2021 Priority Bill Listing
Senator Priority Bills
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| Priority |
Document Number |
Primary Introducer |
Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Aguilar | LB371 | Senator Aguilar | Passed | Provide for games of chance under the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act at state, district, and county fair locations |
| Senator Albrecht | LB281 | Senator Albrecht | Indefinitely postponed | Require child sexual abuse prevention programs for school students and staff |
| Senator Arch | LB400 | Senator Arch | Passed | Change requirements related to coverage of telehealth by insurers and medicaid |
| Senator Blood | LB14 | Senator Blood | Passed | Adopt the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact |
| Senator Bostar | LB630 | Senator Bostar | Passed | Provide for a study of the efficacy of commercial air filters in classrooms |
| Senator Bostelman | LB338 | Senator Bostelman | Passed | Change provisions regarding broadband service and provide requirements for and change provisions relating to funding for broadband infrastructure |
| Senator Brandt | LB306 | Senator Brandt | Veto Overridden | Provide eligibility requirements for the low-income home energy assistance program |
| Senator Brewer | LB409 | Senator Brewer | Indefinitely postponed | Provide a moratorium on construction of electric transmission lines and create the Electric Transmission Line Study Committee of the Legislature |
| Senator Briese | LB2 | Senator Briese | Passed | Change the valuation of agricultural land and horticultural land for certain school district taxes |
| Senator Cavanaugh, J. | LB320 | Senator Cavanaugh, J. | Passed | Change provisions relating to landlords and tenants |
| Senator Health and Human Services | LB376 | Senator Cavanaugh, M. | Passed | Require application for and implementation of federal approval for services and supports for children with developmental disabilities and their families and require evaluations and reports |
| Senator Cavanaugh, M. | LR29 | Senator Cavanaugh, M. | Adopted | Provide for appointment by the Executive Board of a special committee to be known as the Eastern Service Area Child Welfare Contract Special Investigative and Oversight Committee of the Legislature |
| Senator Clements | LB236 | Senator Brewer | Passed | Change provisions relating to controlled substances and firearms |
| Senator Day | LB639 | Senator Day | Passed | Adopt the Seizure Safe Schools Act |
| Senator DeBoer | LB485 | Senator DeBoer | Passed | Change provisions relating to child care assistance |
| Senator Dorn | LB103 | Senator Dorn | Passed | Appropriate funds to aid counties to pay certain federal judgments |
| Senator Erdman | LR11CA | Senator Erdman | Indefinitely postponed | Constitutional amendment to require enactment of a consumption tax and prohibit certain other forms of taxation |
| Senator Flood | LB649 | Senator Flood | Passed | Adopt the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act and provisions for controllable electronic records under the Uniform Commercial Code |
| Senator Friesen | LB454 | Senator Friesen | Indefinitely postponed | Adopt the School Property Tax Stabilization Act and change the valuation of agricultural land |
| Senator Geist | LB408 | Senator Briese | Indefinitely postponed | Adopt the Property Tax Request Act |
| Senator Gragert | LB387 | Senator Brewer | Passed | Change provisions relating to the taxation of military retirement benefits |
| Senator Groene | LB40 | Senator Groene | Passed | Adopt the Nebraska Rural Projects Act |
| Senator Halloran | LR14 | Senator Halloran | Presented to Secretary of State | Resolution to Congress for convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution |
| Senator Hansen, B. | LB644 | Senator Hansen, B. | Passed | Adopt the Property Tax Request Act, change dates relating to tax levies, and change provisions relating to property tax refunds |
| Senator Hansen, M. | LB258 | Senator Vargas | Indefinitely postponed | Adopt the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act |
| Senator Hilgers | LB388 | Senator Friesen | Passed | Adopt the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act |
| Senator Hilkemann | LB496 | Senator Hilkemann | Indefinitely postponed | Change provisions relating to postconviction relief and require collection of DNA samples from persons arrested for crimes of violence or burglary |
| Senator Hughes | LB650 | Senator Flood | Passed | Adopt the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act |
| Senator Hunt | LB260 | Senator Hunt | Passed | Change provisions relating to good cause for voluntarily leaving employment under the Employment Security Law |
| Senator Kolterman | LB64 | Senator Lindstrom | Passed | Change provisions relating to the taxation of social security benefits |
| Senator Lathrop | LB54 | Senator Lathrop | Indefinitely postponed | Change immunity for intentional torts under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act |
| Senator Lindstrom | LB39 | Senator Lindstrom | Passed | Change provisions regarding the Convention Center Support Fund and the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act and provide for grants for cities of the first class with creative districts |
| Senator Linehan | LB364 | Senator Linehan | Indefinitely postponed | Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide tax credits |
| Senator Lowe | LB273 | Senator Lowe | Passed | Change provisions relating to youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and provide for immediate changes of placement |
| Senator McCollister | LB108 | Senator McCollister | Veto Overridden | Change provisions relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| Senator McDonnell | LB298 | Senator McDonnell | Indefinitely postponed | Redefine public benefits and change provisions of the Employment Security Law relating to the disqualification of certain aliens |
| Senator McKinney | LB451 | Senator McKinney | Passed | Define terms and change provisions relating to unlawful employment practices under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act |
| Senator Morfeld | LB88 | Senator Morfeld | Indefinitely postponed | Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers |
| Senator Moser | LB579 | Senator Moser | Passed | Change provisions relating to reports regarding highway construction by the Department of Transportation |
| Senator Murman | LB390 | Senator Murman | Passed | Provide for credentials based on reciprocity and change requirements for credentials under the Uniform Credentialing Act |
| Senator Pahls | LB26 | Senator Wayne | Passed | Provide a sales tax exemption for residential water service |
| Senator Pansing Brooks | LB307 | Senator Pansing Brooks | Passed | Change provisions relating to transfer of a case to juvenile court and appointment of counsel for juveniles |
| Senator Sanders | LB389 | Senator Sanders | Passed | Require the issuance of teaching certificates and permits to military spouses |
| Senator Slama | LB139 | Senator Briese | Passed | Adopt the COVID-19 Liability Act and the Health Care Crisis Protocol Act |
| Senator Stinner | LB18 | Senator Kolterman | Passed | Change provisions relating to equivalent employees and qualified locations under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act |
| Senator Vargas | LB241 | Senator Vargas | Indefinitely postponed | Adopt the Meatpacking Employees COVID-19 Protection Act |
| Senator Walz | LB542 | Senator Walz | Indefinitely postponed | Authorize the issuance of highway bonds under the Nebraska Highway Bond Act |
| Senator Wayne | LB544 | Senator Wayne | Passed | Adopt the Urban Redevelopment Act and provide tax incentives |
| Senator Williams | LB322 | Senator Williams | Passed | Adopt the School Safety and Security Reporting System Act |
| Senator Wishart | LB474 | Senator Wishart | Indefinitely postponed | Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act |
Committee Priority Bills
| Priority |
Document Number |
Primary Introducer |
Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Committee | LB324 | Senator Brandt | Passed | Change provisions of the Nebraska Meat and Poultry Inspection Law |
| Agriculture Committee | LB572 | Senator Halloran | Passed | Change provisions of the Livestock Brand Act |
| Appropriations Committee | LB566 | Senator McDonnell | Passed | Adopt the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act |
| Appropriations Committee | LB488 | Senator Stinner | Indefinitely postponed | Change provisions relating to appropriations |
| Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | LB375 | Senator Kolterman | Indefinitely postponed | Adopt the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulation and Transparency Act |
| Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | LB487 | Senator Arch | Passed | Change insurance coverage provisions for mental health conditions and serious mental illness |
| Education Committee | LB529 | Senator Walz | Indefinitely postponed | Change provisions for the distribution of lottery funds used for education, transfer powers and duties, create new acts and funds, and change education provisions |
| Education Committee | LB528 | Senator Walz | Passed | Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to education |
| Executive Board | LR18CA | Senator Wayne | Indefinitely postponed | Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms |
| Executive Board | LR25 | Health and Human Services Committee | Adopted | Provide for appointment by the Executive Board of a special committee of the Legislature to be known as the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center Special Oversight Committee of the Legislature |
| General Affairs Committee | LB274 | Senator Lowe | Passed | Provide for taxation of ready-to-drink cocktails, the sale of mixed alcoholic beverages by certain retailers and farm wineries, and promotional farmers market special designated licenses under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act |
| General Affairs Committee | LB561 | Senator Briese | Passed | Rename and change powers and duties of the State Racing Commission and provide regulation and enforcement regarding sports wagering and other gambling activities at licensed racetrack enclosures |
| Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee | LB83 | Senator Flood | Passed | Change public meeting provisions and provide for virtual conferencing under the Open Meetings Act |
| Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee | LB285 | Senator Brewer | Passed | Change provisions relating to adjusting boundaries for elections and change and eliminate provisions regarding elections for various purposes |
| Health and Human Services Committee | LB428 | Health and Human Services Committee | Passed | Changes provisions relating to juvenile services under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health and Human Services |
| Judiciary Committee | LB51 | Senator Lathrop | Passed | Change provisions relating to qualifications, training, certification, accreditation, powers, and duties of certain law enforcement personnel |
| Judiciary Committee | LB568 | Senator Pansing Brooks | Indefinitely postponed | Change provisions relating to truancy, juvenile courts, the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program, the Commission Grant Program, and compulsory education |
| Legislature's Planning Committee | LB132 | Senator DeBoer | Indefinitely postponed | Create the School Financing Review Commission |
| Natural Resources Committee | LB399 | Senator Bostelman | Indefinitely postponed | Change provisions relating to rural water districts |
| Natural Resources Committee | LB507 | Senator Bostelman | Passed | Change provisions relating to hunting permits, electors under the Irrigation District Act, and the Water Sustainability Fund and prohibit the use of treated seed in the production of agricultural ethyl alcohol |
| Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee | LB147 | Senator Kolterman | Veto Overridden | Change provisions relating to retirement systems for Class V school districts |
| Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee | LB17 | Senator Kolterman | Passed | Change fees for and provide for transfers to the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges and change actuarial valuation and amortization provisions for certain state retirement systems |
| Revenue Committee | LB432 | Revenue Committee | Passed | Adopt the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act, change restricted funds provisions, provide a tax credit and an income tax exemption, change the corporate income tax rate, extend the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act application period, and redefine a term relating to the Nebraska educational savings plan trust |
| Revenue Committee | LB595 | Senator Albrecht | Passed | Provide and change sales and use tax exemptions for certain products and agricultural machinery and equipment, exclude certain income from gross receipts, and change funding for and require reports regarding the Game and Parks Commission Capital Maintenance Fund |
| State-Tribal Relations Committee | LB185 | Senator Brewer | Passed | Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for public health aid |
| Transportation and Telecommunications Committee | LB215 | Senator Hughes | Indefinitely postponed | Change 911 service surcharge provisions |
| Transportation and Telecommunications Committee | LB522 | Senator Friesen | Indefinitely postponed | Change a motor vehicle identification inspection training provision under the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act |
| Urban Affairs Committee | LB131 | Senator Hunt | Passed | Adopt the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act and change provisions relating to ordinances, bond elections, municipal boundaries, the Community Development Law, and building and plumbing codes |
| Urban Affairs Committee | LB156 | Senator Wayne | Passed | Adopt the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act and change provisions of the Site and Building Development Act |
Speaker Priority Bills
| Priority |
Document Number |
Primary Introducer |
Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker Hilgers | LB9 | Senator Blood | Passed | Change annexation requirements and property tax special valuation provisions |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB81 | Senator Hilkemann | Passed | Provide authority for sanitary and improvement districts to own, construct, and maintain public parking facilities |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB84 | Senator Bostelman | Passed | Redefine terms relating to tax incentive performance audits and the ImagiNE Nebraska Act |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB92 | Senator Clements | Passed | Change residency requirements for college tuition purposes for students from exempt schools and prohibit discrimination against such students |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB143 | Senator Kolterman | Passed | Change notice requirements regarding changes in a juvenile's placement |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB152 | Senator Slama | Passed | Change provisions regarding fireworks |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB154 | Senator Wayne | Passed | Require tracking of student discipline as prescribed |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB197 | Senator Vargas | Passed | Change residency requirements for college tuition purposes for award recipients from the National Service Trust |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB247 | Senator Pansing Brooks | Passed | Create the Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB271 | Senator Morfeld | Passed | Adopt the 24/7 Sobriety Program Act |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB283 | Senator Briese | Indefinitely postponed | Provide for year-round daylight saving time |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB336 | Senator Hughes | Passed | Change fees for state park entry permits |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB366 | Senator Briese | Passed | Change the Nebraska Advantage Microenterprise Tax Credit Act |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB396 | Senator Brandt | Passed | Adopt the Nebraska Farm-to-School Program Act |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB406 | Senator McDonnell | Passed | Create the Statewide Tourism And Recreational Water Access and Resource Sustainability Special Committee of the Legislature |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB411 | Senator Lathrop | Passed | Require sharing of information with the designated health information exchange and change provisions related to the Health Information Technology Board |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB423 | Senator Lathrop | Passed | Require registration of home inspectors |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB452 | Senator McKinney | Passed | Adopt the Financial Literacy Act and provide graduation requirements and academic content standards |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB497 | Senator DeBoer | Passed | Provide for compensation under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act for health care providers examining or treating victims of sexual assault, domestic assault, or child abuse |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB500 | Senator Geist | Passed | Provide venue for prosecution of offenses committed using an electronic communication device |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB501 | Senator Flood | Passed | Adopt the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act, the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act, and the Uniform Easement Relocation Act and change provisions relating to succession to real property and claims against the estate of a medical assistance recipient |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB527 | Senator Walz | Passed | Change provisions relating to transition services for students with a developmental disability |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB583 | Senator Murman | Passed | Require electronic prescriptions for controlled substances |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB664 | Senator Groene | Passed | Change distributions from the Mutual Finance Assistance Fund |
| Speaker Hilgers | LB682 | Senator Linehan | Passed | Change the New Markets Job Growth Investment Act |