Monday is the 17th day of the Legislature’s 2022 session (inching toward the one third mark). Senators have been busy with morning floor debate and afternoon/evening committee hearings. Last week alone, 15 committees took testimony on 98 bills, 13 agency budget...
The Nebraska Legislature returned on January 5 to begin its 2022 session. This will be the so-called short session, at 60 meeting days, but there is a lot on the agenda. Adjournment is scheduled for April 20. New bill introductions began on day 1 and will continue...
The status of the session is, well . . . it’s over. The Legislature wrapped the 2021 regular session on May 27 (at 11:14 a.m. to be exact, but who was actually counting the seconds.) It was a remarkable session in a number of ways. Senators (and the public) endured...
Seven Days in May (eight technically, but who’s counting). Tuesday marks the 79th day of what had been scheduled as a 90-day session of the Legislature. Things changed when Speaker Hilgers announced May 27 as the target adjournment. That could change by a day, but...
The Legislature has completed 70 of the planned 90 days of the 2021 session. Senators have been busy, so far approving 92 measures. That includes the new two-year state budget, so they could theoretically go home for the year at any time. Note that the budget was...
Senators have completed 50 of the scheduled 90 days of the 2021 session. Regular committee hearings have given way to day-long floor debate, and most time allotments go to bills that have been designated as priorities by senators and committees. Expected shortly is...
