Current Interim Study Listing
First Session
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| Document | Primary Introducer | Committee | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LR106 | Halloran | Agriculture | Interim study to examine interests in agricultural lands in Nebraska held by foreign individuals, business entities, and governments |
| LR176 | Ballard | Agriculture | Interim study to examine the Nebraska Right to Farm Act in comparison to similar laws in other states that rely on agriculture and recruitment of agriculture-related businesses as a significant portion of the economy |
| LR219 | Halloran | Agriculture | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements under the Pesticide Act for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR212 | Halloran | Agriculture | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Agriculture Committee |
| LR153 | McDonnell | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the fiscal impact of statutory tuition and fee waivers for various constituencies on Nebraska's public university, state colleges, and community colleges |
| LR167 | Conrad | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the long-term fiscal sustainability of and how to best direct funding towards the most effective uses of Nebraska's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds |
| LR169 | Conrad | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the long-term fiscal sustainability of the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund |
| LR206 | Wishart | Appropriations | Interim study to examine potential funding and other solutions to the crisis of rising costs relating to providing care and services to individuals with disabilities |
| LR198 | McDonnell | Appropriations | Interim study to explore support and supplemental funding for public and nonprofit providers of emergency medical services |
| LR208 | Dorn | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the current funding mechanisms and operations of Nebraska's Mesonet system |
| LR182 | Clements | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the long-term fiscal sustainability of the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund |
| LR200 | Clements | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the progress and ability to expend Federal Funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| LR183 | Clements | Appropriations | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Committee |
| LR218 | Blood | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the federal incentive funds being distributed under the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and how much of the funds will be distributed to the rural areas of Nebraska |
| LR123 | Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine the economic impact of manufacturing and processing in Nebraska and to examine the role advanced manufacturing and smart technologies can play in increasing productivity and economic growth |
| LR118 | Slama | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements in the Nebraska Real Estate License Act for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR121 | Slama | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements for the business of debt management found in sections 69-1201 to 69-1217 for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR119 | Slama | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements in the Collection Agency Act for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR120 | Slama | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements in the Abstracters Act for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR122 | Slama | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee |
| LR137 | Bostar | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine whether legislation should be enacted to provide for comprehensive regulation of the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers |
| LR237 | Kauth | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to determine to what extent, if any, companies operating within or contracting with the State of Nebraska, are using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics |
| LR175 | Ballard | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to determine the impact on commerce, commercial and economic activity, and the community by having a United States Postal Service office in the West Haymarket area of downtown Lincoln |
| LR197 | McDonnell | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to conduct a comprehensive examination of the need for Nebraska to foster development of large industrial and commercial business sites |
| LR181 | Slama | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine the insurance statutes of the State of Nebraska with specific emphasis on the impact of the insurance industry on tort reform and related matters |
| LR180 | Slama | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine the Nebraska Trust Company Act and other Nebraska statutes related to trust companies |
| LR174 | Riepe | Business and Labor | Interim study to examine issues raised in LB335, 2023, relating to the impact health care staffing agencies have on the delivery of health care services |
| LR193 | McDonnell | Business and Labor | Interim study to research and explore employee privacy concerns related to digital tracking in nonemergency situations |
| LR210 | McKinney | Business and Labor | Interim study to examine the emigration of skilled and educated individuals out of the State of Nebraska |
| LR225 | Riepe | Business and Labor | Interim study to determine ways to incentivize the growth in the number of apprenticeship programs and youth apprenticeship participants in Nebraska |
| LR129 | DeKay | Education | Interim study to examine the shortage of sports officials in Nebraska registered by the Nebraska School Activities Association |
| LR166 | Walz | Education | Interim study to examine the impact of government-imposed mandates on school districts |
| LR148 | Murman | Education | Interim study to examine the use of federal funds from the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund and the use of the Launch Nebraska website |
| LR149 | Murman | Education | Interim study related to social-emotional learning in the classroom |
| LR147 | Murman | Education | Interim study relating to parental involvement in public schools |
| LR145 | Conrad | Education | Interim study to explore the role of both the State of Nebraska and individual school districts in finding solutions to address the impact of the inability of students to afford menstrual products |
| LR144 | Erdman | Education | Interim study to examine the subject of school choice where all education funding is distributed on a per-student basis and follows the student to the school of choice |
| LR240 | Murman | Education | Interim study to examine the impact of consolidation of educational service units |
| LR152 | Hughes | Education | Interim study to examine all factors that may impact a school district's ability to attract and retain qualified superintendents and administrators |
| LR170 | Dungan | Education | Interim study to assess and examine whether student journalists and student journalism is supported and promoted in public high schools and postsecondary institutions and free from censorship and inappropriate government interference |
| LR251 | Dover | Education | Interim study to explore the development of registered apprenticeship program sponsors within Nebraska's education system for early childhood care and education |
| LR192 | Linehan | Education | Interim study to examine the relationship between joint public agencies and public education matters |
| LR228 | Brandt | Education | Interim study to examine issues raised in LB320, 2023, relating to an evaluation of equalization aid to school districts |
| LR220 | Brewer | Education | Interim study to examine laws governing school security policy |
| LR246 | Linehan | Education | Interim study to research the Metropolitan Omaha Educational Consortium |
| LR135 | Brandt | Executive Board | Interim study to create a Select Committee to examine the current use of technology in the Legislature and to identify ways to improve it |
| LR178 | Brewer | Executive Board | Interim study to create a Select Committee to examine the feasibility of constructing and operating small modular nuclear reactors to generate electric power in Nebraska |
| LR164 | Dorn | Executive Board | Interim study on improving the handicapped accessibility of parking, entryways, and interior spaces around the Nebraska State Capitol |
| LR179 | Arch | Executive Board | Interim study to review the laws, procedures, rules and regulations, and general standards of practice related to the public's participation in the legislative process in a representative form of government |
| LR188 | Briese | Executive Board | Interim study to examine issues related to the committee system of the Legislature and the referencing of legislative bills by the Reference Committee of the Legislature |
| LR84 | Lowe | General Affairs | Interim study to examine different methods to address concerns raised by restaurant, bar, craft brewery, microdistillery, and farm winery owners relating to receiving shipments of alcoholic liquor |
| LR103 | Lowe | General Affairs | Interim study to examine entertainment district licenses issued under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act |
| LR104 | Lowe | General Affairs | Interim study to examine statutes relating to the State Racing and Gaming Commission and its members |
| LR98 | Lowe | General Affairs | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the General Affairs Committee |
| LR105 | Lowe | General Affairs | Interim study to examine and review occupational licenses and regulations under the State Electrical Act |
| LR142 | Day | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to examine Nebraska's policies relating to veterans and the competitiveness of Nebraska for veterans and current service members when choosing where to live after retirement |
| LR156 | McDonnell | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to examine the firefighting response to wildfires in Nebraska |
| LR221 | Brewer | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements for interior designers for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR247 | Cavanaugh, J. | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to examine issues raised in LB133, 2023, relating to laws regarding the use of eminent domain by state agencies, boards, commissions, and other political subdivisions |
| LR222 | Brewer | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements for landscape architects for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR223 | Brewer | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements for notaries public for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR132 | Blood | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the plausibility of the State of Nebraska becoming a participant in the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact |
| LR151 | DeBoer | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the results of the Nebraska Child Care Cost Model developed as a product of the Preschool Development Grant |
| LR136 | McDonnell | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the critical role federally qualified health centers play in expanding access to health care in Nebraska |
| LR168 | Conrad | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the impact on the services provided to eligible recipients of and how to best use Nebraska's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) funds |
| LR171 | Jacobson | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the cost and needed frequency of rebasing medicaid inpatient per diem rates for psychiatric facilities, hospital-based psychiatric units, and psychiatric residential facilities |
| LR150 | DeBoer | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the gap in services such as emergency shelters and transitional housing for individuals experiencing domestic violence and human trafficking |
| LR154 | Day | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine Nebraska's maternal care deserts |
| LR211 | Ballard | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the statewide availability of assisted-living memory care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia and the accessibility of this type of care for medicaid beneficiaries |
| LR190 | Fredrickson | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine streamlining communications on rule and regulation changes proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the medical assistance program |
| LR199 | McDonnell | Health and Human Services | Interim study to research, through collaboration among stakeholders, ways to address youth and adult behavioral health issues |
| LR229 | Sanders | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the lack of education and support services and any other obstacles for foster parents |
| LR203 | Dorn | Health and Human Services | Interim study to review how the State of Nebraska can ensure it has effective emergency medical services in rural communities |
| LR213 | Ibach | Health and Human Services | Interim study to review how the State of Nebraska can assist licensed hospitals in converting to the rural emergency hospital designation under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 |
| LR191 | Ibach | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the process for conducting the statutorily required fingerprint-based national criminal history record information check for the child care workforce pursuant to section 71-1912 |
| LR234 | Hansen, B. | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the effectiveness of the State of Nebraska's response to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| LR232 | Blood | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the plausibility of the State of Nebraska joining the Social Work Licensure Compact |
| LR233 | Blood | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the plausibility of the State of Nebraska joining the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact |
| LR202 | Fredrickson | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the mental and behavioral health care needs of Nebraskans |
| LR196 | McDonnell | Health and Human Services | Interim study to review ways to eliminate or reduce the current waiting list for services that adults with developmental disabilities experience |
| LR226 | Aguilar | Health and Human Services | Interim study regarding dental offices sharing information with patients on the chance of patients getting infections in artificial body parts due to dental cleanings |
| LR241 | Wishart | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the sufficiency of current provider rates and the cost and needed frequency of rebasing provider rates for child welfare services providers |
| LR252 | Health and Human Services Committee | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Health and Human Services Committee |
| LR100 | DeBoer | Judiciary | Interim study to examine future needs of Nebraska's correctional system and potential opportunities arising from decommissioning the Nebraska State Penitentiary |
| LR125 | Conrad | Judiciary | Interim study to review juvenile justice involvement for youth who are excessively absent or truant from school |
| LR124 | Conrad | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the scope of collateral consequences of criminal law violations in Nebraska in employment, housing, licensure, and other categories |
| LR126 | Wayne | Judiciary | Interim study to review efforts to evaluate the classification system of the Department of Correctional Services and the delivery of clinical and nonclinical programs to its incarcerated population |
| LR128 | DeBoer | Judiciary | Interim study to investigate the ability of the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act to properly serve victims |
| LR127 | DeBoer | Judiciary | Interim study to conduct a comprehensive examination of court fees as a funding source for the court system and the judicial branch |
| LR134 | Cavanaugh, J. | Judiciary | Interim study to review landlord-tenant law to determine whether reforms similar to Laws 2021, LB320, can be enacted to further protect and empower victims and survivors and their dependents |
| LR207 | Cavanaugh, J. | Judiciary | Interim study to examine circumstances regarding an individual's release from covered correctional facilities |
| LR143 | Brewer | Judiciary | Interim study to review applicable court precedent related to the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act to determine whether a legislative response is appropriate to clarify the law |
| LR194 | McDonnell | Judiciary | Interim study to research, through collaboration among various stakeholders, ways to address juvenile justice reform |
| LR201 | Fredrickson | Judiciary | Interim study to examine mental health and addiction issues within the Nebraska criminal and juvenile justice systems and options to increase services and alternatives to current responses of the criminal and juvenile justice systems |
| LR231 | Wayne | Judiciary | Interim study to examine civil tort claims to determine the nondisclosure of third-party financing agreements, jury anchoring through basis suggestions to the jury, and the use of collateral compensation |
| LR230 | Wayne | Judiciary | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee |
| LR204 | DeBoer | Judiciary | Interim study to investigate whether the Office of Public Guardian is able to serve the State of Nebraska effectively |
| LR205 | DeBoer | Judiciary | Interim study to seek out information relating to common issues affecting tenants and landlords in Nebraska |
| LR215 | Dungan | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the judicial inefficiency and increased costs to the state arising from Nebraska's four separate statutory-based mechanisms for postconviction relief |
| LR217 | Bosn | Judiciary | Interim study to examine transitional housing for parolees or justice-involved individuals in Nebraska |
| LR209 | McKinney | Judiciary | Interim study to review the death penalty in Nebraska |
| LR244 | Day | Judiciary | Interim study to examine guardianship in Nebraska |
| LR245 | Vargas | Judiciary | Interim study to examine juvenile detention costs and necessary updates to the juvenile detention facility standards or the Nebraska Juvenile Code |
| LR133 | Bostelman | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Committee |
| LR163 | Hughes | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine opportunities to increase recycling of municipal solid waste |
| LR162 | Bostelman | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Game and Parks Commission |
| LR216 | Dungan | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine the economic and climate impacts of the current reliance on fossil fuel energy generation in Nebraska |
| LR224 | Brewer | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine laws governing the ring-necked pheasant upland game bird in hopes of improving the population of the species |
| LR248 | Cavanaugh, J. | Natural Resources | Interim study to survey Nebraska's small public electric utilities, municipalities, and electric cooperatives relating to rate classifications and equipment |
| LR157 | McDonnell | Nebraska Retirement Systems | Interim study to examine the retirement systems administered by the Public Employees Retirement Board |
| LR158 | McDonnell | Nebraska Retirement Systems | Interim study to carry out the provisions of section 13-2402, which requires the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee to monitor underfunded defined benefit plans |
| LR159 | McDonnell | Nebraska Retirement Systems | Interim study to examine the retirement system for firefighters of cities of the first class and the creation of a cash balance retirement system |
| LR160 | McDonnell | Nebraska Retirement Systems | Interim study to examine the retirement system for firefighters of cities of the first class and the changes proposed in LB406, 2023 |
| LR161 | McDonnell | Nebraska Retirement Systems | Interim study to examine the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System and the changes proposed in LB196, 2023 |
| LR97 | Lowe | Revenue | Interim study to examine revenue and other funding options for the Nebraska Tourism Commission |
| LR186 | Albrecht | Revenue | Interim study to examine issues raised in LB820, 2023, relating to valuation of land in Nebraska |
| LR155 | Day | Revenue | Interim study to examine Nebraska's disability classifications for the homestead exemption |
| LR243 | Sanders | Revenue | Interim study to examine tax incentives for the film industry in Nebraska |
| LR235 | Linehan | Revenue | Interim study to examine the delinquent tax sale and tax deed process for delinquent real property taxes |
| LR236 | Linehan | Revenue | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Revenue Committee |
| LR242 | Jacobson | Revenue | Interim study to examine methods to promote the development of a competitive electric vehicle charging market in Nebraska and the creation of electric infrastructure to support such market |
| LR172 | Vargas | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine the occupation taxes imposed on wireless telecommunications services |
| LR130 | Ballard | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine the potential construction of the proposed East Beltway administered jointly by the city of Lincoln and Lancaster County |
| LR184 | Moser | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine the deployment of broadband services within the State of Nebraska |
| LR185 | Moser | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee |
| LR195 | McDonnell | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to conduct a comprehensive examination of Nebraska's state highway system and the priorities and resource allocation methods for the system |
| LR214 | Ibach | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine the possibility of the creation of an intrastate airline to assist with statewide travel |
| LR227 | Aguilar | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine issues related to public rest areas along highways in Nebraska and the lack of updates, maintenance, and cleanliness of facilities |
| LR139 | McKinney | Urban Affairs | Interim study to review the credentialing requirements for home inspectors for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act |
| LR138 | McKinney | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine the meaning of affordable housing in Nebraska |
| LR140 | McKinney | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Urban Affairs Committee |
| LR141 | McKinney | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine the reports received under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act |
| LR189 | Day | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues regarding potholes and road maintenance in Nebraska municipalities |
| LR238 | McDonnell | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine the location of recreational vehicle parks, entertainment venues, and other recreational development and the impact of zoning regulations related to flooding on locating such facilities |
| LR239 | McDonnell | Urban Affairs | Interim study to explore the feasibility and benefits of requiring wireless interconnected fire alarms in residential dwellings, similar to an ordinance passed by the city of Norfolk, to enhance fire safety and early warning systems for residents |
| LR250 | McDonnell | Urban Affairs | Interim study to consider changes to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act and to property assessed clean energy financing for real estate development projects |