Urban Hearing January 24, 2017
Transcript Prepared By the Clerk of the Legislature Transcriber's Office Urban Affairs Committee January 24, 2017 [LB130 LB159 LB315 LB317] The Committee on Urban Affairs met at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, in Room 1510 of the State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on LB130, LB159, LB315, and LB317. Senators present: Justin Wayne, Chairperson; Matt Hansen, Vice Chairperson; Sue Crawford; Sara Howard; Tyson Larson; Dan Quick; and Merv Riepe. Senators absent: None. SENATOR WAYNE: We'll go ahead and open the Urban Affairs Committee hearing at 1:34. Good afternoon and welcome to the Urban Affairs Committee. My name is Senator Justin Wayne, I represent Legislative District 13, which is north Omaha, northeast Douglas County; I serve as Chair of Urban Affairs Committee. We'll start off by having members of the committee themselves and committee staff do self-introductions, starting with my right with Senator Howard. SENATOR HOWARD: I'm Senator Sarah Howard, I represent District 9 in Midtown Omaha. SENATOR RIEPE: I'm Merv Riepe, I represent District 12, which is Omaha, Millard, and Ralston. SENATOR HANSEN: Matt Hansen, I represent District 26 in northeast Lincoln. TREVOR FITZGERALD: Trevor Fitzgerald, committee legal counsel. SENATOR QUICK: Dan Quick, I represent District 35 in Grand Island. SENATOR CRAWFORD: Good afternoon. Senator Sue Crawford from District 45, eastern Sarpy County, eastern Bellevue, and Offutt. SENATOR WAYNE: And committee clerk is Andrew Northwall, who will be assisting us. And also we have assisting us is our committee page, Brianne Hellstrom, from Simi Valley, California, who is a political science major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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