Wednesday Hearings

Taken from the downloadable PDF via the Nebraska Legislature website (http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/calendar/hearings_range.php), here is the schedule for Wednesday hearings:

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Room 1507 – 1:30 p.m.
LB41 Cook Provide for permanent early voting request list and return of early voting
ballots to polling places
LB56 Larson Provide for automatic nomination of certain county officers
LB144 Brasch Provide for write-in candidacy by defeated candidate
LR12CA Harms Constitutional amendment to authorize a county manager form of county government

Health and Human Services
Room 1510 – 1:30 p.m.
LB7 Change and eliminate provisions relating to signatures and seals under the
Engineers and Architects Regulation Act
LB13 Require radon resistant construction and radon mitigation statements for
residential construction and create a building codes task force
LB139 Change vital statistics information relating to annulment and dissolution of
marriage

Judiciary
Room 1113 – 1:30 p.m.
LB128 Create the offense of disarming a peace officer
LB148  Include ammunition in certain offenses involving firearms
LB50  Prohibit unreasonable placement of a firearm where a minor may unlawfully
possess it
LB142 Provide that probation records are not subject to disclosure as prescribed
LB99  Change provisions relating to racial profiling information reviews

Natural Resources
Room 1525 – 1:30 p.m.
LB102  Change requirements for certain water permit applications
LB16  Change provisions relating to title to Champion Mill State Historical Park

Revenue
Room 1524 – 1:30 p.m.
LB24 Update references to the Internal Revenue Code
LB33 Change and eliminate certain revenue laws and authorize agreements relating to tax collection
LB34 Change provisions of the Nebraska Advantage Act

Tuesday Hearings

Taken from the downloadable PDF via the Nebraska Legislature website (http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/calendar/hearings_range.php), here is the schedule for Tuesday hearings:

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Agriculture
Room 2102 – 1:30 p.m.

LB60 Change the livestock brand inspection area boundaries
LB70  Change Nebraska Dairy Industry Development Board membership provisions
LB67  Change provisions of the Nebraska Milk Act

Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Room 1507 – 1:30 p.m.
LB72 Extend the authorization for interest-bearing trust accounts under the
Nebraska Real Estate License Act
LB100 Watermeier Eliminate a notice requirement with respect to automatic teller machines
LB146 Change provisions relating to funds transfers under the Uniform Commercial
Code
LB155 Change provisions relating to deposits of public funds in excess of insured or
guaranteed amounts

Transportation and Telecommunications
Room 1113 – 1:30 p.m.
LB30 Change distribution of motor vehicle certificate of title fees
LB35  Adopt and update references to certain federal provisions related to motor
vehicles

Urban Affairs
Room 1510 – 1:30 p.m.
LB87 Change procedures for filling certain airport authority board vacancies
LB111  Authorize a city of the first or second class or village to adopt a biennial
budget
LB112 Change powers and duties of city and village clerks and treasurers as
prescribed
LB113  Provide for mayors of cities of the second class to vote in certain situations
LB48 Change provisions relating to housing agencies
LB49 Change provisions relating to housing agencies

For most up to date information, visit the website listed above or call.

Governor Heineman Proposes to Eliminate Personal, Corporate and Retirement Income Taxes

Governor Heineman proposes to eliminate taxes for individual personal income, corporate income tax, Social Security income and civilian and military retirement income tax. This will be done with the introduction of two bills via Senators Ashford and McCoy.

You may download a copy of the “State of the State” and his arguments to remove these taxes at http://www.governor.nebraska.gov.