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- LB 284 Limits Where Sex Offenders Can Live
- LB 382- Same Day Voter Registration
- LB 444- Requires Escorts to Be Licensed
- LB 594- Pre-Abortion Screening for Risk Factors
- LB 676 Women’s Right to Know
- LR6CA & LB 266 Allows slot machines “Racinos” in Nebraska
- LR10 Opposes the Federal EFCA
- LB 274- Allows for Work Camps & Restitution to Victims
- LB 306 Repeals the Death Penalty
- LB 443 S.O.B. Regulation
- LB36 Changes Execution Method
- LB 430 Concealed Handgun Permits
- LB 403- Prohibits Public Benefits to Illegal Aliens
- LB 67 Tax Credit for Private Education
- LB 675 Women’s Right to Know
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2009-2010 Bills of Interest to Family First
Marriage & Family Issues:
LB 19- Reduction of Marriage License Fees with Premarital Courses
LB 444- Requires Escorts to Be Licensed (KILLED)
LB 694- Provides Restrictions and Harsher Penalties for Sexual Predators
LB 370- Increase State-Funded Contraception
Pro-Life Issues:
LB 594- Pre-Abortion Screening for Risk Factors (SIGNED INTO LAW)
LB 675- Women’s Right to Know (SIGNED INTO LAW)
LB 676- Women’s Right to Know
LB 778- Requires State to Publish Info Online about Retrieving & Storing Cord Blood
LB 1038- Ensures Informed Consent Before Performing Genetic Testing
LB 1103- Prohibits Abortions After 20+ Weeks (has life/physical injury of mother exception)(SIGNED INTO LAW)
Education:
LB 67-Tax Credit for Private School Tuition
LB 1028- Authorizes Charter Schools in Nebraska
Gambling:
LR 296 CA - Authorizes Non-profits to Hold "Charitable" Poker Events
LB 985- Creates a Regulatory Scheme for Poker Games Authorized by LR 296 CA
LB 825- Provides for Parimutuel Wagering on Horseraces at Satellite Wagering Facilities
LB 1102- Allows Horse Tracks to Offer Electronic Gambling on “Historic Races” (KILLED)
LB 1023- Authorizes Electronic Keno in Nebraska
LR 277 CA- Allows for Parimutuel Wagering on Horseraces at a Satellite Wagering Facility
Limited/Principled Government Issues:
Second Amendment Rights:
LB 430- State Provisions for Concealed Handgun Permits (SIGNED INTO LAW)
LB 889- Allows the Use of Deadly Force as You Defend Yourself and Family
Death Penalty & Sentencing:
LB 36- Death Penalty from Electric Chair to Lethal Injection (SIGNED INTO LAW)
LB 274- Allows for Work Camps & Restitution to Victims (SIGNED INTO LAW)
LB 284- Limits Where Sex Offenders Can Live
LB 306- Repeals the Death Penalty (LAID OVER--No more debate this year)
Illegal Immigration:
LB 284- Limits Where Sex Offenders Can Live
LB 306- Repeals the Death Penalty (LAID OVER--No more debate this year)
Illegal Immigration:
LB 403- Prohibits Public Benefits to Illegal Aliens (SIGNED INTO LAW)
LB 34 - Verifies Employees by Employers for State Awarded Contract Jobs
LB 34 - Verifies Employees by Employers for State Awarded Contract Jobs
Governmental Affairs:
LB 382- Allows Voter Registration on Election Day
LR 10- Opposes the Federal EFCA that Denies Employees Private Ballots (KILLED)
Welfare:
LB 940- Drug Screening for Eligibility of Welfare Benefits
Voting Process:
LB 1015- Allows Nebraska to elect the U.S. President by popular vote rather than the Electoral College (KILLED)
Other:
LB 200- Exempts Motorcyclists from Wearing Helmets (KILLED)
LB 693- Authorizes Insurance Companies from Other States to Sell Policies in Nebraska
LR 289 CA- Prohibits the State from Requiring Citizens to Purchase Healthcare Policies
LR 292- Encourages Congress to Respect States' Rights as outlined in the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the US Constitution
