Committee hearings for week of February 14th
Public hearings are in full swing for the 2022 legislative session! We urge you to voice your support or opposition by testifying at the committee hearing or submitting an online written comment. Note that to be included in the legislative record, online comments are due by noon the business day
Hearing on emergency rental assistance scheduled
Next Friday, February 11th, the Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the state’s failure to apply for the latest round of emergency rental assistance available through the federal government. The committee will take testimony from the public on an amendment filed by Sen. Matt Hansen onto LB446. The amendment (AM1737)
Ways to take action on upcoming committee hearings and more
Take action to secure emergency rental assistance The state has failed to apply for additional federal emergency rental assistance (ERA), leaving millions of dollars on the table that could help struggling Nebraskans. The Treasury Department extended the application deadline to March 30, 2022, to allow us to still apply. Nebraska
Appropriations Committee to hold public hearing on Gov. Ricketts’s ARPA recommendations
Sen. Stinner, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, has outlined procedures for the public hearing for LB1014, the governor’s recommendations for spending funding the state receives from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The hearing will take place on Tuesday, January 25th at 1:30 pm in Room 1524 at the State
Speaker makes announcement on filibuster and cloture procedures for 2022 session
Last week, Speaker Hilgers announced how he will handle certain procedural motions this session in the Nebraska Legislature. While the Legislature operates according to an outlined set of rules that senators can amend, the speaker has authority to interpret rules and set some guidelines not specified in the rules. For