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Legislation - Technology and Related Bills 2007-2008

Updated: April 18, 2008 at 8:30 AM

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2007 Legislative Bills
LB#	Introducer	Status [An arrow indicates change]	One-Liner
LB7	Preister, 5	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Hearing 1/18 Indefinitely postponed	Change the rights of the public regarding agenda items under the Open Meetings Act
LB42	Hudkins, 21	Appropriations Hearing 3/8	Change distribution of the cigarette tax
LB87	Howard, 9	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Hearing 1/24 Indefinitely postponed	Require that all state service contracts be awarded and performed in the United States
LB100	Erdman, 47	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Hearing 1/24 Indefinitely postponed	Provide duties to the Auditor of Public Accounts
LB129	Pahls, 31	Banking, Commerce and Insurance Hearing 2/5 General File - Com AM268 Flood motion p. 1867 to suspend rules to indefinitely postpone prevailed Indefinitely postponed	Change the Mortgage Bankers Registration and Licensing Act
LB135	Fulton, 29	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Hearing 2/8 Indefinitely postponed	Provide for confidentiality of certain public entity records
LB142	Friend, 10 Pirsch priority bill	Judiciary Hearing 2/15 General File - Com AM579 -adopted as amended Friend FA111 and Lathrop FA112 to Com AM579 adopted Chambers FA113 and FA114 adopted Select File - ER8116adopted Friend AM1431 adopted Pedersen AM1206 withdrawn Chambers FA133 and FA134 adopted. Lathrop FA135 adopted. Final Reading 45-0-4 Approved by Governor	Change provisions relating to intimidation through the use of communication devices
LB162	Fischer, 43	Transportation and Telecommunications Hearing 3/5 General File - Com AM587 adopted Select File Fischer AM2240	Provide for an electronic lien system for certificates of title
LB187	Mines, 18	* Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Hearing 1/24	Prohibit certain interlocal agreements
LB281	Stuthman, 22	Appropriations Hearing 2/27	Appropriate funds for federally qualified community health centers
LB285	Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Speaker priority bill	Transportation and Telecommunications	Authorize compliance with the driver's license provisions of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005
LB320	Speaker Flood, 19	[Note: Click bill number for amendments.] Appropriations Hearing 2/20 General File - Com AM727 adopted Select File Final Reading w/E 49-0-0 Approved by Governor	Appropriate funds for capital construction
LB321	Speaker Flood, 19	[Note: Click bill number for amendments.] Appropriations Hearing 2/20 General File - Com AM728 adopted Select File Final Reading w/E 37-12-0 Approved by Governor with line-item vetoes Seven motions to Override failed.	Appropriate funds for state government expenses
LB322	Speaker Flood, 19	* Appropriations Hearing 2/20 General File - Com AM1077 adopted Select File - ER8099 adopted Final Reading w/E 44-1-4 Approved by Governor	Change provisions relating to certain funds and provide for transfers of funds and extend an excise tax [Creates funds; creates Public Safety Communication System Revolving Fund administered by the CIO. Changes appropriation structure for Deferred Building Renewal Act. Hold harmless provision for the IT Infrastructure Fund.]
LB330	Schimek, 27	Transportation and Telecommunications Hearing 1/30	Change the Nebraska Telecommunications Regulation Act [Provides authority to Public Service Commission to settle disputes between wireless carriers and customers.]
LB362	Raikes, 25	Revenue Hearing 2/22 Indefinitely postponed	Change budget limitations and require audits of joint entities
LB379	Pahls, 31	Banking, Commerce and Insurance Hearing 2/13 General File Select File Final Reading 48-0-1 Approved by Governor	Change certain corporate reporting, notice, and filing provisions and eliminate references to professional limited liability companies [Allows for electronic/digital signature for corporate reports to Secretary of State.]
LB391	Mines, 18	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Hearing 2/1 General File - Com AM678	Change provisions relating to public records and meetings
LB420	Erdman, 47	Appropriations Hearing 3/12 General File - Com AM890	Change cigarette tax distribution and create funds
LB504	Mines, 18	Natural Resources Hearing 2/15 General File Select File Final Reading Mines AM1180 adopted Returned to Final Reading Final Reading 45-0-4 Approved by Governor	Prohibit hunting through the Internet
LB533	Heidemann, 1 Heidemann priority bill (2008)	Judiciary Hearing 2/28 General File - ComAM445	Remove a requirement of consent and waiver of physical appearance for audiovisual court appearances
LB560	Fischer, 43	Transportation and Telecommunications Hearing 1/30 Indefinitely postponed [Note: Provisions of this bill included in committee amendment to LB 661.]	Provide for regulation of communications providers [Includes VoIP providers as “communications providers” to be regulated by the Public Service Commission.]
LB583	Preister, 5	Natural Resources Hearing 2/22 Indefinitely postponed	Adopt the Electronic Recycling System Act
LB601	Raikes, 25	Education Hearing 1/29 Indefinitely postponed	Create the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council
LB603 LB603A	Raikes, 25 Raikes priority bill	Education Hearing 1/29 General File - Com AM754 adopted Raikes AM940 adopted Harms AM1075 adopted Select File - ER8090 adopted Raikes AM1171 adopted Final Reading w/E 42-0-7 Approved by Governor	Change core services and technology funding provisions relating to educational service units
LB615	Raikes, 25	Education Hearing 3/5 Indefinitely postponed	Provide for a system of tracking student achievement
LB618	Pirsch, 4	Judiciary Hearing 2/1 Indefinitely postponed	Authorize State Treasurer to collect certain bad debt fees electronically
LB619	Pirsch, 4	Judiciary Hearing 2/1 General File - Com AM360 adopted Pirsch AM1576 adopted Pirsch AM1610 adopted Select File - ER8144 adopted Pirsch AM1652 adopted Final Reading 41-1-7 Approved by Governor	Change provisions relating to bad debt charges by the State Treasurer
LB620	Pirsch, 4	Judiciary Hearing 2/1 General File - Com AM361 adopted Select File - ER8145 adopted Pirsch AM1715 adopted Final Reading 45-1-3 Approved by Governor	Change provisions relating to child support collection, bad debts, and the State Disbursement Unit
LB622	Pirsch, 4 Speaker priority bill	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Hearing 2/1 General File - Com AM259 adopted Failed to advance for Review	Require training courses in public records and the Open Meetings Act for all members of a public body, public officers, and public employees
LB656	Raikes, 25	* Education Hearing 3/12 Indefinitely postponed	Provide for temporary funding related to distance education
LB657	Raikes, 25	Education Hearing 3/12 Indefinitely postponed	Change provisions relating to distance education
LB660	Transportation and Telecommunications Fischer, 43 Chairperson	Transportation and Telecommunications Hearing 1/30 [Note: Provisions of this bill included in committee amendment to LB 661.] Indefinitely postponed	Change the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Services Fund Act
LB661	Transportation and Telecommunications Fischer, 43 Chairperson Transportation and Telecommunications Committee priority bill	Transportation and Telecommunications Hearing 1/30 General File - Com AM455 adopted Select File - ER8044 adopted Final Reading w/E 48-0-1 Approved by Governor	Change provisions relating to telecommunications [Provides for “functional equivalents” of telephone numbers. Changes 911 surcharge provisions. Changes membership of the Enhanced Wireless 911 Advisory Board - makes PSC ex officio with CIO.]
LB674	Lathrop, 12 Lathrop priority bill	Judiciary Hearing 1/31 General File - Com AM805 adopted Select File - ER8074 adopted Mines AM1045 adopted Advanced to Final Reading - ST9025 Mines-Lathrop AM1281 adopted Returned to Final Reading 44-0-5 Approved by Governor	Prohibit use of social security numbers by employers as prescribed and provide a penalty
LB698	Fulton, 29	Revenue Hearing 2/21 Indefinitely postponed	Require local tax rate reports by Department of Revenue
Resolutions / Constitutional Amendments / Appointments
		Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Hearing 2/26 (Journal p. 461) - Committee recommendation (Journal p. 699) - Legislative Confirmation (Journal p. 747)	NITC Commissioner Appointments (Aerni, Flanagan, Hedquist, Hoesing, Huggenberger, Kristensen)
LR28	Fischer, 43	Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Hearing 2/26 Reported to Legislature for further consideration Adopted 37-0-12. President signed	Provide the Legislature opposes enactment or enforcement in the State of Nebraska of the REAL ID Act
2008 Legislative Bills
LB#	Introducer	Status [An arrow indicates change]	One-Liner
LB760	Gay	General Affairs Committee Hearing 1/28 General File AM1646 Erdman AM2225	Create the Nebraska State Library Task Force
LB815	Fischer	Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Hearing 1/22	Allow Geographic Information System data to be withheld from the public
LB823	Legislative Performance Audit Committee Legislative Performance Audit priority bill	Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Hearing 1/22 General File ComAM1614 adopted Select File - ER8154 adopted Schimek AM1735 withdrawn Schimek AM1786 adopted Final Reading 47-0-2 Approved by Governor	Change the Information Technology Infrastructure Act [NITC Performance Audit Legislation]
LB824	Schimek	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing 2/6	Provide a gender balance requirement for state boards, commissions, committees, and councils
LB829	Fischer	Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Hearing 1/22	Provide powers and duties to the Public Service Commission regarding telecommunications rates
LB869	Nantkes	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing 2/13	Require disclosures relating to contracts for services with the state
LB911	Hudkins Speaker priority bill	Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Hearing 2/4 General File ComAM1971 adpoted Fischer AM2180 adopted Kopplin AM2634 withdrawn Select File with ER8243 adopted Fischer AM2764 adopted Hudkins AM2767 adopted Final Reading Final Reading 33-9-7	Provide for REAL ID operator's licenses and state identification cards
LB959	Speaker Flood, at the request of the Governor	[Note: Click bill number for amendments.] Appropriations Committee Hearing 2/4 General File Select File Final Reading w/ E 39-9-1 Approved by Governor with line-item veto Heidemann MO169 (veto override) Passed notwithstanding objections of Governor	Provide for deficit appropriations
LB960	Speaker Flood, at the request of the Governor	[Note: Click bill number for amendments.] Appropriations Committee Hearing 2/4 General File Select File Final Reading w/ E 48-0-1 Approved by Governor	Appropriate funds for employee pay and benefits
LB961	Speaker Flood, at the request of the Governor	[Note: Click bill number for amendments.] Appropriations Committee Hearing 2/4 General File Select File Final Reading w/E 48-0-1 Approved by Governor	Provide for and change transfers and allocation of state funds
LB981	Pirsch	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing 1/30	Prohibit nepotism in state government
LB986	Preister Preister priority bill	Natural Resources Committee Hearing 1/31 General File ComAM1998 adopted Select File with ER8212 adopted Louden AM2522 lost Louden AM2555 w/d Kopplin AM2536 w/d Kopplin AM2535 w/d Louden AM2625 w/d Preister AM2730 adopted Kopplin AM2763 adopted Final Reading 42-4-3	Adopt the Electronics Recycling Act
LB988	Raikes Education priority bill	[Note: Click bill number for amendments.] Education Committee Hearing 2/11 General File ComAM2128 Select File with ER8211 Final Reading with Emergency Clause 33-14-2	Change the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act [LB1151 included in AM2545]
LB1014	Ashford Judiciary priority bill	Judiciary Committee Hearing 2/6 General File ComAM2006 adopted Select File with ER8172 Several amendments considered on 3/7 Final Reading with Emergency Clause 43-0-6 Approved by Governor	Change provisions relating to judicial vacancies and judicial resources [allows for nonevidentiary hearings and court-approved evidentiary hearings to be heard telephonically and by videoconference]
LB1016	Lathrop Business and Labor priority bill	Business and Labor Committee Hearing 2/11 General File ComAM2322 Business and Labor AM2579 Business and Labor AM2578 Friend AM2583	Adopt the Proper Employee Classification Act
LB1061	Louden	Natural Resources Committee Hearing 1/31 Indefinitely postponed	Provide for fees, rebates, and grants relating to electronic equipment recycling [$3 fee imposed on every item of electronic equipment sold in NE, credited to Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund. Used to pay rebates to recyclers]
LB1106	Pirsch	Judiciary Committee Hearing 2/14	Create offense of intimidation by electronic communication device
LB1109	Erdman	Appropriations Committee Hearing 2/6	Change provisions relating to allocation of the cigarette tax
LB1151	Raikes	Education Committee Hearing 2/25 General File ComAM2509	Change provisions relating to distance education and telecommunications [see AM2545 to LB988 and see also AM2655 to LB1154]
LB1153	Raikes		AM2731 (withdrawn) relating to Network Nebraska
Resolutions / Constitutional Amendments / Appointments
Appt.		Transportation and Telecommunications Committee (Journal p. 1023) - Hearing 4/1 (Journal p. 1044) - Committee recommendation (Journal p. 1253 ) - Confirmed by the Legislature (Journal p. 1515	NITC Commissioner Appointments - Peterson and Park (Journal p. 997)

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