Today at 7:30 AM  members of the Government Affairs Committee of the Sarpy Chamber and Gretna met to listen to Senator Kitner at the Gretna Volunteer Fire Department on 168th Street.

Senator Kitner covered the following:

LB 407 School Funding
LB 44 Juvenile Sentencing
Death Penalty

He is opposed to removing the death penalty but is in favor of increasing the burden of evidence for proof. This includes the use of DNA to convict and two witnesses.

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

Friday, January 25, 2013

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Room 1507 – 1:30 p.m.
LB140 Change provisions of the Airport Zoning Act
LB40 Update references to Government Auditing Standards
LB79 Change political accountability and disclosure provisions and repeal
campaign finance laws
LB137 Establish state fleet card programs

Health and Human Services
Room 1510 – 1:30 p.m.
LB132  Adopt the Skin Cancer Prevention Act
LB54  Change display of credential and advertisement provisions under the
Uniform Credentialing Act
LB42 Change credentialing requirements for administrators of facilities for persons with head injuries

Judiciary
Room 1113 – 1:30 p.m.
LB89  Provide immunity from liability for providing shelter during a weather event
LB120 Change provisions of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
LB123 Change distribution of indigent defense fees
LB52 Change employment provisions for persons committed to the Department of
Correctional Services
LB151 Provide a hearsay exception for certain documents and data kept in the
regular course of business

Revenue
Room 1524 – 1:30 p.m.
LB28 Change a late filing penalty relating to personal property tax
LB29 Provide a duty for county treasurers relating to recording tax assessments
and collections
LB36 Change an exemption to the documentary stamp tax