Hearings for Urban Affairs Committee

The order of the bills listed may not be the order in which they are heard that day in committee.

Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Ended
Date: Friday November 07, 2025
Location: Room 1524
Time: 10:00 AM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LR149
Description: Interim study to explore methods for providing hearing notices for municipalities
Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document: LR150
Description: Interim study to examine the current powers of city councils for cities of the metropolitan class
Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document: LR173
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Interim study to investigate the financial and structural barriers impeding Nebraskans from attaining homeownership
Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document: LR222
Description: Interim study to investigate the prevalence of bed bugs in public housing located within cities of the metropolitan class
Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Ended
Date: Friday October 24, 2025
Location: Room 1524
Time: 10:00 AM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LR86
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Interim study to identify and examine the state of affordable and accessible housing in Nebraska
Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document: LR146
Description: Interim study to examine the intersection of tax increment financing and affordable housing within the State of Nebraska
Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document: LR163
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Interim study to examine the impact of lead and other environmental pollutants on the health and well-being of Nebraska communities
Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document: LR165
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Interim study to examine the concentration and impact of nonprofit organizations in historically marginalized communities, specifically North and South Omaha
Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document: LR213
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Interim study to examine the connection between neighborhood-level investment and youth outcomes, including, but not limited to, educational attainment, youth violence, and long-term well being
Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Pending
Date: Thursday October 16, 2025
Location: College of Business Administration, UNO, 300 Mammel Hall, 6708 Pine St, Omaha, NE, First Floor, Room 162
Time: 9:00 AM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LR147
Description: Interim study to examine land banks under the Nebraska Municipal Land Bank Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document: LR239
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Interim study to examine the status and impact of food access in urban qualified census tracts, with a focus on access to fresh, nutritious food
Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document: LR244
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Interim study to examine the state of housing for individuals returning home from incarceration in Omaha
Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document: LR151
Description: Interim study to hear reports submitted pursuant to the Poverty Elimination Action Plan Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document: LR215
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Interim study to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of developing a neighborhood-level data infrastructure framework for Nebraska, similar to the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership model
Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Ended
Date: Friday September 12, 2025
Location: Room 1525
Time: 9:00 AM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LR148
Description: Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Urban Affairs Committee
Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Ended
Date: Tuesday February 25, 2025
Location: Room 2102
Time: 1:30 PM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LB321
Introducer: Sanders
Description: Change provisions relating to the board of trustees for sanitary and improvement districts
Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document: LB614
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Provide for exemptions from regulatory authority of cities of the first and second class and villages for certain farm buildings
Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document: LB626
Introducer: Dover
Description: Authorize redevelopment projects involving affordable housing under the Community Development Law
Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document: LB702
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Adopt the Neighborhood Empowerment Act
Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Ended
Date: Tuesday February 18, 2025
Location: Room 2102
Time: 2:15 PM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LB447
Introducer: Cavanaugh, J.
Description: Provide certain requirements for redevelopment contracts under the Community Development Law
Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document: LB520
Introducer: Juarez
Description: Provide requirements for bed and breakfast establishments regarding food, beverages, and fire safety
Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document: LB531
Introducer: Kauth
Description: Provide an exception to the requirement that buildings constructed with state funds comply with the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code
Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document: LB611
Description: Adopt updates to building and energy codes
Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Ended
Date: Tuesday February 11, 2025
Location: Room 2102
Time: 1:30 PM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LB90
Introducer: Clements
Description: Change provisions relating to improvement districts in cities of the first class
Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document: LB450
Introducer: Fredrickson
Description: Change provisions relating to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document: LB287
Description: Provide for regulation of housing authorities by ordinance, change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts, and provide requirements relating to bed bugs under the Nebraska Housing Agency Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document: LB514
Description: Provide powers for cities of the metropolitan class to regulate housing authorities by ordinance
Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Ended
Date: Tuesday February 04, 2025
Location: Room 2102
Time: 1:30 PM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LB324
Introducer: Moser
Description: Change protest procedures relating to creation of a proposed business improvement district or modification of an existing business improvement district under the Business Improvement District Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document: LB441
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Authorize virtual inspections for certain building permits and require certain inspection records be made available to the public under the Building Construction Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document: LB288
Description: Change provisions of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, the Community Development Law, the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document: LB291
Description: Adopt the Aid to Municipalities Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document: LB292
Description: Provide for a grant to study prefabricated housing
Urban Affairs
Hearing status: Ended
Date: Tuesday January 28, 2025
Location: Room 2102
Time: 1:30 PM
Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document: LB286
Description: Change provisions relating to application deadlines under the Nebraska Innovation Hub Act and the Nebraska Rural Projects Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document: LB289
Description: Change provisions relating to cities, villages, and boards of adjustment and redefine qualifying business under the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act
Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document: LB240
Introducer: Jacobson
Description: Change certain notice provisions under the Community Development Law
Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document: LB290
Description: Change provisions relating to grant funding for a business park under the Economic Recovery Act