Current Interim Study Listing
First Session
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| Document | Primary Introducer | Committee | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LR94 | Wishart | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study in conjunction with the Attorney General and the Dept. of Banking and Finance to examine issues surrounding regulatory sandbox programs |
| LR248 | Wayne | Judiciary | Interim study to analyze and assess the arrangement for chemical testing of items seized pursuant to arrests for controlled substances |
| LR210 | Stinner | Appropriations | Interim study to analyze programs and agencies that are active in addressing workforce and talent shortages, and identify options to assist in filling vacant high-wage, high-demand, and high-skill jobs |
| LR172 | Williams | Health and Human Services | Interim study to analyze state and local policy and initiatives to retain and incentivize health care providers and health-related businesses in the state to remain and expand in the state |
| LR223 | Cavanaugh | Executive Board | Interim study to appoint a special committee to carry out a comprehensive study of incarceration and mental health services in Nebraska |
| LR193 | Bolz | Health and Human Services | Interim study to assess implementation of the federal Family First Prevention Services Act in Nebraska and identify opportunities for children and families |
| LR212 | Stinner | Appropriations | Interim study to assess the financial position of the Nebraska Brand Committee and to identify core operational needs and opportunities for efficiency improvement |
| LR160 | Howard | Health and Human Services | Interim study to assess the mental and behavioral health needs of Nebraskans and the current shortages of services and resources |
| LR123 | Hansen, M. | Judiciary | Interim study to assess the readiness of the Dept. of Correctional Services to implement Laws 2018, LB258, by its operative date of July 1, 2020, regarding obtaining a state identification card or renewing a driver's license |
| LR238 | Lathrop | Judiciary | Interim study to assess the rehabilitation and other needs of inmates while in the custody of the Dept. of Correctional Services and while transitioning into the community |
| LR197 | Vargas | Judiciary | Interim study to conduct a comprehensive study of due process for inmates in restrictive housing |
| LR157 | DeBoer | Education | Interim study to conduct an indepth review of the financing of the public elementary and secondary schools |
| LR251 | Vargas | Agriculture | Interim study to conduct a review of food deserts in Nebraska and make recommendations to increase access to healthy affordable food |
| LR87 | Crawford | Executive Board | Interim study to continue the work of the select interim committee created in LR437, 2018, to examine possible improvements to the standing committee system |
| LR241 | Pansing Brooks | Executive Board | Interim study to create a select committee to develop an environmental action plan for the state, including assessments of vulnerability, risks, economic impacts, and mitigation strategies |
| LR187 | Lowe | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to determine the feasibility and fiscal impact of hiring outside consultants to perform an efficiency review of state agencies |
| LR57 | Williams | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to determine whether the Real Property Appraiser Act should be updated |
| LR175 | Cavanaugh | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to ensure accelerated broadband deployment statewide |
| LR127 | Hunt | Judiciary | Interim study to ensure youth in the foster care system and juvenile justice system understand their rights, to ensure their rights are being upheld, and to explore the need for additional rights |
| LR191 | Arch | Health and Human Services | Interim study to evaluate the potential use of Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and the potential use of out-of-hospital Do Not Resuscitate protocols |
| LR190 | Quick | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine Nebraska's history of involvement in the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact |
| LR199 | DeBoer | Executive Board | Interim study to examine Nebraska's redistricting process |
| LR245 | Bolz | Judiciary | Interim study to examine advance planning for mental health care, which is distinct from advance planning for end-of-life care |
| LR211 | Stinner | Appropriations | Interim study to examine alternatives for funding the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program |
| LR226 | Howard | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine and assess prescribing practices of health care providers related to opioids and the effectiveness of Nebraska's prescription drug monitoring program |
| LR142 | Hughes | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine any matter concerning the Game and Parks Commission |
| LR114 | Hughes | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine conditions under which the board of directors of the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project and the Rock Creek augmentation project may dispose of real property each owns related to the projects |
| LR244 | Hansen, B. | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine discrepancies in reimbursement under the medical assistance program between the three Heritage Health managed care plans and the impacts of applying a multiple-procedure payment-reduction policy to therapy services |
| LR63 | Linehan | Education | Interim study to examine educational service units |
| LR113 | Cavanaugh | Business and Labor | Interim study to examine existing anti-discrimination employment related laws to ensure they are advancing the public policy of Nebraska |
| LR233 | Arch | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine fingerprint collection and national criminal history record information checks for employees of child care facilities and child-caring agencies |
| LR216 | Walz | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine funding priorities for the medicaid home and community-based services waivers under the Developmental Disabilities Services Act |
| LR173 | Quick | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine health concerns related to the public use of and secondhand exposure to electronic nicotine delivery systems and other products |
| LR249 | Friesen | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine how the state administers federal Older Americans Act funds |
| LR184 | Quick | Appropriations | Interim study to examine how to provide a sustainable and adequate stream of state funds to local public health departments to ensure they are able to meet their core responsibilities |
| LR177 | Cavanaugh | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine issues faced by youth in the child welfare system who are pregnant or parenting |
| LR162 | Bostelman | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine issues impacting volunteer emergency medical personnel |
| LR169 | Friesen | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine issues raised by LB462, 2019, and examine potential improvements to the enforcement of the One-Call Notification System Act |
| LR237 | Lathrop | Judiciary | Interim study to examine issues related to Nebraska's correctional system |
| LR205 | Lathrop | Judiciary | Interim study to examine issues related to child custody proceedings and parenting time determinations for families of divorce |
| LR130 | Wayne | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues related to density bonuses and other nonmonetary regulatory incentives in municipal zoning ordinances |
| LR135 | Hunt | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine issues related to food insecurity in Nebraska communities |
| LR88 | McCollister | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine issues related to grandparents raising grandchildren and other kinship family relationships |
| LR236 | Lathrop | Judiciary | Interim study to examine issues related to juvenile justice |
| LR165 | McDonnell | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues related to municipal firefighting and emergency medical services |
| LR155 | Wayne | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues related to municipalities that border another state |
| LR132 | Wayne | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues related to plumbing codes |
| LR119 | Urban Affairs Committee | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues related to the disconnection or detachment of territory from the corporate limits of municipalities |
| LR131 | Wayne | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues related to the regulation of solar energy by municipalities and sanitary and improvement districts |
| LR148 | La Grone | Judiciary | Interim study to examine issues related to unfunded mandates to county governments for the administration of judicial proceedings |
| LR126 | Hunt | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues related to urban development in municipalities |
| LR214 | Wishart | Education | Interim study to examine issues that surround the engagement, attraction, and retention of youth in Nebraska |
| LR129 | Hansen, M. | Business and Labor | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Business and Labor Committee |
| LR152 | Groene | Education | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Education Committee |
| LR163 | Howard | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Health and Human Services Committee |
| LR204 | Lathrop | Judiciary | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee |
| LR262 | Revenue Committee | Revenue | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Revenue Committee |
| LR168 | Friesen | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee |
| LR111 | Urban Affairs Committee | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Urban Affairs Committee |
| LR158 | DeBoer | Judiciary | Interim study to examine matters related to adoption procedures in Nebraska |
| LR117 | Howard | General Affairs | Interim study to examine matters related to cemeteries |
| LR182 | Kolterman | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine methods for the early screening of melanoma and modernization of reimbursement for telehealth for such screening |
| LR181 | Dorn | Appropriations | Interim study to examine new funding streams for financial stability of the simulation-in-motion Nebraska program |
| LR239 | Health and Human Services Committee | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine non-court-involved cases, including voluntary and alternative response cases, in the child welfare system |
| LR206 | Lathrop | Judiciary | Interim study to examine options for the elimination of cash bail, appearance bonds, and related provisions, and examine risk assessment tools for pretrial release, post-conviction custody, and supervision status determinations |
| LR161 | Legislative Performance Audit Committee | Revenue | Interim study to examine policy issues revealed during a performance audit of the Nebraska Advantage Microenterprise Tax Credit Act |
| LR213 | Vargas | Business and Labor | Interim study to examine potential solutions and approaches to benefits traditionally enjoyed by workers in an employer-employee relationship |
| LR200 | Quick | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine programming provided at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva and the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney and the need for additional programming |
| LR250 | Walz | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine programs relating to development and implementation of the plan for providing services to qualified persons with disabilities in the most integrated community-based settings, commonly referred to as the Olmstead Plan |
| LR209 | Bolz | Appropriations | Interim study to examine state and federal funding options for existing and potential research by the University of Nebraska on local, state, and global water management systems |
| LR208 | Pansing Brooks | Education | Interim study to examine state and school district policies that relate to maintaining a safe and positive school learning environment |
| LR154 | Groene | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine statutes related to augmentation projects in relationship to the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement interlocal project in Lincoln County |
| LR156 | DeBoer | Judiciary | Interim study to examine strategies to prevent suicide by youth involved in the Nebraska juvenile justice system |
| LR170 | Morfeld | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the Dept. of Health and Human Services' plan to submit a demonstration project waiver for the medical assistance program under section 1115 of the Social Security Act |
| LR174 | Cavanaugh | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to examine the Highway Trust Fund and ways to increase transit infrastructure in areas with limited access |
| LR115 | Williams | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine the Nebraska Banking Act, the Securities Act of Nebraska, and other laws within the jurisdiction of the Dept. of Banking and Finance to determine the need to update such laws |
| LR137 | Lindstrom | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine the Nebraska Condominium Act |
| LR215 | Briese | General Affairs | Interim study to examine the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act |
| LR246 | Linehan | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the Office of Public Guardian |
| LR153 | Groene | Education | Interim study to examine the administrative costs of local school systems and school districts |
| LR194 | Hilgers | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine the benefits of employee stock ownership programs and strategies to promote the implementation of such programs |
| LR149 | Wayne | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to examine the burden of unfunded mandates on county budgets |
| LR224 | Morfeld | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the civil legal service needs of low-income residents |
| LR178 | Cavanaugh | Business and Labor | Interim study to examine the distribution of affordable housing across the state and how the lack of available affordable housing can impact the workforce |
| LR134 | Slama | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the drug testing protocol recently changed by the Division of Children and Family Services for families involved in the child welfare system |
| LR189 | Hansen, M. | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the effectiveness of 24/7 sobriety programs and determine potential standards for statewide implementation |
| LR144 | Hansen, M. | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the effectiveness of cash bail and cash bonds for misdemeanors and city and village ordinance violations |
| LR235 | Lathrop | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the efficacy of testing and monitoring programs to reduce recidivism for driving under the influence and controlled substances offenses |
| LR186 | McDonnell | Revenue | Interim study to examine the elimination of sales and use tax exemptions for goods and services |
| LR146 | Wayne | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the feasibility of adopting a Prosecutor Transparency Act in Nebraska |
| LR217 | Vargas | Executive Board | Interim study to examine the feasibility of developing a process for the preparation and consideration of racial impact statements on legislation |
| LR139 | Lowe | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the feasibility of increasing the presence of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in central and western Nebraska by strengthening collaborations with the University of Nebraska at Kearney |
| LR145 | Hunt | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine the financing of energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements on single-family residential property under the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act |
| LR151 | Groene | Education | Interim study to examine the financing of public education and develop recommendations for improving school funding |
| LR179 | Cavanaugh | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the fiscal impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and child care subsidies |
| LR227 | Bostelman | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine the future of nuclear-generated electricity in Nebraska |
| LR171 | Morfeld | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the impact of lowering the age of majority from 19 years of age to 18 years of age for making health care decisions |
| LR198 | Wishart | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the implementation of a statewide registry for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias |
| LR143 | Albrecht | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to examine the laws for accounting and financial reporting in political subdivisions to determine a more uniform method of reporting |
| LR116 | Cavanaugh | Appropriations | Interim study to examine the long-term fiscal sustainability of the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund |
| LR96 | Slama | Natural Resources | Interim study to examine the long-term public power generation and transmission options in the state |
| LR247 | La Grone | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to examine the long-term sustainability of recurring election technology replacement |
| LR176 | Cavanaugh | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the metrics used in the juvenile justice system to track outcomes for youth who are under system supervision and after contact with the juvenile justice system |
| LR164 | Williams | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine the need to update the insurance laws of Nebraska in response to technology advancement and innovation |
| LR207 | Briese | Revenue | Interim study to examine the possible elimination of various exemptions of goods and exclusions of services under Nebraska's sales and use tax laws |
| LR228 | Lindstrom | Revenue | Interim study to examine the potential effects of implementing a flat-rate income tax |
| LR243 | Hunt | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the practice of medical refusal for contraception, sterilization, or abortion services by health care facilities and providers |
| LR180 | Cavanaugh | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the practice of mindfulness to reduce the number of children and adults in crisis |
| LR124 | Hansen, M. | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the practices for juvenile interrogations by law enforcement and potential improvements to protect the rights of juveniles and the safety of the public |
| LR95 | Slama | Health and Human Services | Interim study to examine the prevalence and economic costs of methamphetamine use in the state |
| LR232 | McCollister | Revenue | Interim study to examine the processes and procedures used in the assessment and valuation of real property and in appeals before the Tax Equalization and Review Commission |
| LR92 | Lowe | Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Interim study to examine the processes for adopting, promulgating, and eliminating rules and regulations in Nebraska and in other states |
| LR66 | Kolterman | Nebraska Retirement Systems | Interim study to examine the public employees' retirement systems administered by the Public Employees Retirement Board |
| LR229 | Lindstrom | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine the rate of interest permissible on installment loans under the Nebraska Installment Loan Act |
| LR242 | State-Tribal Relations Committee | Education | Interim study to examine the replacement of Native American mascots in Nebraska at nontribal schools |
| LR140 | Kolowski | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine the roles and guidelines of homeowners' associations |
| LR201 | Vargas | Judiciary | Interim study to examine the role truancy plays in the school-to-prison pipeline and explore possible alternatives to reduce truancy |
| LR159 | Crawford | Executive Board | Interim study to examine the rules of the Legislature regarding information required to be included in records of the committees of the Legislature |
| LR98 | Lowe | General Affairs | Interim study to examine the special designated license issued by the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission and review potential reforms |
| LR112 | Urban Affairs Committee | Urban Affairs | Interim study to examine the statutes governing cities of the primary class |
| LR202 | McCollister | Revenue | Interim study to examine the use and administration of the Nebraska housing tax credit |
| LR141 | Williams | Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Interim study to examine ways to enhance financial literacy programs, training, and general competencies and problem-solving skills in Nebraska, with the objective of increasing long-term financial stability for all Nebraskans |
| LR183 | Geist | Judiciary | Interim study to examine whether continuity of care and safety for individuals and the public can be enhanced by allowing mental health providers to coordinate with law enforcement |
| LR231 | Briese | General Affairs | Interim study to examine whether electrician licensing requirements and building regulations need to be changed to support economic development |
| LR192 | Bolz | Business and Labor | Interim study to examine workforce development initiatives with emphasis on hearing the perspectives of employees across industries |
| LR219 | Halloran | Agriculture | Interim study to identify constraints on agricultural processing, production, and marketing investment |
| LR138 | McDonnell | Natural Resources | Interim study to identify for adoption by the Legislature three to five infrastructure project opportunities in eastern Nebraska to provide flood control, a reliable drinking water supply, power generation, climate change mitigation, and recreation |
| LR105 | Health and Human Services Committee | Health and Human Services | Interim study to investigate the eligibility requirements applied to children with disabilities for coverage under the Medical Assistance Act |
| LR253 | Brewer | Judiciary | Interim study to investigate the laws of self-defense and defense of third parties as they apply to the defense of persons victimized by domestic violence and human trafficking |
| LR65 | Kolterman | Nebraska Retirement Systems | Interim study to provide for presentation of reports by all political subdivisions with underfunded defined benefit plans |
| LR252 | Vargas | Business and Labor | Interim study to review employment opportunities and barriers to employment for minority and at-risk populations |
| LR240 | Cavanaugh | Urban Affairs | Interim study to review municipal rental housing inspection programs |
| LR220 | Halloran | Agriculture | Interim study to review provisions governing carcass disposal requirements and options |
| LR103 | Lowe | Health and Human Services | Interim study to review staffing concerns including, but not limited to, staff retention at the Beatrice State Developmental Center, the Lincoln Regional Center, the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva, and the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney |
| LR106 | Hansen, M. | Business and Labor | Interim study to review the Boiler Safety Code Advisory Board and occupational regulations for boiler inspectors |
| LR128 | Hansen, M. | Business and Labor | Interim study to review the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act and the Wage and Hour Act |
| LR167 | Friesen | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to review the current model of collecting taxes to build and repair roads |
| LR188 | Hansen, M. | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to review the policy of operating trains of increasing length and the effects on worker safety and on the operations of businesses near railroad crossings |
| LR166 | Friesen | Transportation and Telecommunications | Interim study to review the report of the Rural Broadband Task Force that was created by Laws 2018, LB994 |
| LR221 | Halloran | Agriculture | Interim study to review the resources and authorities of the Dept. of Agriculture regarding livestock disease prevention and response |
| LR218 | Halloran | Agriculture | Interim study to review the resources of the Dept. of Agriculture and state government to respond to natural disasters |
| LR222 | Halloran | Agriculture | Interim study to review the status of the implementation of the electronic brand document and reporting system by the Nebraska Brand Committee |
| LR234 | Bolz | Appropriations | Interim study to track rate increases appropriated for behavioral health providers to ensure that legislative intent is followed and the rate increases are funded |