Lincoln — The Nebraska Legislature began its second day of the special session with bill introductions, but a motion to end the session sine die was laid on the desk by Sen. Justin Wayne. Speaker John Arch urged lawmakers to vote no on the motion to adjourn the sesssion and told lawmakers they have a “duty to perform”…
The motion to adjourn sine die failed on a vote of 4 ayes and 34 nays.
According to Unicameral Update, 16 measures were introduced Friday, including:
LB23, introduced by Sen. Robert Clements of Elmwood, which would change provisions relating to the Cash Reserve Fund;
LB28, sponsored by Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, which would change calculation of the base limitation for political subdivision budgets;
LB30, introduced by Omaha Sen. Jen Day, which would change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses;
LB34, sponsored by Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon, which would change the method of assessment of real property; and
LR6CA, introduced by Omaha Sen. Kathleen Kauth, a proposed constitutional amendment that would impose a limit on ad valorem taxes for real property, provide a new method of valuing real property for tax purposes, provide certain exceptions and eliminate conflicting constitutional provisions.
A complete list of bills introduced thus far is available at NebraskaLegislature.gov. New bills may be introduced for the first three days of the special session, or until July 29.
Arch noted that the Legislature had been scheduled to meet on Saturday, July 27. That schedule was altered, he said, in order to allow sufficient time over the weekend for all proposed bills to be drafted and then introduced next week.
Public hearings on proposed legislation will begin July 29 at 9:30 a.m. Only measures that are referenced to a standing committee will receive a public hearing.
