changes administrative provisions for the Public Employees Retirement Board, including increasing per diem payments from $50 to $75.

LB186 creates the Online Public Notary Act. It allows registered online notaries to use technology to accept notarizations for acknowledgments, jurats, verifications or proofs, and oaths or affirmations. The Secretary of State will adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to create standards and ensure the integrity, security, and authenticity of online notarial acts. The bill requires the register of deeds or county clerk in each county to provide one or more electronic recording services for purposes of accepting electronically submitted real estate documents for recording by July 1, 2020.

 

LB42 requires the administrative body of a condominium association to annually file a statement with the register of deeds listing the name of the body and the names and addresses of the officers of the body. The filing must be made on or before December 31. The filing is intended to provide information about where legal notices and other important information should be sent.

LR14CA is a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend the duration of tax increment financing (TIF) projects by five years in extremely blighted areas. Existing provisions limit the amount of time community redevelopment projects have to pay off their bonds to 15 years. LR14CA would allow cities and villages to pledge taxes for up to 20 years if more than half of the property in the project area is designated as extremely blighted due to a high rate of unemployment and high poverty.

 

LB86 sets out procedures for cities to declare an area extremely blighted for purposes of workforce housing development. Projects in extremely blighted areas would be given priority by the Department of Economic Development when grants and loans are made from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

 

LB87 gives priority to federally-designated opportunity zones when funds are distributed through the Affordable Housing Trust and other funds.

LB96 makes the state building code the default code for any county or city that does not otherwise enact a code within two years after an update to the state building code. The code does not apply to construction on a farm or for farm purposes.

 

LB405 updates statutory references to the International Building Code and International Residential Code that are used by the state, counties and cities. After the bill takes effect on July 1, 2020, counties, cities, and villages will have to notify the State Energy Office within 30 days if they amend the local building code in a way that deletes portions of the state code.

 

LB348 updates the state building code to reflect the latest version of the international codes.

 

LB155 states the intent of the state of Nebraska to protect its land, natural resources, and cultural resources for economic and aesthetic purposes by regulation of energy generation projects. It creates a rebuttable presumption that the exercise of eminent domain to provide needed transmission lines and related facilities for a privately developed renewable energy generation facility is a public use.

LB12 exempts active duty service members and their spouses from paying fees for real estate broker or salesperson licenses when they are assigned to a permanent duty station in Nebraska if the applicant is already licensed in another jurisdiction or was licensed in Nebraska within the past three years.

 

LB112 waives fees for initial credentials under the Uniform Credentialing Act for military families, low-income individuals, and young workers. The actual cost of fingerprints and criminal background checks would not be waived.

LB6 changes residency requirements for in-state tuition for spouses and dependents of active duty military personnel. Such students are deemed to have established residency if the service member was assigned to a permanent duty station in Nebraska at the time the student was accepted for admission at a state postsecondary educational institution and the student has continually remained enrolled since the time of acceptance.  

 

LB122 provides that military service members and veterans who are receiving vocational rehabilitation for service-connected disabilities, their spouses, and their dependents are eligible for resident tuition rates at public colleges. The bill took effect when signed on March 4, 2019.

 

LB486 creates the Veterans and Active Duty Supportive Postsecondary Institution Act. Schools meeting specified criteria could request the designation.

 

LB115 allows children of military families to enroll in a school district if the parent presents evidence of military orders that the family will be stationed in Nebraska during the current or following school year.

LB81 expands the Rules of the Road relating to trains to on-track equipment. It adds two requirements for drivers to stop - when there is a stop sign present and if there is a passive warning device and a train or on-track equipment is in hazardous proximity to the crossing.

 

LB284 requires internet retailers without a physical presence in Nebraska to collect state sales taxes. Retailers are deemed to be conducting business in the state if the amount of total retail sales exceeded $100,000 and there were 200 or more separate transactions in the previous or current calendar year. The bill took effect on April 1, 2019.

 

LB315 updates inheritance tax proceeds to clarify that life insurance proceeds paid to an inter vivos or testamentary trust are not subject to inheritance tax. This codifies the current practice.

 

LB320 revises the Pesticide Act to reflect updated federal requirements that establish standards for state certification programs.

 

LB564 revises eligibility for grants under the Civic and Community Center Financing Act to include facilities jointly owned by municipalities and counties or other political subdivisions, provided that the municipal ownership is at least 50 percent.

 

LB570 requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with several other agencies, to develop a plan to provide services to qualified individuals with disabilities in integrated community-based settings.

 

LB638 changes the guidelines for automatic transfers from the state's General Fund to the Cash Reserve Fund when tax collections exceed the certified forecast.

 

LB641 allocates money from the Health Care Cash Fund to operate the 211 Information and Referral Network for two years. 211 is a community resources hotline that is currently operated by the United Way of the Midlands.

 

LB657 enacts the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act to allow Nebraska farmers to grow hemp as a commercial crop. The Department of Agriculture will seek federal approval for a state plan to regulate the cultivation, handling and processing of hemp. Among other requirements, growers would have to be licensed and fields identified by maps and GPS coordinates.

 

LR1CA is a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove references to slavery or involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime from the Nebraska Constitution. The question will appear before voters on the November 2020 ballot.

Appropriations Committee

LR116 (Cavanaugh) Interim study to examine the long-term fiscal sustainability of the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund. Hearing on Sept. 20 at 9:00 a.m. in State Capitol Room 1003

Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee

LR57 (Williams) Interim study to determine whether the Real Property Appraiser Act should be updated

General Affairs Committee

LR98 (Lowe) Interim study to examine the special designated license issued by the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission and review potential reforms

LR117 (Howard) Interim study to examine matters related to cemeteries

LR143 (Albrecht) Interim study to examine the laws for accounting and financial reporting in political subdivisions to determine a more uniform method of reporting

Health and Human Services Committee

LR95 (Slama) Interim study to examine the prevalence and economic costs of methamphetamine use in the state

LR162 (Bostelman) Interim study to examine issues impacting volunteer emergency medical personnel

Judiciary Committee

LR127 (Hunt) Interim study to ensure youth in the foster care system and juvenile justice system understand their rights, to ensure their rights are being upheld, and to explore the need for additional rights

LR144 (Hansen, M.) Interim study to examine the effectiveness of cash bail and cash bonds for misdemeanors and city and village ordinance violations. Hearing on Sept. 13 at 9:00 a.m. in State Capitol Room 1507

LR146 (Wayne) Interim study to examine the feasibility of adopting a Prosecutor Transparency Act in Nebraska

 

LR148 (La Grone) Interim study to examine issues related to unfunded mandates to county governments for the administration of judicial proceedings

LR156 (DeBoer) Interim study to examine strategies to prevent suicide by youth involved in the Nebraska juvenile justice system

LR204 (Lathrop) Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee. Hearing on Sept. 27 at 9:00 a.m. in State Capitol Room 1507

LR138 (McDonnell) Interim study to identify for adoption by the Legislature three to five infrastructure project opportunities in eastern Nebraska to provide flood control, a reliable drinking water supply, power generation, climate change mitigation, and recreation

Revenue Committee

LR232 (McCollister) Interim study to examine the processes and procedures used in the assessment and valuation of real property and in appeals before the Tax Equalization and Review Commission

Transportation and Telecommunications Committee

LR119 (Urban Affairs Committee) Interim study to examine issues related to the disconnection or detachment of territory from the corporate limits of municipalities