2023 Priority Bill Listing

Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

Senator Priority Bills (47 bills)

PriorityDocumentIntroducerStatusDescription
Senator AguilarLB81AguilarIndefinitely postponedChange number of county judges in Buffalo and Hall counties
Senator AlbrechtLB626AlbrechtIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act
Senator ArmendarizLB684BrieseIndefinitely postponedProvide for a review of services provided by state agencies
Senator BallardLB732BostarIndefinitely postponedChange provisions of the Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act
Senator BloodLR1CABloodIndefinitely postponedConstitutional amendment to require the Legislature to reimburse political subdivisions as prescribed
Senator BostarLB63BostarIndefinitely postponedRequire withholding of distributions to telecommunications companies from the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund
Senator BostelmanLB165von GillernIndefinitely postponedInclude elementary and secondary schools in the Nebraska educational savings plan trust and change tax benefits
Senator BrandtLB61BrandtPassedChange provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber
Senator BrewerLB77BrewerPassedProvide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, change provisions relating to concealed weapons, and prohibit certain regulation of weapons by cities, villages, and counties
Senator BrieseLB243BriesePassedAdopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act, change levying authority and provide aid to community college areas, and change provisions relating to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission and property and income taxes
Senator Cavanaugh, J.LB184Cavanaugh, J.PassedProvide for inadmissibility of statements of juveniles during transfer proceedings
Senator ConradLB294ConradIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Child Tax Credit Act
Senator DayLB84DayIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Senator DeBoerLB35DeBoerIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to child care assistance
Senator DeKayLB768DeKayIndefinitely postponedTransfer money from the Cash Reserve Fund to the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund
Senator DornLB562DornPassedAdopt the E-15 Access Standard Act and change provisions of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act, the Nebraska Higher Blend Tax Credit Act, the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Act, and the Nebraska Pure Food Act
Senator DoverLR22CADoverIndefinitely postponedConstitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms
Senator DunganLB14DunganIndefinitely postponedChange provisions under the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act
Senator ErdmanLB79ErdmanIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act
Senator FredricksonLB256BrewerIndefinitely postponedChange provisions related to insurance coverage of telehealth
Senator GeistLB447BostarIndefinitely postponedProvide an income tax deduction for retired firefighters for health insurance premiums, rename and change provisions of the Law Enforcement Education Act to include tuition waivers for professional firefighters and dependents, and provide powers and duties for the Department of Revenue
Senator HalloranLB195HalloranIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Faithful Delegate to Federal Article V Convention Act
Senator Hansen, B.LB91Hansen, B.Indefinitely postponedChange motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet and eye protection provisions
Senator HardinLB277BrewerIndefinitely postponedAdopt the First Freedom Act and authorize the wearing of tribal regalia by students
Senator HoldcroftLB769HoldcroftIndefinitely postponedAuthorize use of the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund to develop a sewer system
Senator HughesLB584HughesIndefinitely postponedImpose a tax on selling or dealing in electronic nicotine delivery systems
Senator HuntLB307HuntGovernor VetoAuthorize syringe services programs in municipalities and counties and provide exceptions to penalties related to drug paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Senator IbachLB249BrieseIndefinitely postponedChange provisions of the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act
Senator JacobsonLB644McDonnellPassedChange provisions relating to the use of the Site and Building Development Fund
Senator ClementsLB575KauthIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Sports and Spaces Act
Senator KauthLB574KauthPassedAdopt the Let Them Grow Act and the Preborn Child Protection Act and provide for discipline under the Uniform Credentialing Act
Senator LinehanLB753LinehanPassedAdopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide tax credits
Senator LoweLB297SandersIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act
Senator McDonnellLB617McDonnellIndefinitely postponedCreate the Economic Development Cash Fund to award a grant relating to the federal Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act
Senator McKinneyLB631McKinneyPassedChange 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 LippincottLB71SandersPassedChange 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 MoserLB706MoserIndefinitely postponedAuthorize the issuance of highway bonds under the Nebraska Highway Bond Act
Senator MurmanLB810MurmanIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act
Senator RaybouldLB327RaybouldIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act
Senator RiepeLB586HughesIndefinitely postponedProvide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing regarding clinical training sites
Senator SandersLB583SandersPassedChange provisions of the Special Education Act and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
Senator SlamaLB343SlamaIndefinitely postponedProhibit public contracts with companies that boycott Israel
Senator VargasLB570VargasIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act
Senator von GillernLB805von GillernIndefinitely postponedRequire schools to allow certain youth organizations to provide information, services, and activities
Senator WalzLB516WalzIndefinitely postponedProvide and change powers and duties for the State Department of Education, Commissioner of Education, State Board of Education, and the state school security director, provide grants to school districts for security-related infrastructure projects, and provide grants to educational service units and local public health departments to hire school psychologists and licensed mental health practitioners as prescribed
Senator WayneLB792WayneIndefinitely postponedProvide for a pilot program for assessing and treating post traumatic stress disorder
Senator WishartLB709WishartIndefinitely postponedCreate the Convention and Event Center Capital Construction Program

Committee Priority Bills (35 bills)

PriorityDocumentIntroducerStatusDescription
Agriculture CommitteeLB262Agriculture CommitteePassedChange 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 CommitteeLB116BrandtIndefinitely postponedChange provisions of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act
Appropriations CommitteeLB598ClementsIndefinitely postponedEliminate obsolete provisions relating to the Cash Reserve Fund
Appropriations CommitteeLB597ClementsIndefinitely postponedAppropriate funds to the Legislative Council
Banking, Commerce and Insurance CommitteeLB92SlamaPassedProvide, change, and eliminate law relating to banking, commerce, insurance, housing, and taxation
Banking, Commerce and Insurance CommitteeLB214SlamaIndefinitely postponedAdopt changes to federal law regarding banking and finance and change provisions relating to digital asset depositories, loan brokers, mortgage loan originators, and installment loans
Business and Labor CommitteeLB267BrewerIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act
Business and Labor CommitteeLB191HalloranPassedAdopt the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act and change provisions relating to the Contractor Registration Act, the Employment Security Law, the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, and the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act
Education CommitteeLB705MurmanPassedProvide, change, transfer, and eliminate provisions relating to education
Education CommitteeLB385LinehanIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act
Executive BoardLB254BrewerPassedProvide and change requirements relating to video coverage of the Legislature, performance audits, and the Legislative Mental Health Care Capacity Strategic Planning Committee
Executive BoardLB552Cavanaugh, J.Indefinitely postponedChange requirements for the Legislative Mental Health Care Capacity Strategic Planning Committee
General Affairs CommitteeLB376LowePassedChange provisions of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act
General Affairs CommitteeLB775LowePassedChange provisions relating to horseracing, the Nebraska Bingo Act, the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act, and the Nebraska Visitors Development Act
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs CommitteeLB535SlamaIndefinitely postponedRequire valid photographic identification and change provisions relating to voting under the Election Act and certain identification documents
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs CommitteeLB514BrewerPassedProvide for valid photographic identification for voting purposes and change provisions relating to voting and counting ballots and certain identification documents
Health and Human Services CommitteeLB181Hansen, B.Indefinitely postponedProvide for filling and refilling prescriptions in certain circumstances
Health and Human Services CommitteeLB227Hansen, B.PassedChange provisions relating to public health and welfare
Judiciary CommitteeLB348WayneIndefinitely postponedAdopt 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
Judiciary CommitteeLB341HalloranIndefinitely postponedAdopt the State and Political Subdivisions Child Sexual Abuse Liability Act and exempt actions from the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act
Judiciary CommitteeLB50WaynePassedChange provisions relating to the administration of justice
Legislative Oversight Committee CommitteeLB90DornIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to tax incentive performance audits
Legislature's Planning CommitteeLB157DeBoerPassedProvide for appointment of temporary guardians and change provisions relating to attorney's fees, third-party practice, change of name proceedings, enforcement of debts against certain victims, controlled substances schedules, decedents' estates, and crime victims' reparations
Natural Resources CommitteeLB565BostelmanPassedAdopt the Public Water and Natural Resources Project Contracting Act and the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act and change provisions relating to municipal cooperative financing, scrap tires, power conservation and development, and the Game Law
Natural Resources CommitteeLB425BostelmanIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to the Game and Parks Commission and the Game Law
Nebraska Retirement Systems CommitteeLB198McDonnellPassedChange provisions relating to participation in and implementation of public retirement provisions
Nebraska Retirement Systems CommitteeLB103McDonnellPassedChange provisions of the County Employees Retirement Act, the Judges Retirement Act, the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, the School Employees Retirement Act, and the State Employees Retirement Act
Revenue CommitteeLB754LinehanPassedAdopt the Child Care Tax Credit Act and change provisions relating to the School Readiness Tax Credit Act and income tax rates
Revenue CommitteeLB727LinehanPassedChange provisions relating to revenue and taxation
Revenue CommitteeLB388LinehanIndefinitely postponedAdopt 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
State-Tribal Relations CommitteeLB474WayneIndefinitely postponedProvide duties for the Nebraska State Historical Society relating to the Mayhew Cabin and Fort Robinson historical sites
Transportation and Telecommunications CommitteeLB412MoserIndefinitely postponedProvide powers for the Public Service Commission under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act
Transportation and Telecommunications CommitteeLB683Transportation and Telecommunications CommitteePassedChange provisions relating to the County Bridge Match Program, the Highway Cash Fund, the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, the Roads Operations Cash Fund, the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act, the One-Call Notification System Act, and the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, adopt the Rural Communications Sustainability Act, and create the Nebraska Broadband Office and the Underground Excavation Safety Committee
Urban Affairs CommitteeLB629McKinneyIndefinitely postponedChange provisions of the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act and the Economic Recovery Act
Urban Affairs CommitteeLB531McKinneyPassedCreate and change grant and economic and community development programs, change municipal governance and regulation provisions and state building code provisions, authorize transfer of investment interest on certain funds and Cash Reserve Fund transfers, and authorize development of the Mayhew Cabin historical site and a Chief Standing Bear museum and visitor center

Speaker Priority Bills (26 bills)

PriorityDocumentIntroducerStatusDescription
Speaker ArchLB11BloodIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to domestic abuse protection orders
Speaker ArchLB138BosnPassedAdopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change provisions relating to transportation
Speaker ArchLB206von GillernIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to the taxation of partnerships
Speaker ArchLB220IbachIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to the Board of Pardons’ powers and duties and required notices to crime victims
Speaker ArchLB276WishartPassedAdopt the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act
Speaker ArchLB286WalzIndefinitely postponedProvide for confidentiality of a physician wellness program under the Uniform Credentialing Act
Speaker ArchLB296BallardPassedAdopt the Pet Insurance Act, require use of National Provider Identifiers by health care providers, and change insurance reimbursement provisions for telehealth services
Speaker ArchLB298LinehanPassedAdopt the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact and require school districts and the State Department of Education to collect and report information regarding dyslexia and other learning disabilities and to establish dress code and grooming policies
Speaker ArchLB308BostarPassedAdopt the Genetic Information Privacy Act
Speaker ArchLB314FredricksonIndefinitely postponedRequire firearm dealers to provide information on suicide prevention and require training on suicide prevention under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act
Speaker ArchLB335HalloranIndefinitely postponedAdopt the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act
Speaker ArchLB387LinehanIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to income tax rates
Speaker ArchLB388LinehanIndefinitely postponedAdopt 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
Speaker ArchLB426RiepeIndefinitely postponedChange the number of judges on the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court
Speaker ArchLB461ArchPassedChange, transfer, and eliminate provisions relating to the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services and procurement of services and personal property
Speaker ArchLB462ConradIndefinitely postponedRedefine a term under the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act
Speaker ArchLB465MoserIndefinitely postponedChange the allocation of fees for operators' licenses and state identification cards
Speaker ArchLB580HoldcroftIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to agricultural or horticultural land receiving special valuation
Speaker ArchLB585HughesIndefinitely postponedChange a duty of the state school security director and require behavioral and mental health training for certain school personnel
Speaker ArchLB630McKinneyIndefinitely postponedProvide a duty to the State Department of Education and require a school board to adopt a written dress code
Speaker ArchLB647McDonnellIndefinitely postponedChange provisions relating to the purchase and loan of textbooks for children enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve of a private school
Speaker ArchLB664RiepePassedProvide powers and duties for the state medicaid fraud control unit and the Attorney General
Speaker ArchLB671Hansen, B.Indefinitely postponedAllow the Nebraska Training and Support Cash Fund to be used for retention of existing employees of Nebraska businesses
Speaker ArchLB757DeBoerIndefinitely postponedChange requirements for applications under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act
Speaker ArchLB78DayPassedRedefine massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Practice Act
Speaker ArchLB799DeBoerPassedChange judges' salaries, judgeships in county courts and the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, and provisions relating to the Supreme Court and the College of Law