PRIORITY ISSUES
2025 PRIORITIES
Policy Goal: Improved Conditions
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Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
Spivey (Guerca, McKenney)Committee:
JudiciaryHearing Date:
1/24/25Status:
In Committee -
Change provisions relating to compensation and employment of jail and prison inmates and disbursements of such funds and require payment of the minimum wage for inmates and government employees.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
M. CavanaughCommittee:
JudiciaryHearing Date:
3/12/25Status:
Policy Goal: BREAKING GENERATIONAL CYCLES
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Exempt individuals under nineteen years of age from payment of certain court costs and fees and change provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
DeBouerCommittee:
JudiciaryHearing Date:
1/24/25Status:
In Committee -
Change jurisdiction of juvenile courts and adult criminal courts and change provisions relating to detention and hearings under the Nebraska Juvenile Code.
Position:
OpposeIntroducer:
Riepe (at the request of the govenor)Committee:
JudiciaryHearing Date:
3/13/25Status:
Policy Goal: EQUITABLE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS
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Prohibit certain fees by residential landlords and require notices and disclosures of consumer reports.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
J. CavanaughCommittee:
JudiciaryHearing Date:
2/20/25Status:
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Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file certain 1115 waivers.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
DunganCommittee:
Heath and Human ServicesHearing Date:
3/13/25Status:
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Change provisions relating to voter registration.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
FredricksonCommittee:
Gov’t, Military, Veterans AffairsHearing Date:
Status:
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Change eligibility requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
RountreeCommittee:
Heath and Human ServicesHearing Date:
3/5/25Status:
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Eliminate online voter registration, restrict voter registration by mail, require grounds for early voting, require hand counts of ballots, and change provisions relating to voter registration and voting.
Position:
OpposeIntroducer:
HoldcroftCommittee:
Gov’t, Military, Veterans AffairsHearing Date:
3/5/25Status:
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Provide assistance for voters who are unable to vote in-person and who are residents of certain facilities.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
SpiveyCommittee:
Gov’t, Military, Veteran AffairsHearing Date:
3/5/25Status:
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Change work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Position:
OpposeIntroducer:
AndersenCommittee:
Heath and Human ServicesHearing Date:
2/27/25Status:
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Change provisions relating to the review and modification of an incarcerated parent’s child support order.
Position:
SupportIntroducer:
McKinneyCommittee:
JudiciaryHearing Date:
2/26/25Status: