All the bills listed below will have hearings during the week of March 11 through March 15. Unless otherwise stated, the League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha supports these bills.
Find your senator via the Unicameral website, and contact them to urge them to support these bills. Follow the Unicameral Update to find out what happens next with these bills.
Bills Being Debated on Tuesday, March 12: General File
- LB 400 – Change the minimum wage for persons compensated by way of gratuities
- LB 217 – Prohibit retaliation against employees for communicating about wages
Hearings on March 12
Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Committee members are Senator Williams (Chair), Senator Gragert, Senator Howard, Senator Kolterman, Senator La Grone, Senator Lindstrom, Senator McCollister, Senator Quick
- LB 295 – Adopt the Unsecured Consumer Loan Licensing Act and clarify licensing provisions under the Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act and the Nebraska Installment Loan Act (oppose)
- LB 379 – Change provisions under Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act (OPPOSE)
Education
Committee members are Senator Groene (Chair), Senator Brewer, Senator Kolowski, Senator Linehan, Senator Morfeld, Senator Murman, Senator Pansing Brooks, Senator Walz
- LB 702 – Change provisions under Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act
Hearings on March 13
Appropriations
Committee members are Senator Stinner (Chair), Senator Bolz, Senator Clements, Senator Dorn, Senator Erdman, Senator Hilkemann, Senator McDonnell, Senator Vargas, Senator Wishart
- LB 531 – Creates Motor Voter Fund for improvement of voter registration process
Judiciary
Committee members are Senator Lathrop (Chair), Senator Brandt, Senator Chambers, Senator DeBoer, Senator Morfeld, Senator Pansing Brooks, Senator Slama, Senator Wayne
- LB 164 – Prohibit electronic transmission or online posting of certain photographs or videos, redefine sexual exploitation, & provide registrable offense under the Sex Offender Registration Act
- LB 173 – Define/redefine terms of coercion & w/out consent & provide for applicability with respect to sexual assault
- LB 475 – Create offense of sexual extortion, redefine sexual exploitation, & provide registrable offense under the Sex Offender Registration Act
- LB 519 – Change statutes of limitations for certain sexual & trafficking offenses & authorize interception of communications relating to such offenses
- LB 630 – Create offense of sexual extortion & change elements & penalties for sexual offenses
Hearings on March 14
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Committee members are Senator Brewer (Chair), Senator Blood, Senator M. Hansen, Senator Hilgers, Senator Hunt, Senator Kolowski, Senator La Grone, Senator Lowe
- LB 687 – Provide for voter registration of applicants for driver’s licenses and state identification cards
Health and Human Services
Committee members are Senator Howard (Chair), Senator Arch, Senator Cavanaugh, Senator B. Hansen,Senator Murman, Senator Walz, Senator Williams
- LB 555 – Adopt the Sexual Assault Emergency Care Act and provide for disciplinary action against hospitals
Hearings on March 15
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Committee members are Senator Brewer (Chair), Senator Blood, Senator M. Hansen, Senator Hilgers, Senator Hunt, Senator Kolowski, Senator La Grone, Senator Lowe
- LB 709 – Provide for a place to express breast milk in the State Capitol
Judiciary
Committee members are Senator Lathrop (Chair), Senator Brandt, Senator Chambers, Senator DeBoer, Senator Morfeld, Senator Pansing Brooks, Senator Slama, Senator Wayne
- LB 176 – Eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties
Revenue
Committee members are Senator Linehan (Chair), Senator Briese, Senator Crawford, Senator Friesen, Senator Groene, Senator Kolterman, Senator Lindstrom, Senator McCollister
- LB 535 – Prohibit employment discrimination by qualified businesses under the Nebraska Advantage Act
