Hearings and floor debate began this week. Floor debate will take place in the mornings and hearings will be held in the afternoon.
At the Capitol: Floor debate and hearings have started! Read More »
Last week, we wrapped up the first full week of the Legislature’s 2024 session. New bill introduction will continue through the end of the day today. (Click here for a list of everything introduced so far.) Hearings will begin next Monday, January 22 and floor debate on bills will start next week after rule changes
At the Capitol: Hearings start next week! Read More »
Last week, the Nebraska Legislature officially kicked off its 2024 session! New bill introduction began last week and will continue through Wednesday, January 17th (Day 10). We will keep you posted on key pieces of legislation that are introduced over the next several days. Floor debate will begin this week and we will start off
At the Capitol: Bipartisan Support for Summer EBT! Read More »
Welcome to 2024! Today is the first day of the Nebraska Legislature’s 2024 session. This will be a short, 60-day session and is scheduled to end on April 18th. Today’s agenda includes an election for a new chairperson of the Executive Board, followed by new bill introductions that will run every day from now through
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Last Thursday, the Legislature adjourned sine die, meaning the body has concluded its work for the session. This year’s session was a challenging one. We saw a breaking of many norms and increased partisanship. The number of contentious issues on the floor, plus the increasing use of the filibuster, unfortunately meant that many priority bills
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Yesterday, Speaker John Arch announced that the final day of session will be tomorrow, Thursday, June 1, which will conclude the 2023 session a few days ahead of schedule! Last week, Governor Pillen vetoed several portions of the state budget, including urgently-needed funds for affordable housing and Medicaid and child welfare provider reimbursement rates. There
At the Capitol: It’s the Final Week of Session! Read More »
Today is Day 83, meaning we have just seven days remaining in the 2023 Legislative Session. Last week, senators passed a two-year $10.7 billion state budget package. We’re still keeping a close eye on the Department of Health and Human Services’ plans for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds and will watch how this
At the Capitol: Voter ID Legislation Advanced Read More »
There are only three full weeks of session remaining. Last week, senators continued debate on the mainline budget bills and on various appropriations issues. Once the budget is done, senators will complete other bills that distribute state funds and work towards finishing up the session over the few remaining weeks. In addition to monitoring the
At the Capitol: Gender Affirming Care + Abortion Bans Up TODAY Read More »
There are just 15 days left in the 2023 session! Last week, senators began debate on the mainline budget and appropriations issues which lasted throughout the week. By the end of the week, all the bills dealing with the budget advanced and will come up for their second round of debate soon. Abortion Ban Amendment
At the Capitol: Abortion Ban Amendment Introduced to LB574 Read More »
It may be hard to believe, but today is Day 70 of the 2023 legislative session. Tomorrow, senators will begin debate on the mainline budget, with debate over appropriations issues lasting most of the week. Last week was a very busy week with a few of our 2023 priority bills moving forward and one very
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