MAKE EDUCATION PATRIOTIC AGAIN / NAGOs Weekly Schedule 2.24

Unicameral Hearing Schedule – Sunday February 23, 2025 to Saturday March 1, 2025

There are A LOT of important bills this week! Please take a little time each day to submit online comments and/or email the assigned committees.

The full Week’s public hearing schedule can be found here.

To submit an Online Comment to the record, click the link below the bill number of interest, scroll down on the Bill Page until you reach the header labeled History, directly below you will find a button that says, Submit an Online Comment for [Bill number].

Monday February 24, 2025

Business and Labor
Room 2102 – 1:30 PM

OPPOSE: LB258
Introducer: Raybould
Description: Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act

Statement of Intent: *LB 258 would establish an annual fixed rate increase of 1.5% for the minimum wage beginning on January 1, 2027.
Additionally, the bill would 1) establish a minimum wage of $13.50 per hour for youths aged 14 and 15, except emancipated minors, and 2) amend the 90-day training wage for new employees to apply to those who are at least sixteen years of age but younger than eighteen at a rate of $13.50 per hour through December 31, 2026, and a rate of 75% of the minimum wage on and after January 1, 2027.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59447

ALSO Email the Business and Labor Committee:
Sen. Kathleen Kauth, Chairperson – kkauth@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Ben Hansen – bhansen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa Ibach – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dan McKeon – dmckeon@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Terrell McKinney – tmckinney@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jane Raybould – Jraybould@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tony Sorrentino – TSorrentino@leg.ne.gov


Education
Room 1525 – 1:30 PM

SUPPORT: LB691
Introducer: Murman
Description: Require school districts and private, denominational, and parochial schools to display the Ten Commandments in school buildings

Statement of Intent: *LB 691 requires signage of the Ten Commandments to be posted within elementary classrooms and in the buildings of middle and high schools.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59706

ALSO Email the Education Committee:
Sen. Dave Murman, Chairperson – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Danielle Conrad – dconrad@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jana Hughes – jhughes@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Megan Hunt – mhunt@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Margo Juarez – MJuarez@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dan Lonowski – dlonowski@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Glen Meyer – gmeyer@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Rita Sanders – rsanders@leg.ne.gov


SUPPORT: LB122
Introducer: Meyer
Description: Require display of the state and national motto in schools

Statement of Intent: *LB122 requires each school board to prominently display the national motto of the United States and the state motto of Nebraska on a poster or plaque in each classroom or in another location where students will see it and read it on a daily basis when school is in session.  The bill makes allowance for contributions from private donors to defray the costs of the posters or plaques.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59385

ALSO Email the Education Committee:
Sen. Dave Murman, Chairperson – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Danielle Conrad – dconrad@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jana Hughes – jhughes@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Megan Hunt – mhunt@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Margo Juarez – MJuarez@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dan Lonowski – dlonowski@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Glen Meyer – gmeyer@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Rita Sanders – rsanders@leg.ne.gov


SUPPORT: LB549
Introducer: Lippincott
Description: Allow a school board to employ a chaplain, including in a volunteer capacity, at a school

Statement of Intent: *LB549 would allow a school board to hire a chaplain or allow for a volunteer chaplain to provide academic, career, emotional, and behavioral health support to students and other school staff.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=58818

ALSO Email the Education Committee:
Sen. Dave Murman, Chairperson – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Danielle Conrad – dconrad@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jana Hughes – jhughes@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Megan Hunt – mhunt@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Margo Juarez – MJuarez@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dan Lonowski – dlonowski@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Glen Meyer – gmeyer@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Rita Sanders – rsanders@leg.ne.gov


SUPPORT: LB426
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Authorize an American flag education program and change provisions relating to the distribution of lottery funds used for education

Statement of Intent: *LB 426 establishes an American flag education program for students in grades five through eight in public, private, denominational, and parochial schools. The program will include lessons on the United States Flag Code, flag etiquette, and the history of the American flag. Each student will receive a flag and a flag etiquette booklet, the costs of which will be covered by lottery funds or private donations.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59705

ALSO Email the Education Committee:
Sen. Dave Murman, Chairperson – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Danielle Conrad – dconrad@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jana Hughes – jhughes@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Megan Hunt – mhunt@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Margo Juarez – MJuarez@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dan Lonowski – dlonowski@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Glen Meyer – gmeyer@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Rita Sanders – rsanders@leg.ne.gov


SUPPORT: LB213
Introducer: Holdcroft
Description: Require the State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards on human embryology under the science education standards

Statement of Intent: *LB 213 requires the State Board of Education to adopt measurable academic content standards for human embryology as part of the statewide science curriculum. This instruction shall include biologically accurate portrayals of human development, as well as high definition visual recordings of fetal development.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59291

ALSO Email the Education Committee:
Sen. Dave Murman, Chairperson – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Danielle Conrad – dconrad@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jana Hughes – jhughes@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Megan Hunt – mhunt@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Margo Juarez – MJuarez@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dan Lonowski – dlonowski@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Glen Meyer – gmeyer@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Rita Sanders – rsanders@leg.ne.gov


Executive Board
Room 2102 – 12:00 PM

SUPPORT: LR7CA
Introducer: Dorn
Description: Constitutional amendment to change legislative salaries to thirty thousand dollars annually

Statement of Intent: *LR 7 CA proposes a change to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska to increase an StateSenators annual salaries from $12,000 a year to $30,000 a year.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=58899

ALSO Email the Executive Board:
Sen. Ben Hansen, Chairperson – bhansen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach, Vice Chairperson – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Arch – jarch@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Beau Ballard – bballard@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Robert Clements (Ex Officio) – rclements@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Myron Dorn – mdorn@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Fredrickson – Jfredrickson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Terrell McKinney – tmckinney@leg.ne.gov


Document: LR25CA
NEUTRAL: Hansen
Description: Constitutional amendment to change the compensation of members of the Legislature and provide for health insurance

Statement of Intent: *Beginning January 6, 2027, each member of the Legislature shall be paid at the minimum wage rate and shall receive health insurance paid by the state with equivalent benefits to those offered by Medicaid.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59042

ALSO Email the Executive Board:
Sen. Ben Hansen, Chairperson – bhansen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach, Vice Chairperson – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Arch – jarch@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Beau Ballard – bballard@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Robert Clements (Ex Officio) – rclements@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Myron Dorn – mdorn@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Fredrickson – Jfredrickson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Terrell McKinney – tmckinney@leg.ne.gov


General Affairs
Room 1023 – 1:30 PM

OPPOSE: LB125
Introducer: Hughes
Description: Provide for regulation of products containing nicotine analogues and include alternative nicotine products under the Tobacco Products Tax Act

Statement of Intent: *LB125 amends current statute to define nicotine analogues and include nicotine analogues in the definition of alternative nicotine products. LB125 places a 20 percent tax on the wholesale price of alternative nicotine products, which is identical to the current taxation of tobacco products that are not listed specifically in statute.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59015

ALSO Email the General Affairs Committee:
Sen. Rick Holdcroft, Chairperson – rholdcroft@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Cavanaugh, Vice Chairperson – jcavanaugh@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Bob Andersen – bandersen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Stan Clouse – SClouse@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Barry DeKay – bdekay@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dan Quick – dquick@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Victor Rountree – VRountree@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jared Storm – JStorm@leg.ne.gov


OPPOSE: LB285
Introducer: Lonowski
Description: Prohibit the sale of flavored vape products

Statement of Intent: *LB285 prohibits the sale of flavored vape products, which are referenced as “electronic nicotine delivery systems” in state statutes. Tobacco and menthol flavors may continue to be sold in Nebraska.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59026

ALSO Email the General Affairs Committee:
Sen. Rick Holdcroft, Chairperson – rholdcroft@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Cavanaugh, Vice Chairperson – jcavanaugh@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Bob Andersen – bandersen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Stan Clouse – SClouse@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Barry DeKay – bdekay@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dan Quick – dquick@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Victor Rountree – VRountree@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Jared Storm – JStorm@leg.ne.gov


Transportation and Telecommunications
Room 1510 – 1:30 PM

SUPPORT: LB594
Introducer: Prokop
Description: Change and eliminate provisions relating to the use of handheld wireless communication devices while operating a motor vehicle

Statement of Intent: *LB594 requires drivers to use hands-free or voice-activated technology when using electronic devices while driving. Exceptions are provided for emergency responders and in emergency situations.*

* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Monday, February 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *

Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59522

ALSO Email the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee:
Sen. Mike Moser, Chairperson – mmoser@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Beau Ballard – bballard@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Carolyn Bosn – cbosn@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tom Brandt – tbrandt@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Wendy DeBoer – wdeboer@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Fredrickson – Jfredrickson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dunixi Guereca – dguereca@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tanya Storer – TStorer@leg.ne.gov

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