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Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to restore the voting rights of those convicted of felonies upon the completion of their sentences, including prison and parole time. Currently, a person ...
Nebraska Initiative 439, officially titled "Nebraska Right to Abortion Initiative", was a proposed constitutional amendment that appeared on the November 5, 2024 ballot in Nebraska. If passed, it would have amended the Nebraska Constitution to establish a right to abortion until fetal viability . [ 1 ]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Conservative lawmakers who want to intertwine religion with school curriculum in Republican-dominated Nebraska presented a slew of bills Monday to the state Legislature’s ...
In May 2023, a bill passed the Nebraska Legislature by a vote of 33-15 after "numerous filibusters and delays" to legally ban gender-affirming healthcare on individuals under the age of 19 being minors (similar to Alabama). Originally a single bill on gender-affirming healthcare was introduced then failed, because of an ongoing filibuster and ...
A third bill passed over Ricketts's veto. LB947 made DACA beneficiaries eligible for commercial and professional licenses in Nebraska. The bill passed the Legislature on a vote of 33–11–5; the veto override passed 31–13–5. Kuehn voted against the bill, and against the override of Ricketts's veto. [33] [34]
BELLEVUE, Nebraska — Nebraska voters faced a first-in-the-nation test Tuesday by voting on two competing constitutional amendments on abortion in the same election — and they appeared poised ...
The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", [3] the Nebraska Legislature is the smallest U.S. state legislature. A total of 25 members is required for a majority; however, in order to overcome a filibuster, a two-thirds vote of all members is required, which takes 33 votes. [4] Unlike ...
In February 2024, Vargas introduced Legislative Bill 1355. [18] The bill would provide $4 million a year from the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Fund to fund opioid treatment and overdose response programs. [19] In March 2024, Vargas and Senator Wendy DeBoer introduced two bills focused on housing affordability. [20]