UNICAMERAL UPDATE News published daily at Update.Legislature.ne.gov Vol. 44, Issue 19 / May 10 - 13, 2021 Proposal to assist Legalization of medical children with cannabis stalls developmental disabilities advanced bill that seeks to supplement existing services for children A with developmental disabili- ties in advanced from gen- eral file May 11. LB376, as introduced by Omaha Sen. , would require the state Department of Health and Hu- man Services to apply for a waiver to ad- minister a home and communi- Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh ty-based support pilot program for families of children with disabilities. The waiver would supplement existing Sen. said LB474 was the Legislature’s last chance to put parameters around developmental disability services and: medical cannabis before voters engage in another initiative petition drive next year. • have an annual budget for bill that would approve cer- She said it is time for Nebraska to long-term services and supports tain forms of cannabis for view patients as sick people in need of capped at $12,000 per person; A medical use did not advance assistance, not as criminals. • offer Medicaid eligibility for from general file May 12 after a mo- “This bill will not fail because of a children with disabilities by tion to end debate and force a vote on lack of compromise or thoughtfulness disregarding parental income; the proposal failed. on the part of myself and medical can- • be administered by the state LB474, introduced by Lincoln Sen. nabis advocates,” Wishart said. “If it Division of Developmental Dis- Anna Wishart, would create a frame- fails, it is because of the political pres- abilities of DHHS; and work for legalizing medical cannabis sure from a few who wield their power • allow families to self-direct use in Nebraska. to stamp out the voice of the people.” services. A proposed constitutional amend- To qualify for a medical cannabis Nebraska currently does not have ment to legalize medical cannabis registration card under the bill, a pa- a Medicaid waiver designed for chil- received overwhelming support from tient must receive written certification dren, Cavanaugh said, leaving many Nebraskans, Wishart said, but was that medical cannabis would improve families unable to afford services, blocked by a last-minute legal chal- their condition from a health care treatments and equipment that often lenge from appearing on the 2020 practitioner with whom they have an are not covered by insurance. This general election ballot. (continued page 3) (continued page 2)

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Proposal to assist children Correction: with developmental On page 11 of Issue 18 of the Unicameral Update, disabilities advanced dates for the Unicameral (continued from front page) gap in coverage has caused the state’s The amendment also would re- Youth Legislature were listed developmental disabilities wait list to quire DHHS to collaborate with pri- incorrectly. The event runs grow to 2,964 individuals, she said, 55 vate nonprofits, if private funding is from June 13-16, 2021, and percent of whom are children. available, to complete an independent the registration deadline is “Fifty-three percent of the indi- evaluation of the program. May 28. viduals on the waiting list receive no La Vista Sen. John Arch, chair- services at this point and rely solely person of the committee, said the Further information on family and friends,” Cavanaugh amended bill would reduce the state’s is available on the said. “[The Health and Human Ser- wait list, which he said has grown at an Legislature’s Unicameral vices Committee] received absolutely “alarming rate” in recent years. Youth Legislature page: heartbreaking calls from families who “Individuals waiting for services … NebraskaLegislature.gov/uyl. were forced to consider moving from could be waiting for anywhere from the state or divorce so that they can two to eight years,” he said. “Some continue to receive care for their fam- individuals have waited for services ily member.” longer than a decade.” A Health and Human Services Sen. of Fremont said Committee amendment, adopted the bill was innovative and would give 35-0, would reduce the annual per families the ability to plan for services person cap on services to $10,000, for their children — something not limit the number of participants to possible given the length of current 850 and require DHHS to apply for a wait times. three-year Medicaid waiver rather than “If we keep doing things the way establishing a pilot program. The fam- we have been, we’re just going to see ily support program would be set at an that list continue to grow,” Walz said. intermediate care facility institutional Senators advanced LB376 to select level of care. file on a 32-0 vote. n UNICAMERAL UPDATE

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Legalization of medical cannabis stalls (continued from front page) established, bonafide relationship. Lathrop said. “If we don’t, what we’re was Lincoln Sen. . Registered medical cannabis users going to have is an amendment to She said lab-created marijuana with could purchase cannabis through the [state] constitution that is simple, “extraordinarily high” levels of THC regulated in-state dispensaries or home straightforward and won’t permit us is far from the natural plant curated delivery from out-of-state suppliers. the regulation we’d like and that we for thousands of years and touted by Patients would be limited to no more have the opportunity to do today.” proponents of LB474. than two and one-half ounces of can- Sen. of Bellevue “What we’re talking about with nabis — or a greater amount approved also supported the bill. Research has this bill is an unlimited, uncapped by a medical necessity waiver — or can- shown that medical cannabis can THC level,” Geist said. “There’s ac- nabis infused products with no more alleviate the opioid addiction crisis tually no therapeutic use for highly than 2,000 milligrams of THC. among veterans, she said. concentrated levels of THC and this Cannabis infused edible products “An estimated 65 percent of veter- bill allows for [that].” — other than pills — and cannabis used ans suffer from chronic pain and are Sen. of Gordon op- in vaporizers would not be permitted. twice as likely to die from an acciden- posed LB474 but acknowledged that LB474 would prohibit any regis- tal overdose caused be prescription the right proposal possibly could yield tered user of medical cannabis from [opioids], more so than non-veterans,” good outcomes in the future. driving, operating a boat, train or Blood said. “Our veterans are looking He said he spent two years after aircraft, or undertaking any task that for alternatives. In fact, the VA has retiring from the U.S. Army working would be negligent or constitute mal- made it clear that veterans who use with wounded veterans. Of the 27 practice while under the influence of cannabis are not in danger of losing VA soldiers he worked with, Brewer said, cannabis. They also could not work on benefits — and that’s because it’s safe.” nine had died by suicide. transportation equipment, property Despite his personal objections “Sometimes, leaving reality is the or facilities. to marijuana use, Norfolk Sen. Mike part that really causes you to lose Medical cannabis would not be Flood said he was open to legalizing track of life and its purpose,” he said. covered by Medicaid under the bill medical cannabis. “I worry that the way we would use a and private insurers would not be re- “If we want to avert recreational self-dispensing painkiller could have quired to cover its costs. Any registered marijuana, we’re going to have to negative effects, not positive.” user who sells their medical cannabis think about something very restrictive The bracket motion failed on a would suffer immediate revocation of or we will see it everywhere and it will 16-27 vote. their registration card. be bad,” he said. “I don’t want to see After eight hours of debate, Wis- A pending Judiciary Committee it in every strip mall, I don’t want to hart offered a motion to invoke amendment would limit the chronic see it on every corner ... I really don’t cloture, which would end debate and illnesses that could qualify for medical want any of it, to be honest, but I’m force a vote on the bill and any pend- cannabis use to a specific list, includ- not going to close my eyes to what I ing amendments. ing epilepsy, chronic pain, cancer see as human suffering.” The cloture motion failed 31-18. and PTSD that has failed all other Peru Sen. filed a mo- Thirty-three votes were needed. A conventional treatments. tion to bracket the bill until June 11, failed cloture motion results in debate Omaha Sen. spoke 2021, which effectively would end on a proposal ceasing for the day. in support of LB474. If the measure debate on LB474 for this session. LB474 is unlikely to be placed on the fails to pass this session, he said, advo- She said the proposal likely was un- agenda again this session. n cates will push successfully to legalize constitutional and would improperly all forms of marijuana in the state. preempt federal regulations. “It’s time that we accept the respon- Speaking in support of the bracket sibility to [pass] this and regulate it,” motion and in opposition to the bill

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must commence by June 30, 2022. tions that are allowed to discriminate. McDonnell offered an amendment The amendment failed 14-27. Sena- on select file, adopted 34-0, that would tors then voted 31-6 to advance LB566 lower the general fund appropriation to final reading. Nonprofit matching grant from $25 million to $15 million and program amended, advanced strike the $75 million allocation from Transportation department American Rescue Plan Act funds. In- reporting requirement clears Lawmakers amended and advanced stead, the amendment would provide first round a bill May 13 intended to help jump- for allocation of an additional amount start certain construction projects of federal funds subject to the Legisla- A bill introduced to appropriate delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. ture’s appropriations process. funds to the Nebraska Department of LB566, sponsored by Omaha The amendment also would lower Transportation to speed work on the Sen. Mike McDonnell, would create the grant cap from $1 million to state’s expressway system was narrowed the Shovel-Ready $500,000 on grants to projects costing to a reporting requirement before Capital Recovery less than $5 million. being advanced to select file May 12. and Investment McDonnell said the changes would LB579, as introduced by Columbus Fund. As amend- allow greater flexibility while accom- Sen. Mike Moser, would appropri- ed on general file, plishing the bill’s goal of assisting ate $70 million in the bill would al- nonprofits that had begun fundrais- general funds to locate $75 million ing campaigns to complete capital NDOT to offset to the fund from Sen. Mike McDonnell construction projects last year but were dollars spent to the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recov- interrupted when donor dollars were repair highways, ery Fund pursuant to the American diverted to more immediate needs due roads and bridges Rescue Plan Act of 2021, if allowable. to the pandemic. damaged during It also would appropriate $25 million North Platte Sen. flooding in 2019. Sen. Mike Moser in general funds. offered an amendment that would The bill then would require NDOT The bill would allow the fund to require grant funding to be distributed to apply for federal emergency funds receive transfers authorized by the equally among the state’s three congres- and to reimburse the state $70 million Legislature, as well as gifts, grants or sional districts, with no one project upon receipt of those funds. bequests from other sources. receiving more than $1 million or 10 Moser said he introduced the The grant application period would percent of the total funds available. proposal in response to indications begin July 1, 2021, and end July 15, He said that as a statewide initia- from the department that funding 2021, and be administered by the state tive, the bill should benefit all areas constraints were at least partly respon- Department of Economic Develop- of the state equally. sible for slow progress on the state’s ment. Grants would require a one-to- McDonnell opposed the amend- expressway system. one match from private sources and ment, which failed on vote of 12-19, The department also would be re- be capped as follows: saying it would “dramatically” change quired to provide information about • $1 million for projects costing the bill without improving it. the expressway system in its annual less than $5 million; Lawmakers also rejected an attempt report to the Legislature detailing the • $5 million for projects between by Omaha Sen. to require number of miles yet to be completed $5 million and $25 million; that a qualifying organization not dis- and expected milestone dates. • $10 million for projects between criminate on the basis of race, color, Moser offered an amendment, $25 million and $50 million; religion, national origin, ancestry, adopted 43-0, to remove the funding and citizenship status, gender, sexual ori- provision and add a requirement to • $15 million for projects greater entation, gender identity or disability. include information in the annual than $50 million. Calling the amendment “good report regarding the funding required Qualifying projects would be re- governance that reflects the values of to complete the expressway project. quired to complete their fundraising Nebraskans,” Hunt said taxpayer dol- Moser said NDOT has received by Dec. 31, 2021, and construction lars should not be diverted to organiza- almost half of its anticipated federal

PAGE 4 • UNICAMERAL UPDATE • 107TH LEGISLATURE May 10 - 13, 2021 emergency reimbursement funds and tions in Nebraska. tee, said national banks already man- has indicated that it does not need the Flood said the age digital assets but state banks in $70 million appropriation. The new bill would provide Nebraska currently cannot. He said reporting requirement would provide two pathways to LB649 was the result of extensive a clearer understanding of the progress managing digital negotiations with stakeholders in being made on the expressway system currency: a state- the banking community and would that was authorized in 1988 and has chartered bank provide ample consumer protections. not yet been completed, he said. could create a Sen. Michael Flood “It also opens the door to opportu- “You can’t fix what you can’t mea- digital asset division or a digital asset nities for our existing state-chartered sure,” Moser said. “This bill would ask depository could be created under a financial institutions,” he said. that the Department of Transportation new charter. Both would be regulated A committee amendment, adopted come up with a grid that shows explicitly by the state Department of Banking 39-1, would: where we’re at and how we’re doing.” and Finance. • establish a minimum capital Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont sup- “We’re talking about technology requirement of $10 million; ported the bill and the amendment, that is transforming the way business • allow a digital asset depository saying it’s important to ensure that is done,” Flood said, adding that to use the term “bank” in its NDOT is being transparent with law- Nebraska would be second only to name only if it is clear that the makers and residents. Wyoming in creating a state regulatory entity is managing digital assets; “Easy to understand reports give system for digital assets. • allow digital depositories to ap- us the ability to track the [expressway] Among other provisions, the bill ply for membership in the Fed- system and faith that we’re moving would: eral Reserve Bank system; and toward a solution,” she said. • establish procedures for incor- • authorize the director of the Brainard Sen. poration, operation, liquida- Department of Banking and also spoke in support. The current tion and dissolution of digital Finance and the governor to state of the expressway is “unaccept- asset depository institutions; set the assessment of digital able,” he said, especially since many • prohibit digital depository in- depositories to cover adminis- other states have succeeded in accom- stitutions from taking cash tration costs. plishing similar projects. deposits or lending cash; Bennington Sen. Wendy DeBoer “Maybe our problem is project • require a digital depository’s supported LB649, saying it would es- management,” Bostelman said. headquarters and office of the tablish a strong regulatory framework Lawmakers voted 44-0 to advance chief executive officer to be that would provide stable cryptocur- LB579 to select file. established in Nebraska; rencies. The bill also would create • allow digital depositories to be good, high-tech jobs, she said. held by a bank holding com- Sen. of Omaha said no pany and allow existing bank asset has grown faster over the past 10 investment in such a depository; years than cryptocurrency. LB649 would • require notice to customers that open Nebraska to digital currency while accounts are not insured by the providing safeguards, he said. Digital asset depository bill Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- “We have to be among those in advanced poration if applicable; front of these changes,” Vargas said. • require a surety bond or pledged Flood offered an amendment that A bill that would establish a state- investments and specified pri- would transfer $712,489 from the state’s level regulatory system for digital as- vate insurance; and Securities Act Cash Fund to the Finan- sets — including cryptocurrency such • authorize digital depositories cial Institution Assessment Fund by as Bitcoin — advanced from general to obtain federal deposit insur- Oct. 30, 2021, and $397,089 by Oct. 30, file May 10. ance if available. 2022, to cover regulatory start-up costs. LB649, as introduced by Norfolk Sen. Matt Williams of Gothen- Senators adopted the amendment Sen. Michael Flood, would allow cre- burg, chairperson of the Banking, on a 32-1 vote and advanced LB649 ation of digital asset depository institu- Commerce and Insurance Commit- to select file 39-1.

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sick time policy would be eligible for an exemption from the bill’s provisions. Under an amendment offered by Vargas, the provisions of LB258 would apply only to employers with 50 or Paid family medical leave Classroom air filter study more employees. proposal fails to advance narrowed, advanced Omaha Sen. John Cavanaugh sup- Lawmakers debated a proposal May ported the bill. Without employment A bill that would install high-qual- 10 that would guarantee paid leave to protections for paid leave, he said, ity air filters in Nebraska classrooms Nebraskans. individuals will leave the workforce to study their effect on student test LB258, sponsored by Omaha Sen. and either have to file for government scores and behavior was amended Tony Vargas, would require employ- assistance or reenter the workforce and advanced to the final round of ers with four or with significant setbacks. debate May 11. more employees to “If we’re trying to create a climate LB630, introduced by Lincoln Sen. provide paid sick where we’re incentivizing people to Eliot Bostar, would and safe leave. Un- work and remain working and to ad- require the state der the proposal, vance in their career, we need to create Department of Ed- employees would structures in place that contemplate ucation to develop accrue at least one these sorts of ‘hiccups’ that can upset and implement a hour of paid leave Sen. Tony Vargas their progress and their continued pilot program to for every 30 hours worked. Employees employment,” Cavanaugh said. study the efficacy could earn up to 40 hours of paid leave Also speaking in support of LB258 of commercial air Sen. Eliot Bostar per year, based on hours worked. was Lincoln Sen. . He filters to remove air pollution from Even in the midst of a global said concerns that workers would classrooms and the impact on aca- pandemic, Vargas said, 70 percent of take advantage of employers under demic performance and behavior. low-wage workers in the state have no the bill’s provisions were unfounded. The pilot program would include sick days available to them. “I think there’s a fear that if you pro- 50 schools, with six participating “[Thinking] critically about invest- vide some kind of benefit that people classrooms in each school. Half of the ments and how to grow the workforce are just going to automatically abuse it,” classrooms would be assigned to the will be key to economic prosperity in Morfeld said. “In my experience as an em- control group. the coming years,” he said. “The provi- ployer ... that’s simply not been the case.” At the end of the study, the depart- sions of LB258 are supported by many The Vargas amendment failed on ment would submit the results to the Nebraskans and desperately needed by a 19-16 vote. Twenty-five votes were Legislature. our workforce.” needed. Bostar offered an amendment on Qualifying employers would be re- Vargas said previous versions of select file that he said addressed issues quired to allow an employee to use his or the proposal have not advanced in the raised during the previous round of her paid sick and safe leave for a mental Legislature due to concerns that paid debate. To ensure geographic diversity or physical illness, injury or health con- leave would negatively impact small in the study, he said, no more than 50 dition, to care for an ill family member businesses. He expressed frustration percent of participating schools could or for an absence due to domestic abuse, that opponents of LB258 did not be from the same school district. assault or stalking — including psycho- engage in the debate so that he could In addition, the amendment stipu- logical treatment or legal services. address those concerns directly. lates that school participation would Employees would be eligible to use A second amendment offered by be voluntary and the study limited to accrued leave 60 days after beginning Vargas would change the earned leave classrooms of students in Grades 3 employment. Any unused leave time time from paid to unpaid. It also was through 8. would carry over at the end of the year, rejected by lawmakers on an 18-14 vote. North Platte Sen. Mike Groene but an employee could use only 40 LB258 failed to advance from gen- thanked Bostar for addressing some of hours of paid leave annually. eral file on a 17-20 vote. Twenty-five his concerns, including clarifying that An employer with a comparable paid votes were needed. participation would be voluntary and

PAGE 6 • UNICAMERAL UPDATE • 107TH LEGISLATURE May 10 - 13, 2021 not including high school students, measure passed by initiative petition, dance with the same state regulations who change classrooms frequently. he said. that govern existing keno parlors. Senators voted 36-0 to adopt the Sen. of Albion sup- Lincoln Sen. Adam Morfeld op- amendment and advanced LB630 to ported the amendment. He opposed posed the portion of the amendment final reading by voice vote. adding the keno provisions during relating to wagering on in-state col- a previous round of debate and said lege teams. He said the prohibition the bill was “far too important” to wouldn’t stop anyone from betting on jeopardize. those games but simply would force “There is a perception out there Nebraskans to place bets in Iowa, that allowing electronic keno tickets is where such wagering is legal. an expansion of gambling,” Briese said. “We’re pretending like this isn’t Sports wagering narrowed, Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha occurring,” Morfeld said. “It’s literally keno parity added to casino opposed the amendment. He dis- puritanical nonsense.” regulation bill agreed with Hilgers that the bill did Among other provisions, LB561 A bill that would implement pro- not have sufficient support to pass, also would rename the State Racing visions of a constitutional gaming and said that without the changes Commission to the State Racing and amendment approved in 2020 was included in LB561, keno operators Gaming Commission, raise the legal amended May 10 and May 13 after would lose revenue to newly created age to wager on horse racing from senators twice voted to return it from licensed racetrack casinos. 19 to 21, allow wagering on sporting final reading to select file. “This portion of this bill is de- events at racetracks in the state, pro- Last November, Nebraska voters signed to mitigate some of the harms hibit wagering on high school youth legalized all forms of games of chance that these businesses will suffer,” sports, allow the use of credit cards at licensed horse racetracks through Cavanaugh said. to place bets, establish a process for an initiative peti- Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop also op- allowing individuals to be excluded tion drive. LB561, posed the amendment, saying it would voluntarily from wagering, establish introduced by Sen. hurt cities that rely on keno revenue a system for filing complaints and Tom Briese of Al- for community betterment projects. classify manipulation of a game of bion, would pro- He added that he would not support chance or gaming machine as a Class vide the regulatory the overall bill if the keno portion was I misdemeanor. framework neces- removed. After adoption of the Lathrop sary to implement Sen. Tom Briese “Ralston Keno is going to be 10 amendment, LB561 was returned to that constitutional amendment. blocks down Q Street [in Omaha] final reading on a 39-3 vote. As amended on general file, the bill from a full-blown casino where you would allow individuals to play keno can play keno on your phone,” Lath- on an electronic ticket purchased at rop said. “It’s real for these people.” a licensed lottery operator using an The Hilgers amendment was ad- app or debit card linked to a bank ac- opted on a 27-11 vote and LB561 was count. Currently, keno tickets must be advanced to final reading by voice purchased on a paper ticket with cash. vote. Lawmakers voted to return the Three days later, lawmakers again Concealed carry bill scaled bill to select file May 10 to consider voted to return the bill to select file, back, advanced an amendment offered by Sen. Mike this time to consider an amendment Hilgers of Lincoln to remove those offered by Lathrop intended to garner A bill introduced to allow county- provisions. Keno regulation was not the votes necessary for passage. The level concealed carry regulation in part of the ballot initiative, he said, amendment, adopted 31-4, would Nebraska was narrowed and advanced and including it would imperil passage prohibit betting on Nebraska college from general file May 12. of the bill. The Nebraska Constitution teams when they are playing in state. LB236, as introduced by Sen. Tom requires a two-thirds vote for approval It also would require that keno played Brewer of Gordon, would allow coun- of a bill that substantively modifies a at racetrack casinos operate in accor- ties to authorize residents to carry a

107TH LEGISLATURE • UNICAMERAL UPDATE • PAGE 7 May 10 - 13, 2021 concealed weapon sociated with what you need to do to increase to 28 hours in 2022, and 32 without a state- purchase [a firearm],” he said. hours in 2023 and subsequent years. issued permit. A The amendment added provisions The bill would require a psycho- Government, Mili- of LB85, intro- logical evaluation of any applicant tary and Veterans duced by Brainard who has not worked previously in law Affairs Committee Sen. Bruce Bostel- enforcement to determine fitness for amendment would man, which would duty. Applicants seeking entry-level require counties to Sen. Tom Brewer require the Nebras- law enforcement certification would consult with their sheriff before pass- ka State Patrol to be required to complete de-escalation ing a permitless carry ordinance. notify the holder training related to mental health be- Brewer offered an amendment, of a concealed car- Sen. Bruce Bostelman haviors, substance abuse, anti-bias, im- adopted 44-0, to replace those provi- ry permit four months prior to the per- plicit bias and crisis communication. sions with elements of three other bills mit’s expiration. An applicant seeking certification related to concealed carry regulation. It also included as a law enforcement officer would He said he chose to revise LB236 af- provisions of Elm- be required to testify under oath that ter the Nebraska Attorney General’s wood Sen. Robert their certification has never been Office issued an opinion that the bill Clements’ LB244, revoked or suspended in another as originally introduced likely was un- which would al- jurisdiction and they have not been constitutional because the regulation low a 30-day grace separated from employment or dis- of firearms is a statewide concern that period to renew a Sen. Robert Clements ciplined for serious misconduct or a cannot be delegated to counties. concealed carry permit. violation of their oath of office, code Brewer said there was not enough Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha of ethics or statutory duties. time left in the current legislative ses- said the amended bill would increase LB51 also would authorize the ap- sion to respond to the opinion and clarity around gun laws and make pointment of noncertified conditional keep the bill’s original intent. Nebraska safer. officers, pending acceptance into a for- The Brewer amendment con- Senators advanced LB236 to select mal law enforcement training program. tained provisions of LB173, spon- file on a vote of 47-0. These officers would be required to sored by Blair Sen. discharge their duties under the direct Ben Hansen, that supervision of a field training officer would allow the and be restricted from carrying a fire- transportation of arm or interacting with the public until concealed firearms completion of their training. without a permit. A noncertified conditional officer The amendment Increased law enforcement could, only with direct supervision would exempt Sen. Ben Hansen standards amended, advanced and guidance from a training officer, from concealed carry prohibitions ride in a marked police cruiser, make the transportation of a firearm in a Lawmakers amended and ad- arrests, interview suspects, victims or vehicle for lawful purposes or carrying vanced a bill from select file May 10 witnesses or carry out other law en- a concealed weapon directly to or from that would increase certification and forcement functions. The bill would a vehicle if the firearm is unloaded, training standards for Nebraska law place a 16-week restriction on a non- stored in a case and kept separate from enforcement officers. certified conditional officer’s service. ammunition. Under LB51, Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon ex- Brewer said the change would sponsored by Oma- pressed concern during general file de- protect an individual who transports ha Sen. Steve Lath- bate that the creation of a noncertified a concealed firearm upon purchase or rop, the current 20 conditional officer designation would who travels to the required training to hours of annual eliminate the use of reserve officers in obtain a concealed carry permit. continuing educa- rural areas of the state. “Activities should not be criminal- tion required of Reserve officers function in much ized when it is simply an activity as- all officers would Sen. Steve Lathrop the same way as a volunteer fire de-

PAGE 8 • UNICAMERAL UPDATE • 107TH LEGISLATURE May 10 - 13, 2021 partment, he said, and can relieve of or pleaded guilty or no contest to individual or organization — including the strain on less populated counties a felony or Class I misdemeanor or health care providers, first respond- that may have just one sheriff serving been found to have engaged in serious ers, schools, restaurants, businesses, all residents. misconduct. churches and senior care facilities — Brewer offered an amendment on LB51 also would prohibit a police negligently exposed an individual to select file, adopted 27-0, to clarify that officer from intentionally using a COVID-19 infection. the reserve officer program would chokehold on a person, except when The bill would prevent civil action be unaffected by the creation of deadly force has been authorized. unless an individual is diagnosed with the noncertified conditional officer Similarly, an officer would be pro- a case of COVID-19 that requires in- designation. hibited from using a carotid restraint patient hospitalization or results in Under the amendment, a reserve control hold — a method of rendering death and can prove, by clear and con- officer would be barred from making a person unconscious by restricting vincing evidence, that the condition arrests, issuing citations, detaining blood flow by compressing the carotid occurred through gross negligence or members of the public or seizing arteries in the neck — on any person willful misconduct. evidence unless directly supervised unless the officer believes the person Briese said lawmakers must do ev- by a physically present certified law would cause death or bodily injury erything possible to help the state and enforcement officer. to others or deadly force has been its residents recover from the ongoing A second amendment offered by authorized and the officer in ques- coronavirus pandemic. Brewer would direct the commission tion has been trained on the restraint “As they struggle to recover from to prioritize smaller law enforcement technique. the impacts of the COVID-19 pan- agencies when awarding grants to Finally, the bill would require demic, many folks are faced with offset the costs of accreditation and the Nebraska Commission on Law the threat of needless, unwarranted training. Enforcement and Criminal Justice to COVID-related lawsuits,” he said. Some counties in western Nebraska develop accreditation standards for “[LB139] can provide a level of con- have only one law enforcement of- law enforcement agencies. Beginning fidence for businesses to reopen and ficer, he said, which means required Jan. 1, 2023, the commission would help our economy to recover.” on-site training could mean a county publish a list of unaccredited agen- A Judiciary Committee amend- is without law enforcement for at least cies annually. An unaccredited law ment, adopted 36-0, replaced the bill. a day. Brewer said the amendment not enforcement agency would be ineli- The amendment would narrow only would offset the costs of training, gible to receive loans, grant funds or the safe harbor protections proposed but also could help counties to cover donations from the commission until in the original bill to prohibit civil absences. it achieves accreditation. actions as long as the protected indi- The amendment was adopted 32-0. Senators advanced LB51 to final vidual or organization was acting in As amended reading by voice vote. compliance with federal public health on general file, guidelines. the bill also con- COVID-19 liability protections Peru Sen. Julie Slama supported tains provisions advanced LB139, which she said would help of LB601, origi- restart the state’s economy. nally sponsored Senators advanced a proposal from “[This would] ensure that when Ne- by Omaha Sen. general file May 11 intended to prohibit braska says, ‘we’re open for business’ Terrell McKinney. Sen. Terrell McKinney frivolous coronavirus-related lawsuits. ... that our businesses, whether they be Those provisions require the Ne- LB139, spon- large or small, can be open and avail- braska Commission on Law Enforce- sored by Albion able to our communities without fear ment and Criminal Justice to post on Sen. Tom Briese, of unnecessary lawsuits,” Slama said. its public website, by July 1, 2022, a would provide Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop offered list of all law enforcement officers who “safe harbor” an amendment containing provisions have — on or before Jan. 1, 2021 — from potential of his LB53 that would implement a voluntarily surrendered their certifica- lawsuits alleging health care crisis protocol developed tion or had it revoked, been convicted that a protected Sen. Tom Briese by the Nebraska Medical Emergency

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Operations Center. references to “truancy” with “excessive niles who are experiencing excessive The protocol would establish cri- absenteeism.” absenteeism, and allow aid not distrib- teria for the triage and application of Pansing Brooks said most of the uted to counties to be used for state- medical services and resources under juveniles in the juvenile probation wide programs to benefit individual extraordinary circumstances when the system enter it because of truancy counties and the state’s Indian tribes. level of demand for services exceeds violations. Omaha Sen. Terrell McKinney the available resources required to “Excessive truancy is most frequent- spoke in support of LB568. Many deliver the generally accepted standard ly coupled with problems going on in youth with excessive absences are of care. the home,” she said. “We can better dealing with underlying issues in their Lathrop said Nebraska came dan- solve these problems more effectively home lives, he said. gerously close to rationing medical without sending these cases through “I do not believe that just because a care last year when COVID-19 infec- the courts.” student is truant, that they should end tions in the state were at their highest. Under LB568, juveniles could be up in the justice system,” McKinney “If you are an emergency room referred to pretrial diversion programs said. “We should be doing more to fo- physician, you want to make a deci- and receive services to address their cus on ... those kids and their needs.” sion that is based upon ... not value needs or those of their families. The Also speaking in support of the bill judgments of the patient in front of bill would increase an appropriation was Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha. [you], but the likelihood that they are to the Community-based Juvenile Ser- He said engagement with the justice going to survive and benefit from the vices Aid Program from $5 million to system, especially at a young age, can medical care,” he said. $10 million to fund those expanded “desensitize” individuals, causing long- Following the 36-0 adoption of the diversion services. term harm. Lathrop amendment, senators voted A Judiciary Committee amend- “If we can push off the date at 39-3 to advance LB139 to select file. ment, adopted 25-11, would decrease which a child ... finds their way into the annual funding to its original the justice system — if we can prevent Changes to state truancy level of $5 million until fiscal year them from ever entering the justice sys- statutes advanced 2022-23. Funding would increase to tem — we can decrease the likelihood $8.5 million in FY2023-24 and each that they get into the adult [justice] Students with excessive school subsequent fiscal year. system,” Cavanaugh said. absences could receive additional Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop said the Sen. Julie Slama of Peru opposed resources under a bill advanced from bill would be an important reform of a the bill. Excessive absenteeism often is general file May 10. statute that was “the right idea, wrong the first sign that something is wrong In 2010, the Legislature passed a approach.” with a young person, she said, so early bill requiring school districts to re- “This isn’t about being ‘soft’ on intervention is important. port cases to a county attorney when kids,” he said. “This is about being “We’re eliminating a great tool for a student has been absent at least 20 smart with our resources and dealing the courts to step in and intervene in a days per year, whether the absences are with the fundamental, basic problem juvenile’s life when they start skipping excused or unexcused. on a child-by-child basis instead of en- school but before their behaviors start Under LB568, sponsored by Lin- gaging the juvenile courts and county escalating,” Slama said. coln Sen. Patty attorneys.” Senators voted 25-12 to adopt the Pansing Brooks, Pansing Brooks offered an amend- Pansing Brooks amendment. excessive absen- ment that would create a new posi- North Platte Sen. Mike Groene teeism would tion within the Nebraska Crime also opposed LB568. He offered an no longer be an Commission charged with developing amendment that would strike the independent ba- regulations for diversion programs and bill’s original provisions. Instead, the sis for a juvenile assisting in the review of applications amendment would alter existing law court action. It Sen. for grant funding. to allow more restrictions on juveniles could, however, still be considered as The amendment also would ex- participating in truancy diversion pro- a factor in other juvenile cases. pand eligibility for grant funding to grams, including driving restrictions, The bill also would replace official programs that serve families of juve- mandatory drug testing, electronic

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tracking and monitoring. the process when it reaches 50 percent business investment with neighbor- The current truancy system works in tax year 2025. ing states that either do not impose well, Groene said, and LB568 would The amendment states legislative income tax or have lower rates. create more unneeded government intent to continue incremental re- Omaha Sen. John Cavanaugh bureaucracy. duction of the tax, Stinner said, but opposed the cut and introduced an Bayard Sen. sup- would require introduction of a new amendment to remove it from the bill. ported the Groene amendment but bill at that time in order to complete He said Nebraska could attract com- opposed the bill. He said he would the process. Doing so, he said, would panies and workers more effectively resist any attempt to “soften” truancy ensure that future lawmakers pause by investing in workforce training, laws that serve an important purpose. and review the state’s revenue capac- infrastructure and education. “[It’s] to make young people go to ity before eliminating the tax entirely. “I don’t think that the evidence school ... to offer instruction so young “It’s a safeguard amendment,” is clear that [LB432] would actually people can become educated and not Stinner said. “I think it gets done what increase business investment in Ne- wind up in our justice system,” Erd- we want to get done, but still allows us braska,” he said. man said. to take a real hard look … in a five-year Sen. of Henderson The Groene amendment failed period of time.” said a corporate rate cut should be on an 18-14 vote. Senators then voted Following adoption of the amend- part of a larger debate that includes 25-19 to advance LB568 to select file. ment, lawmakers advanced LB64 to property tax relief and school funding final reading 44-0. reform. He said corporations do not decide to locate or expand based only Corporate tax cut proposal on tax rates and that the cut likely amended, advanced would not result in economic growth. Cavanaugh later withdrew his Lawmakers gave second-round ap- amendment, saying he had worked Phase-out of Social Security proval May 11 to a bill that would re- with Linehan and other senators on income tax amended, duce Nebraska’s top corporate income a compromise amendment. advanced to final round tax rate after amending it to phase in That amendment, introduced by a smaller cut over two years. Linehan and adopted 45-0, would cut Lawmakers added a pause to the As amended on general file, LB432, the top corporate rate to 7.5 percent proposed elimination of state taxation introduced by the Revenue Commit- for tax years beginning on or after of Social Security income before giving tee, would cut the state’s top corporate Jan. 1, 2022, and before Jan. 1, 2023. the bill second-round approval May 11. income tax rate to 6.84 percent begin- The rate would fall to 7.25 percent As amended during the first round ning Jan. 1, 2022. for tax years beginning on or after of debate, LB64, sponsored by Omaha Corporations currently pay a state that date. Sen. , would set income tax rate of 5.58 percent on the The proposal would state the intent the exemption on first $100,000 of taxable income and of the Legislature to further reduce such income, to 7.81 percent on income in excess of the rate to 7 percent for tax years the extent that it is that amount. beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2024, included in federal Elkhorn Sen. , and before Jan. 1, 2025, and to 6.84 adjusted gross in- the committee’s chairperson, said the percent for tax years beginning on or come, at 5 percent change would put the top corporate after that date. in tax year 2022. rate in line with the top individual Linehan said the original proposal The exemption Sen. Brett Lindstrom income tax rate paid by passthrough likely did not have enough votes for a would increase to 20 percent in 2023 entities. She said the proposal is a successful cloture motion, which ends and rise 10 percent per year until “baby step” toward more comprehen- a filibuster by ceasing debate and forc- reaching 100 percent in tax year 2030. sive tax reform next session. ing a vote on a bill and any pending Gering Sen. offered Sen. Michael Flood of Norfolk amendments. an amendment during select file de- supported LB432, saying the rate cut “I think it’s better to take half … bate, adopted 37-0, that would pause would help Nebraska compete for than to risk not getting to cloture and

107TH LEGISLATURE • UNICAMERAL UPDATE • PAGE 11 May 10 - 13, 2021 not getting anything,” she said. airport authority, city, village or non- Department of Transportation, to Sen. John Cavanaugh supported profit corporation to provide and issue up to $400 million in bonds the amendment. He said it would re- maintain enhanced cancer benefits for to accelerate completion of highway duce the original proposal’s cost while paid and volunteer firefighters. construction projects under the Build also showing that the Legislature is Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha Nebraska Act. Annual debt service willing to lower the top corporate rate. introduced an amendment that could not exceed $30 million. “If, over the course of the next two would, among other changes, require The act, passed by the Legislature years, I become convinced that taking a firefighter to serve for 24 consecutive in 2011, dedicates one-fourth of 1 it down to 6.84 [percent] would actu- months rather than 12 to be eligible percent of state sales tax revenue to ally accomplish the stated objective,” for benefits under the bill. road projects, including the express- Cavanaugh said, “I would probably A qualifying firefighter also would way system, between 2013 and 2033. bring that bill.” have to have been actively engaged in Bonds could be issued between Flood supported the amendment fire suppression at an actual fire or July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2027, and but said the provision including legis- training event and have worn all avail- would be paid off by June 30, 2040. lative intent “means nothing.” able personal protective equipment Walz said the expressway system “If we really want to make changes when fighting any fire. — one-third of which remains unfin- ... and we want to be more competi- Senators voted 45-0 to adopt Mc- ished more than 30 years after it was tive, we should pick one thing and do Donnell’s amendment. approved by the Legislature — is an it all,” he said. Gothenburg Sen. Matt Williams example of why Nebraska’s traditional LB432 also would create a $2,000 also introduced an pay-as-you-go highway construction refundable state income tax credit for amendment, ad- model cannot meet the state’s infra- the parent of a stillborn child if a fetal opted 37-0, that in- structure needs. death certificate is filed for the child, cludes provisions of Unless alternative financing meth- the child had advanced to at least the his LB254, which ods such as bonding are used to ac- 20th week of gestation and would have would extend the celerate the project’s completion, she been a dependent of the individual sunset date for the said, its cost will continue to increase claiming the credit. Beginning Farmer Sen. Matt Williams due to inflation and rising construc- Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh Tax Credit Act from Dec. 31, 2022, to tion costs. introduced an amendment that would Dec. 31, 2025. A pending Revenue Committee replace the proposed credit with a After adopting a technical amend- amendment would increase the total grant program under which parents ment, senators advanced LB432 to amount of bonds that could be issued of stillborn children could receive up final reading by voice vote. to $450 million. to $10,000 to pay for funeral costs. It also would require that at least Her proposal would provide par- Highway bonding proposal 75 percent of the bond proceeds be ents immediate help rather than force held until next session used for construction of the express- them to wait until they file their taxes way system and federally designated the following year, Cavanaugh said. The state highway commission high-priority corridors. The remaining “This makes it easier and less trau- could issue up to $400 million in proceeds would be used to pay for matic for families to get those financial bonds over the next six years to speed surface transportation projects of the resources that they need to have a completion of Nebraska’s expressway highest priority, as determined by the memorial for their loss,” she said. system under a bill discussed on gen- department. The amendment failed on a vote eral file May 12. Sen. of Lincoln, of 5-23. LB542, as intro- speaker of the Legislature, said he Cavanaugh later introduced an- duced by Fremont would “park” LB542 until next session other amendment that would remove Sen. Lynne Walz, and retain its priority status. He said the stillborn tax credit from the bill. It would authorize lawmakers should wait to consider the failed on a vote of 8-20. the commission, proposal in light of a potential federal LB432 also would allow any rural upon recommen- infrastructure bill that could include or suburban fire protection district, dation of the state Sen. Lynne Walz significant roads funding for states.

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Lawmakers moved to the next used to manufac- As amended on general file, LB595 item on the agenda without voting on ture ethanol. also would exempt from state sales and LB542 or the amendment. Albrecht intro- use taxes the gross income received duced an amend- from the lease or use of towers or other Ethanol input tax exemption ment on select file, structures primarily used in conjunc- amended, advanced adopted 31-0, that tion with the furnishing of internet instead would ex- access service. A bill containing several sales and empt from state Sen. Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elk- use tax exemptions advanced to the sales and use taxes all catalysts, chemi- horn introduced an amendment to final round of debate May 11 after cals and materials used in the process expand the exemption to include such lawmakers amended it to clarify a of manufacturing ethanol and the income related to the furnishing of provision related to ethanol inputs. production of coproducts. agricultural GPS locating services or Under LB595, introduced by Thur- She said the change would provide certain over-the-air radio and televi- ston Sen. Joni Albrecht, state sales clarity to the state Department of sion broadcasting. and use taxes could not be imposed Revenue and ensure that the proposed After voting 34-0 to adopt Line- on gross receipts from the sale, lease exemption applies to all inputs used han’s amendment, senators advanced or rental of — and storage, use or in ethanol manufacturing and the LB595 to final reading by a vote of other consumption in Nebraska of — production of coproducts such as 37-0. n enzymes, yeast and related products distillers grains.

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Sen. Raymond Aguilar Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh Sen. Mike Groene Sen. Brett Lindstrom Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks Grand Island, District 35 Omaha, District 6 North Platte, District 42 Omaha, District 18 Lincoln, District 28 Room 1118 11th Floor Room 1302 Room 2015 Room 1016 (402) 471-2617 (402) 471-2714 (402) 471-2729 (402) 471-2618 (402) 471-2633 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist35 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist06 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist42 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist18 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist28

Sen. Joni Albrecht Sen. Robert Clements Sen. Sen. Lou Ann Linehan Sen. Rita Sanders Thurston, District 17 Elmwood, District 2 Hastings, District 33 Elkhorn, District 39 Bellevue, District 45 Room 1404 Room 1120 Room 1022 Room 1116 Room 1406 (402) 471-2716 (402) 471-2613 (402) 471-2712 (402) 471-2885 (402) 471-2615 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist17 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist02 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist33 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist39 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist45

Sen. John Arch Sen. Sen. Ben Hansen Sen. John Lowe Sen. Julie Slama La Vista, District 14 Omaha, District 49 Blair, District 16 Kearney, District 37 Peru, District 1 Room 1402 Room 1018 Room 2010 Room 2011 11th Floor (402) 471-2730 (402) 471-2725 (402) 471-2728 (402) 471-2726 (402) 471-2733 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist14 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist49 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist16 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist37 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist01

Sen. Carol Blood Sen. Wendy DeBoer Sen. Sen. John McCollister Sen. John Stinner Bellevue, District 3 Bennington, District 10 Lincoln, District 26 Omaha, District 20 Gering, District 48 Room 1021 Room 1114 Room 1015 Room 1017 Room 1004 (402) 471-2627 (402) 471-2718 (402) 471-2610 (402) 471-2622 (402) 471-2802 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist03 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist10 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist26 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist20 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist48

Sen. Eliot Bostar Sen. Myron Dorn Sen. Mike Hilgers Sen. Mike McDonnell Sen. Tony Vargas Lincoln, District 29 Adams, District 30 Lincoln, District 21 Omaha, District 5 Omaha, District 7 Room 1012 11th Floor Room 2103 Room 2107 Room 1000 (402) 471-2734 (402) 471-2620 (402) 471-2673 (402) 471-2710 (402) 471-2721 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist29 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist30 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist21 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist05 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist07

Sen. Bruce Bostelman Sen. Steve Erdman Sen. Sen. Terrell McKinney Sen. Lynne Walz Brainard, District 23 Bayard, District 47 Omaha, District 4 Omaha, District 11 Fremont, District 15 Room 1117 Room 1124 Room 2028 11th Floor Room 1107 (402) 471-2719 (402) 471-2616 (402) 471-2621 (402) 471-2612 (402) 471-2625 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist23 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist47 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist04 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist11 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist15

Sen. Tom Brandt Sen. Michael Flood Sen. Dan Hughes Sen. Adam Morfeld Sen. Justin Wayne Plymouth, District 32 Norfolk, District 19 Venango, District 44 Lincoln, District 46 Omaha, District 13 Room 1528 11th Floor Room 2108 Room 1008 Room 1115 (402) 471-2711 (402) 471-2929 (402) 471-2805 (402) 471-2720 (402) 471-2727 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist32 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist19 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist44 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist46 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist13

Sen. Tom Brewer Sen. Curt Friesen Sen. Megan Hunt Sen. Mike Moser Sen. Matt Williams Gordon, District 43 Henderson, District 34 Omaha, District 8 Columbus, District 22 Gothenburg, District 36 Room 1101 Room 1110 Room 1523 Room 1529 Room 1401 (402) 471-2628 (402) 471-2630 (402) 471-2722 (402) 471-2715 (402) 471-2642 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist43 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist34 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist08 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist22 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist36

Sen. Tom Briese Sen. Suzanne Geist Sen. Sen. Dave Murman Sen. Anna Wishart Albion, District 41 Lincoln, District 25 Seward, District 24 Glenvil, District 38 Lincoln, District 27 Room 1019 Room 2000 Room 2004 Room 1522 Room 1308 (402) 471-2631 (402) 471-2731 (402) 471-2756 (402) 471-2732 (402) 471-2632 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist41 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist25 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist24 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist38 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist27

Sen. John Cavanaugh Sen. Tim Gragert Sen. Steve Lathrop Sen. Rich Pahls Omaha, District 9 Creighton, District 40 Omaha, District 12 Omaha, District 31 Room 1306 11th Floor Room 1103 Room 1403 (402) 471-2723 (402) 471-2801 (402) 471-2623 (402) 471-2327 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] news.legislature.ne.gov/dist09 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist40 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist12 news.legislature.ne.gov/dist31

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