Legislative Updates

It’s Day 67 of the 2023 Legislative Session, and we’re still at the Capitol every day, fighting for a Nebraska in which every person can thrive. Here’s an update on how you can take action this week: LB84: SNAP Sunset Bill Unanimously Advanced Out of Committee Last week, we celebrated that a bill to maintain […]

We are on Day 64 of session as all-day debate – including late nights – continues. Here’s an update on what happened last week, and how we’ll continue fighting for justice and opportunity for ALL Nebraskans as we head into the last 30 days of the 2023 Legislative Session. LB626: A Near Total Abortion Ban

We are on Day 59, which means we’re now two-thirds of the way through the 2023 session. The Legislature will continue all-day floor debate until they adjourn in early June. Learn more about the floor debate process in my short explainer. Last week’s highlights Last week, senators debated school financing, property taxes, retirement systems, and

Last week the Legislature began all-day floor debate, including late-night sessions, which is expected to continue until session adjourns in June. ICYMI: Click here for an update on what we’ll be fighting for – and against – for the rest of this legislative session. Last week’s highlights There were a lot of filibusters throughout last

The Legislature begins all-day floor debate this week and will continue until they adjourn in June, with late-night sessions starting this week.  Now that hearings are done, and senator and committee priorities bills have been decided, click here for an update on what we’ll be fighting for – and against – during the next 40

In January, we shared our 2023 legislative priorities. Now that hearings are done, and senator and committee priorities bills have been decided, here’s an update on what we’ll be fighting for – and against – for the next 40 days of session. Supporting young people navigating the child welfare system Expanding food and nutrition access

This week is the last week of hearings at the Legislature! Once hearings are over, the calendar will shift next week to all day debate. The Speaker informed senators that they should expect floor debate to extend into the evening for the duration of the session.  LB574 (Sen. Kathleen Kauth), which bans gender affirming care

Senators and committees must designate their legislative priority bills before they adjourn for hearings today. You can view the full list of what has already received a designation here. Speaker Arch will announce his own set of priority legislation tomorrow. We were extremely disappointed to see Senator Jane Raybould prioritize LB327. Last week, the Business

Senators and committees continue to designate their legislative priorities, which are due by March 14. We were pleased to see another one of Appleseed’s priority bills make it out of committee: LB285 (Sen. Lynne Walz), which expands the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students in Nebraska schools or

We’re busy at the Capitol as senators and committees continue to designate their legislative priorities, which are due by March 14. We’re excited to see LB294 (Sen. Danielle Conrad), which would help families fight the cost of living by adopting the Child Tax Credit Act (CTC), make the priority bill list. Unfortunately, we also saw