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Today (Thursday) is the 38th day of the 107th Session. Senators have already introduced all of their bills for this year’s 90-day session. Additionally, the all-day floor debate will begin on March 15. To recap, when a bill gets sent to the floor, it means that it is approved by its retrospective committee and will be presented to the full Legislature. Once it has been presented to the full Legislature, it must pass three stages of debate: General File, Select File, and Final Reading. If a bill passes these stages, it then goes to the Governor for his signature. However, if the Governor chooses not to sign it, then the Legislative body can override the veto. For more information on the Unicameral process, you can click here.

Focus

Next Thursday (March 11th), there will be a hearing on LB 370, which is the last bill out of the seven bills I have introduced to be heard. In the meantime, I have been working hard in both the Education Committee and the Government, Military, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee. In the Education Committee, we have heard bills from adopting the Nebraska-Farm-to-School Program Act (Senator Brandt’s LB 396) to establishing the Purple Star Schools Program which would encourage every school to appoint a “military liaison” (Senator Blood’s LB 5). In the Government, Military, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee, we have heard bills from creating the commission on Asian American Affairs (Senator Hansen’s LB 442) to adopting the Second Amendment Preservation Act (Senator Halloran’s LB 188).

LB 370, my final bill to be heard, would prohibit state and local governments from requiring nonprofit organizations from disclosing their donors’ personal information. This bill will help keep privacy to the people, and leave transparency for the government. I am happy to have the support of cosponsors Senator Lindstrom and Senator Morfeld.

Current Status of Bills:
LB 312, General File
LB 313, Awaiting Committee Action
LB 368, General File
LB 369, General File
LB 370, Referral – Notice of Hearing for March 11
LB 389, General File
LB 619, Awaiting Committee Action

Bellevue First

Last Thursday I had the honor to present Legislative Resolution 47  to the entire legislative body on behalf of Corporal Robert Holts. Corporal Robert Holts of the United States Army was Nebraska’s last surviving Tuskegee Airman. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of Black pilots that fought in World War II. Holts helped to break color barriers for all servicemen and women. Holts was a hero and a friend who made Bellevue his home. This legislation extended sympathy to the family of Corporal Robert Holts and his service to our nation.

COVID – 19

All statistics as of 3 PM on 3/01/2021
Confirmed cases in Sarpy County: 19, 626
Active cases in Sarpy County: 505
Deaths in Sarpy County: 105

For more information regarding COVID-19, visit:
https://www.sarpycasshealthdepartment.org/

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