2024 Priority Bill Listing
Final Date For Priority Submissions: February 15, 2024
Senator Priority Bills
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Priority |
Document Number |
Primary Introducer |
Status | Description |
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Senator Aguilar | LB952 | Senator Day | Referral | Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program |
Senator Albrecht | LB441 | Senator Albrecht | General File | Change provisions relating to obscenity |
Senator Arch | LB461 | Senator 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 Armendariz | LB1087 | Senator Jacobson | Passed | Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act and provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing |
Senator Ballard | LB1300 | Senator Bostar | General File | Adopt the Pacific Conflict Stress Test Act and the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act |
Senator Blood | LB829 | Senator Blood | Final Reading | Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screening for colorectal cancer |
Senator Bosn | LB934 | Senator Bosn | E and R Initial | Change provisions relating to venue and enforcement powers of the Attorney General under the Consumer Protection Act and the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act and provide for jury trials |
Senator Bostar | LB937 | Senator Bostar | E and R Initial | Adopt the Caregiver Tax Credit Act |
Senator Bostelman | LB399 | Senator Brewer | General File | Change provisions relating to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and other electric generation facilities |
Senator Brandt | LB61 | Senator Brandt | Passed | Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber |
Senator Brewer | LB1394 | Senator Brewer | Final Reading | Exempt Nebraska National Guard income from state income taxation |
Senator Cavanaugh, J. | LB184 | Senator Cavanaugh, J. | Passed | Provide for inadmissibility of statements of juveniles during transfer proceedings |
Senator Cavanaugh, M. | LB62 | Senator Cavanaugh, M. | Select File | 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 Clements | LB1067 | Senator Clements | General File | Eliminate the inheritance tax, adopt the State Prisoner Reimbursement Act, and change the authorized uses of certain county funds |
Senator Conrad | LB16 | Senator 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 Day | LB126 | Senator Day | Select File | Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions and property assessment and tax rolls |
Senator DeBoer | LB175 | Senator Dungan | General File | Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act |
Senator DeKay | LB1301 | Senator DeKay | Select File | Adopt the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act |
Senator Dorn | LB1108 | Senator Dorn | E and R Engrossing | 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 Dover | LB1313 | Senator Dover | Delivered to Governor | Provide for regulation of health benefit plans for nonprofit agricultural organizations |
Senator Dungan | LB857 | Senator Dungan | Delivered to Governor | 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 | Senator Erdman | E and R Engrossing | Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Nebraska State Historical Society |
Senator Fredrickson | LB856 | Senator Fredrickson | Select File | Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program |
Senator Halloran | LR31 | Senator 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 Hansen | LB1004 | Senator Hansen | Delivered to Governor | Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet provisions |
Senator Hardin | LB1120 | Senator Hardin | E and R Engrossing | Require affidavits for certain purchases of real property near military installations |
Senator Holdcroft | LB137 | Senator Bosn | Select File | Provide for a penalty enhancement for a controlled substances violation resulting in serious bodily injury or death |
Senator Hughes | LB1035 | Senator Hughes | Final Reading | Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Program Act |
Senator Hunt | LB307 | Senator 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 Ibach | LB1368 | Senator Ibach | Select File | Adopt the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act and provide for a transfer from the Cash Reserve Fund |
Senator Jacobson | LB31 | Senator Jacobson | General File | Require train crews of at least two individuals as prescribed |
Senator Kauth | LB575 | Senator Kauth | Referral | Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act |
Senator Linehan | LB1402 | Senator Linehan | General File | Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for the purpose of providing grants to scholarship-granting organizations |
Senator Lippincott | LB600 | Senator Lippincott | Final Reading | Adopt the Municipality Infrastructure Aid Act and transfer funds from the Cash Reserve Fund |
Senator Lowe | LB541 | Senator Lowe | Select File | Change provisions relating to election of public power district directors |
Senator McDonnell | LB1363 | Senator McDonnell | Referral | Change provisions relating to the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax, the Military Base Development and Support Fund, the Nebraska Film Office Fund, the Innovation Hub Cash Fund, and the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund |
Senator McKinney | LB631 | Senator McKinney | General File | Change provisions relating to the Board of Parole |
Senator Meyer | LB71 | Senator Sanders | Select File | Change provisions relating to parental involvement in and access to learning materials in schools and provide a process for repeating a grade upon request |
Senator Moser | LB1335 | Senator Moser | Select File | 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 Murman | LB1092 | Senator Murman | E and R Initial | Adopt the Online Age Verification Liability Act |
Senator Raybould | LB20 | Senator Wayne | Select File | Provide for restoration of voting rights upon completion of a felony sentence or probation for a felony |
Senator Riepe | LB1109 | Senator Riepe | Referral | 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 | Senator Sanders | Referral | 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 Slama | LB912 | Senator Slama | Referral | Provide for contracting for reasonable terms for coverage under the Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Coverage Act |
Senator Vargas | LB1355 | Senator Vargas | E and R Engrossing | Change provisions of the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act and provide for sale and distribution of fentanyl test strips, release of certain patient data, and immunity from liability |
Senator von Gillern | LB1023 | Senator von Gillern | E and R Initial | Provide income tax deductions for certain research or experimental expenditures |
Senator Walz | LB1284 | Senator Walz | E and R Initial | Provide for a statewide computer science education expansion program |
Senator Wayne | LB25 | Senator Wayne | General File | Authorize punitive damages as prescribed and provide for distribution |
Senator Wishart | LB905 | Senator 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 |
Committee Priority Bills
Priority |
Document Number |
Primary Introducer |
Status | Description |
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Agriculture Committee | LB262 | Agriculture Committee | Final Reading | 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 |
Agriculture Committee | LB844 | Senator Erdman | Passed | Change provisions of the Farm Labor Contractors Act |
Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | LB1074 | Senator Slama | Select File | 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 |
Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | LB1073 | Senator Slama | General File | Change provisions relating to onsite audits of the operations of third-party administrators of insurers |
Business and Labor Committee | LB1170 | Senator Riepe | General File | Change provisions of the Employment Security Law relating to benefit amounts and periods of disqualification for benefits |
Business and Labor Committee | LB1017 | Senator Bosn | E and R Initial | Change the schedule of compensation for certain injuries resulting in disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act |
Education Committee | LB1329 | Senator Murman | Select File | Change provisions relating to handguns and firearms in school environments, classification of school districts, excessive absenteeism, the enrollment option program, certain educational certificates, permits, and endorsements, certain tax levy and bonding authority of school districts, and the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, provide for grants relating to school mapping data, and prohibit certain debt collection activities and the use of certain maps for schools |
Education Committee | LB1331 | Senator Murman | Referral | Change provisions related to truancy and attendance and various programs administered by the State Department of Education |
Executive Board | LB1321 | Senator Arch | Referral | Change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, the Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare, and the Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System |
Executive Board | LB1104 | Senator Aguilar | Passed | Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees |
General Affairs Committee | LB685 | Senator Lowe | Final Reading | Provide requirements for sale of certain alcoholic beverages and change provisions relating to the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act |
General Affairs Committee | LB1204 | Senator Cavanaugh, J. | Delivered to Governor | 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 |
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee | LB287 | Senator Brewer | Final Reading | 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 | Senator 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 |
Health and Human Services Committee | LB1215 | Senator Hansen | Delivered to Governor | 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 |
Judiciary Committee | LB253 | Senator Brewer | E and R Initial | Provide for an additional location for the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center |
Judiciary Committee | LB348 | Senator Wayne | General File | 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 |
Legislature's Planning Committee | LB904 | Senator DeBoer | Select File | 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 |
Natural Resources Committee | LB867 | Senator Bostelman | Final Reading | 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 |
Natural Resources Committee | LB1370 | Senator Bostelman | E and R Initial | Provide requirements for retirement of a dispatchable electric generation facility by an electric supplier |
Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee | LB686 | Senator Walz | General File | Adopt the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Cash Balance Retirement Act |
Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee | LB196 | Senator Bostar | General File | Change provisions relating to the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System and benefits provided upon the death of an officer after retirement and annual benefit adjustment calculations |
Revenue Committee | LB388 | Senator Linehan | General File | Change provisions relating to sales taxes |
Revenue Committee | LB1317 | Senator Linehan | Referral | State findings relating to property taxes |
State-Tribal Relations Committee | LB1288 | Senator Raybould | E and R Engrossing | Provide for recognition of tribal mental health and dangerous sex offender commitment orders and for transportation of and commitment of persons civilly committed under tribal law |
Transportation and Telecommunications Committee | LB1200 | Senator Moser | Final Reading | 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 | Senator Bostelman | Select File | 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 |
Urban Affairs Committee | LB164 | Senator McKinney | E and R Initial | Adopt updates to building and energy codes |
Urban Affairs Committee | LB840 | Senator McKinney | Select File | Adopt the Poverty Elimination Action Plan Act, change requirements for certain workforce housing grants, and change provisions of the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act and the Nebraska Housing Agency Act |
Speaker Priority Bills
Priority |
Document Number |
Primary Introducer |
Status | Description |
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Speaker Arch | LB78 | Senator Day | Passed | Redefine massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Practice Act |
Speaker Arch | LB233 | Senator Cavanaugh, J. | General File | Provide for child support payment disregard under aid to dependent children program and eliminate child support income in determining eligibility |
Speaker Arch | LB308 | Senator Bostar | Passed | Adopt the Genetic Information Privacy Act |
Speaker Arch | LB607 | Senator McDonnell | Delivered to Governor | Change provisions relating to grants for the 211 Information and Referral Network |
Speaker Arch | LB664 | Senator Riepe | Passed | Provide powers and duties for the state medicaid fraud control unit and the Attorney General |
Speaker Arch | LB834 | Senator Blood | Delivered to Governor | Establish requirements for a resident dental license |
Speaker Arch | LB839 | Senator Lowe | Delivered to Governor | Change provisions relating to the executive director and members of the State Racing and Gaming Commission |
Speaker Arch | LB852 | Senator Jacobson | Select File | Change provisions of the Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act |
Speaker Arch | LB870 | Senator Cavanaugh, M. | General File | Provide for additional rights of notification, information, and preservation of evidence under the Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights Act |
Speaker Arch | LB874 | Senator Bostar | Select File | Change requirements relating to child care licensing and child care facilities |
Speaker Arch | LB876 | Senator Holdcroft | Select File | Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act |
Speaker Arch | LB894 | Senator Ibach | Delivered to Governor | Change provisions relating to election, appointment, qualifications, and training of county sheriffs |
Speaker Arch | LB906 | Senator Riepe | Delivered to Governor | Change provisions relating to child labor laws |
Speaker Arch | LB932 | Senator Fredrickson | E and R Engrossing | Change provisions relating to applications for a credential under the Uniform Credentialing Act |
Speaker Arch | LB1027 | Senator Clements | Select File | Change provisions relating to schools which elect not to meet accreditation and approval requirements |
Speaker Arch | LB1030 | Senator Bostelman | Select File | Change provisions of the County Bridge Match Program and provide for a transfer of funds from the Roads Operations Cash Fund |
Speaker Arch | LB1051 | Senator DeBoer | Select File | Eliminate obsolete provisions and reorganize provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code and change certain filing deadlines |
Speaker Arch | LB1069 | Senator Halloran | E and R Engrossing | 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 | LB1088 | Senator Linehan | Select File | Change provisions relating to certain employment and investment requirements under the Nebraska Advantage Act |
Speaker Arch | LB1126 | Senator Bosn | Referral | Create the National Career Readiness Certificate Pilot Program within the Department of Correctional Services |
Speaker Arch | LB1195 | Senator Conrad | Referral | Change provisions relating to county attorneys, public defenders, and loan repayments for attorneys practicing in certain rural areas |
Speaker Arch | LB1197 | Senator von Gillern | Select File | Change the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act and allowable uses of competitive grants awarded by the Nebraska Arts Council |
Speaker Arch | LB1306 | Education Committee | Select File | Eliminate the Professional Practices Commission and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to standards for and conduct of teachers and administrators |
Speaker Arch | LB1344 | Senator Wayne | E and R Engrossing | Change provisions of the Nebraska Innovation Hub Act |
Speaker Arch | LB1393 | Senator Hansen | Select File | Change provisions of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act |