Inside the Rotunda

The legislature officially passed its first bill of the session this week when senators sent LB 376, a package of updates to Nebraska’s liquor laws, to the Governor’s desk for signing. Senator M. Cavanaugh continued her filibuster, but with a softer approach, allowing a handful of other “technical cleanup” bills

This past week was one of the more eventful in recent memory. With new senator Bosn reporting for duty to replace former Sen. Geist, the legislature got to work in tackling what are probably the two most contentious priority bills of the year. Both LB 626, Sen. Albrecht’s near-total abortion

Things continue to chug slowly along in what’s now the latter third of this year’s legislative session. Now that we’re deep into late nights, a lot can happen in a few short days. Last week, legislators debated and advanced a property tax relief package (LB 243, Briese), the Governor’s education

The filibuster by Senators M. Cavanaugh and Hunt continued last week as proponents of LB 574, the ban on gender-affirming care for youth, appeared to be unwilling to give up on pushing the bill forward. As of this writing, this is where things stand on LB 574: As far as most

LB 574 Advances to Select File In the major event of the week, LB 574 (Kauth) – the bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth – narrowly overcame a filibuster and advanced to the next round. This was a nail-biter, and none of us knew what would happen

Early last week, a visibly frustrated Speaker Arch delivered a speech reprimanding senators for the continued standstill on the legislative floor that has prevented the body from passing any bills. That day, he said he would retaliate by having legislators work through late nights two weeks earlier than planned. By

This past week was all about LB 753, Sen. Linehan’s priority bill that would create a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for donors to organizations that grant scholarships for students to attend private schools. Under LB 753, Nebraska residents and corporations could claim a nonrefundable income tax credit equal to up to

The major development of last week was the advancement of LB 77, Sen. Brewer’s priority bill that would allow for concealed carry of handguns without a permit. Currently, handgun owners must complete a background check, a safety course, and pay a $100 fee to obtain a permit to carry concealed.