2024 Priority Bill Listing

Senator Priority Bills

Priority Document Primary Introducer Status Description
Senator Raybould LB20 Wayne Delivered to Governor Provide for restoration of voting rights upon completion of a felony sentence or probation for a felony
Senator Halloran LR31 Halloran General File Resolution to rescind a prior resolution and apply to Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution
Senator Wayne LB25 Wayne Governor Veto Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act
Senator Hunt LB307 Hunt Governor Veto Authorize syringe services programs in municipalities and counties and provide exceptions to penalties related to drug paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Senator Kauth LB575 Kauth Indefinitely postponed Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act
Senator DeBoer LB175 Dungan Indefinitely postponed Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act
Senator Jacobson LB31 Jacobson Indefinitely postponed Require train crews of at least two individuals as prescribed
Senator Holdcroft LB137 Bosn Indefinitely postponed Provide for a penalty enhancement for a controlled substances violation resulting in serious bodily injury or death
Senator Albrecht LB441 Albrecht Indefinitely postponed Change provisions relating to obscenity
Senator Lowe LB541 Lowe Indefinitely postponed Change provisions relating to election of public power district directors
Senator Clements LB1067 Clements Indefinitely postponed Eliminate the inheritance tax, adopt the State Prisoner Reimbursement Act, and change the authorized uses of certain county funds
Senator Slama LB912 Slama Indefinitely postponed Provide for contracting for reasonable terms for coverage under the Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Coverage Act
Senator Aguilar LB952 Day Indefinitely postponed Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program
Senator Riepe LB1109 Riepe Indefinitely postponed Provide an exception under the Preborn Child Protection Act to allow an abortion after twelve weeks in the case of a fatal fetal anomaly and change and eliminate certain penalty provisions relating to abortions
Senator Sanders LR277CA Sanders Indefinitely postponed Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to enact laws providing for life imprisonment for sex or labor trafficking of a minor and certain sex offenses involving minors
Senator McDonnell LB1363 McDonnell Indefinitely postponed Change provisions relating to the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax, the Military Base Development and Support Fund, the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund, and the Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund, and change inheritance tax rates
Senator Meyer LB71 Sanders Passed Change provisions relating to early childhood education, parental involvement in and access to learning materials in schools, and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and provide a process for repeating a grade upon request
Senator Conrad LB16 Conrad Passed Require occupational boards to issue certain credentials based on credentials or work experience in another jurisdiction, provide and change requirements regarding applicants with a criminal conviction, provide for jurisprudential examinations and appeals, change requirements for membership of the State Electrical Board, and adopt the Interior Design Voluntary Registration Act
Senator Bostelman LB399 Brewer Passed Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities
Senator Brandt LB61 Brandt Passed Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber
Senator Cavanaugh, J. LB184 Cavanaugh, J. Passed Provide for inadmissibility of statements of juveniles during transfer proceedings
Senator Cavanaugh, M. LB62 Cavanaugh, M. Passed Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program, change reporting requirements related to the medical assistance program, and require a report regarding to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
Senator Day LB126 Day Passed Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions and property assessment and tax rolls
Senator Arch LB461 Arch Passed Change, transfer, and eliminate provisions relating to the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services and procurement of services and personal property
Senator McKinney LB631 McKinney Passed Change provisions relating to the Board of Parole, eligibility for parole, reentry services, post-release supervision, grant programs, and prisons, adopt the Community Work Release and Reentry Centers Act, provide for performance metrics, Parole School, book donations, and reentry career planning, and transfer the Division of Parole Supervision to the Department of Correctional Services
Senator Lippincott LB600 Lippincott Passed Adopt the Municipality Infrastructure Aid Act and transfer funds from the Cash Reserve Fund
Senator Murman LB1092 Murman Passed Adopt the Online Age Verification Liability Act
Senator Hardin LB1120 Hardin Passed Require affidavits for certain purchases of real property near military installations
Senator Bostar LB937 Bostar Passed Provide for tax credits, tax exemptions, and certain grant programs and change provisions relating to tax credits and fuel taxes
Senator Fredrickson LB856 Fredrickson Passed Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program
Senator Blood LB829 Blood Passed Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screening for colorectal cancer
Senator Wishart LB905 Riepe Passed Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a medicaid waiver or state plan amendment for medical respite care, change the definition of respite care, and change provisions relating to the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund
Senator Bosn LB934 Bosn Passed Change provisions of the Consumer Protection Act and the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Senator Hughes LB1035 Hughes Passed Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Program Act
Senator Dungan LB857 Dungan Passed Create the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund, and change provisions relating to coverage of glucose monitors under the Medical Assistance Act
Senator Erdman LB1169 Erdman Passed Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Nebraska State Historical Society
Senator Armendariz LB1087 Jacobson Passed Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act and provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing
Senator Ballard LB1300 Bostar Passed Adopt the Pacific Conflict Stress Test Act, the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act, the Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program Act, and the Wildland Fire Response Act, create the Commission on Asian American Affairs, provide security requirements for chemical facilities, require approval of voters for certain salary increases, and change provisions relating to veterans aid programs
Senator Hansen LB1004 Hansen Passed Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet provisions
Senator Dover LB1313 Dover Passed Provide for regulation of health benefit plans for nonprofit agricultural organizations
Senator Walz LB1284 Walz Passed Provide for and change teacher incentive programs, provide for a pilot program to distribute menstrual products in schools, a Dyslexia Research Grant Program, a professional learning system relating to instruction in reading, and a statewide computer science education expansion program, create and change authorized use of certain funds, and change provisions relating to school psychologists and certain scholarship programs
Senator von Gillern LB1023 von Gillern Passed Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and change provisions relating to certain business deductions, nonresident income, incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and occupation taxes
Senator Dorn LB1108 Dorn Passed Provide for transfer of certain sales and use taxes to the Nebraska Emergency Medical System Operations Fund and provide additional uses for the fund
Senator Linehan LB1402 Linehan Passed Require the State Treasurer to establish education scholarships and eliminate the Opportunity Scholarships Act
Senator DeKay LB1301 DeKay Passed Adopt the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act
Senator Brewer LB1394 Brewer Passed Exempt Nebraska National Guard income from state income taxation
Senator Ibach LB1368 Ibach Passed Adopt the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act and provide for a transfer from the Water Resources Cash Fund
Senator Moser LB1335 Moser Passed Change provisions of and provide duties and exemptions under the Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act regarding designation of endangered species, critical habitat, and transportation infrastructure
Senator Vargas LB1355 Vargas Passed Provide for release of certain patient data by an emergency medical service, change provisions of the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act, and provide for state aid, research, first responder training, and overdose fatality review

Committee Priority Bills

Priority Document Primary Introducer Status Description
Revenue Committee LB388 Linehan Indefinitely postponed Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act, the Advertising Services Tax Act, and the Property Tax Relief Act and change provisions relating to revenue and taxation
Judiciary Committee LB348 Wayne Indefinitely postponed Adopt the Community Work Release and Treatment Centers Act and change provisions relating to the Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, and the Office of Probation Administration
Business and Labor Committee LB1170 Riepe Indefinitely postponed Change provisions of the Employment Security Law relating to benefit amounts and periods of disqualification for benefits
Executive Board LB1321 Arch Indefinitely postponed Change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, the Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare, and the Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System
Education Committee LB1331 Murman Indefinitely postponed Change provisions of the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
Urban Affairs Committee LB164 McKinney Passed Change provisions relating to the Economic Recovery Act, the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act, the Nebraska Rural Projects Act, grants awarded by the Department of Economic Development, and transfers of funds and investment earnings, provide for a museum at Fort Robinson State Park, and adopt the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act
Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee LB686 Walz Passed Name the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act and change provisions relating to firefighters employed by a city of the first class
Agriculture Committee LB262 Agriculture Committee Passed Change and eliminate provisions relating to warehouse operators, hemp, the Grain Dealer Act, the Grain Warehouse Act, the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Act, the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act, the Nebraska Corn Resources Act, the Nebraska Pure Food Act, and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee LB196 Bostar Passed Change provisions of the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act
Judiciary Committee LB253 Brewer Passed Provide for creation of a veteran justice program
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee LB287 Brewer Passed Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to the 2020 federal decennial census and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to petitions, proof of publication, conflicts of interest, voter registration and voting as prescribed in the Election Act, and notice and virtual conferencing requirements under the Open Meetings Act, and eliminate powers and duties of the Attorney General and the Secretary of State
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee LB43 Sanders Passed Adopt the First Freedom Act and the Personal Privacy Protection Act, authorize tribal regalia to be worn by students, change provisions relating to withholding records from the public, provide requirements for interpretation of statutes, rules, and regulations, and prohibit state agencies from imposing certain requirements on charitable organizations
General Affairs Committee LB685 Lowe Passed Provide requirements for sale of certain alcoholic beverages and change provisions relating to the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act
Urban Affairs Committee LB840 McKinney Passed Adopt the Poverty Elimination Action Plan Act and change provisions of the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act and the Nebraska Housing Agency Act
Legislature's Planning Committee LB904 DeBoer Passed Change provisions regarding child care reimbursement rates, create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program, and provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund
Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee LB1074 Slama Passed Adopt changes to federal law regarding banking and finance, change provisions of the Commodity Code, the Credit Union Act, and the Securities Act of Nebraska, adopt the Data Privacy Act and the Public Entities Pooled Investment Act, exempt certain records from public disclosure, and change breach of security provisions and computerized data, criminal history background checks, and vital records
Business and Labor Committee LB1017 Bosn Passed Change the schedule of compensation for certain injuries resulting in disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act
Executive Board LB1104 Aguilar Passed Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees
Agriculture Committee LB844 Erdman Passed Change provisions of the Farm Labor Contractors Act
Natural Resources Committee LB867 Bostelman Passed Provide for a voluntary hunting and fishing guide and outfitter database, a migratory waterfowl hunting season for veterans, active-duty military state park entry permits, change provisions relating to the Nebraska Power Review Board and the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund, and prohibit restrictions on the provision of services related to natural gas and propane
Transportation and Telecommunications Committee LB1200 Moser Passed Change provisions relating to motor vehicles, roads, excise taxes, and federal law and regulations and provide for coordination of the 911 service system and the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline
Transportation and Telecommunications Committee LB1031 Bostelman Passed Change provisions relating to dark fiber leases, broadband telecommunications services, the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, the Public Service Commission, the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act, and the 911 Service System Act
Natural Resources Committee LB1370 Bostelman Passed Provide requirements for electric generation facilities, transmission lines, wind energy conversion systems, and retirement of a dispatchable electric generation facility and change provisions relating to public power districts
Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee LB1073 Slama Passed Adopt the Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Program Act and provide, change, and prohibit certain actions relating to insurance, real estate, and deceptive trade practices
Education Committee LB1329 Murman Passed Change provisions relating to handguns and firearms in school environments, classification of school districts, excessive absenteeism and truancy, the enrollment option program, certain educational certificates, permits, and endorsements, certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts, requirements for various school and education programs, and the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, provide for grants relating to school mapping data, prohibit certain debt collection activities, and provide requirements for the use of certain maps for schools
State-Tribal Relations Committee LB1288 Raybould Passed Provide for use of tribal enrollment cards for certain firearm and alcohol laws, provide for recognition of tribal mental health and dangerous sex offender commitment orders, and provide for transportation and commitment of persons civilly committed under tribal law
Revenue Committee LB1317 Linehan Passed Adopt the Financial Institution Data Match Act, the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act, change provisions relating to the Community Development Law, the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act, the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, and the Tax Equalization and Review Commission Act, and provide for and change provisions relating to health insurance for first responders and dependents, underutilized tax-exempt property, rent-restricted housing projects, sales-restricted houses, inheritance taxes, property taxes, sales and use tax exemptions and incentives, electric and hybrid motor vehicles and charging stations, and appropriations for nitrate sensors
Health and Human Services Committee LB1215 Hansen Passed Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact, change provisions relating to prescriptions, death certificates, credentialing of barbers, nurses, pharmacies, pharmacy professionals, and certain health care facilities and services, treatment of individuals with communicable tuberculosis, and telehealth consultations, and provide for abstracts of death and coverage under the medical assistance program for certain breast pumps and lactation visits
General Affairs Committee LB1204 Cavanaugh, J. Passed Change provisions relating to certain lotteries and raffles, certain tobacco and nicotine delivery products, the State Lottery Act, the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, the Tobacco Products Tax Act, and public records

Speaker Priority Bills

Priority Document Primary Introducer Status Description
Speaker Arch LB1126 Bosn Indefinitely postponed Create the National Career Readiness Certificate Pilot Program within the Department of Correctional Services
Speaker Arch LB308 Bostar Passed Adopt the Genetic Information Privacy Act
Speaker Arch LB664 Riepe Passed Provide powers and duties for the state medicaid fraud control unit and the Attorney General
Speaker Arch LB78 Day Passed Redefine massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Practice Act
Speaker Arch LB233 Cavanaugh, J. Passed Provide for child support payment disregard under the aid to dependent children program and pass through of certain child support payments
Speaker Arch LB607 McDonnell Passed Change provisions relating to grants for the 211 Information and Referral Network
Speaker Arch LB1051 DeBoer Passed Eliminate obsolete provisions and reorganize provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code and change certain filing deadlines
Speaker Arch LB894 Ibach Passed Change provisions relating to election, appointment, qualifications, and training of county sheriffs
Speaker Arch LB1393 Hansen Passed Change provisions relating to the combined tax rate under the Employment Security Law and the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act
Speaker Arch LB1306 Education Committee Passed Eliminate the Professional Practices Commission and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to standards for and conduct of teachers and administrators
Speaker Arch LB834 Blood Passed Establish requirements for a resident dental license
Speaker Arch LB874 Bostar Passed Change requirements relating to child care licensing and child care facilities
Speaker Arch LB839 Lowe Passed Change provisions relating to the executive director and members of the State Racing and Gaming Commission
Speaker Arch LB876 Holdcroft Passed Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act
Speaker Arch LB1088 Linehan Passed Change provisions relating to certain employment and investment requirements under the Nebraska Advantage Act
Speaker Arch LB1027 Clements Passed Change provisions relating to schools which elect not to meet accreditation and approval requirements
Speaker Arch LB852 Jacobson Passed Change provisions of the Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act
Speaker Arch LB1195 Conrad Passed Provide requirements for grants awarded by the Commission on Public Advocacy and thirty-party guarantees under the Assisted-Living Facility Act, change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for judgment liens and executions, the Nebraska Probate Code, the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code, the Nebraska Uniform Power of Attorney Act, and the Nebraska Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, and authorize acceptance of cession or retrocession of federal jurisdiction for juvenile matters
Speaker Arch LB932 Fredrickson Passed Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions of the Mental Health Practice Act and the Uniform Credentialing Act
Speaker Arch LB906 Riepe Passed Change provisions relating to child labor laws
Speaker Arch LB870 Cavanaugh, M. Passed Provide for additional rights of notification, information, and preservation of evidence under the Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights Act
Speaker Arch LB1030 Bostelman Passed Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund
Speaker Arch LB1069 Halloran Passed Change provisions relating to the State Fire Marshal, the Boiler Inspection Act, and the Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1969 and eliminate the Nebraska Fire Safety Appeal Board
Speaker Arch LB1344 Wayne Passed Rename and change provisions of the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions of the Good Life Transformational Projects Act
Speaker Arch LB1197 von Gillern Passed Change the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act and allowable uses of competitive grants awarded by the Nebraska Arts Council