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2012 Bills of Interest
“The Salvation of the State is
the Watchfulness in the Citizen.”
the Watchfulness in the Citizen.”
– Hartley Burr Alexander
Family First wants to help you be a watchful citizen by providing you with a list of the bills we are working on and monitoring during the 2012 Unicameral Legislative session:
Education
LB 717 sponsored by Omaha Senator Brenda Council, which would change school board election and membership provisions.
Healthcare Revisions
LB 753 sponsored by Lincoln Seantor Bill Avery, which would create funds and provide funding for childhood obesity prevention measures through sales taxation of soft drinks
LB 765 sponsored by Omaha Senator Bob Krist, which would change bidding requirements relating to contracts with providers of certain health and social services
Election/Voting Reform
LB 736 sponsored by Columbus Senator Paul Schumacher, which would require provision of secret ballot evenlopes for elections.
LB 724 sponsored by Valentine Senator Deb Fisher, which would change commercial driver medical examination provisions and prohibit texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle
LB 747 sponsored by Kearney Senator Galen Hadley, which would withdraw from and repeal the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact
LB 749 sponsored by Bellevue Senator Abbie Cornett, which would exempt indoor tanning services from sales and use taxes
LB 767 sponsored by Omaha Senator Gwen Howard, which would require records of dates and hours of work for state officers and employees
LR358CA sponsored by Holdrege Senator Tom Carlson, a proposed constutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three terms
