Jan 31, 2022 | PP Updates & Alerts
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...
Jan 13, 2022 | PP Updates & Alerts
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...
Jun 4, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
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...
May 18, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
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...
Apr 30, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
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...
Mar 29, 2021 | PP Updates & Alerts
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...
