{"id":8555,"date":"2019-06-10T16:01:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T21:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=8555"},"modified":"2019-07-12T12:35:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T17:35:27","slug":"democratic-lawmakers-list-key-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nebraskademocrats.org\/ar\/blog\/democratic-lawmakers-list-key-accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0631\u0639\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u064a\u0633\u0631\u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0629"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawmakers introduced 739 bills during the 2019 Nebraska legislative session, which ended on May 31. Of those 252 were signed into law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another 393 bills remain in the Legislature\u2019s various committees and will be considered next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NDP asked our 18 Democratic senators which of their measures &#8212; or other bills and efforts they supported &#8212; \u00a0they were most proud of. Here are their responses. We will add more as they come in<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. <\/b><b>Carol Blood, District 3<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8556\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/blood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36850\">LB15:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Will require insurance companies to cover hearing aids and hearing aid fitting and repair for children who would not be covered otherwise as long as the cost of the device and services doesn\u2019t surpass one percent of a company\u2019s total premiums collected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37135\">LB115:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This law makes it so that if a military family is planning on moving into Nebraska and they have a child that is going to be attending public grade school here, they can start the enrollment process before they have actually established residency. In other words, it makes sure that children of military families are not having to sit out a semester and wait simply because of red tape nor miss out on opportunities that pertain to curriculum or extracurricular activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36797\">LB7:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Defines what is an acceptable airbag to be installed in your car and creates penalties if a person or company intentionally install a counterfeit airbag. There have been cases around the country where criminals have literally replaced an airbag with a trash bag full of random hunks of scrap. People can be seriously injured or even die if they get into an accident and these counterfeit airbags are deployed. Bottom line is that it holds bad guys accountable and protects unknowing consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Kate Bolz, District 29<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8572\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bolz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37280\">LB174:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Doubles violence prevention in Nebraska.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37191\">LB327<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Improves reimbursement rates for behavioral health providers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, District 6<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8557\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cav.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37413\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LB532:<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Makes it easier for survivors of domestic violence to get protection orders against their abusers. Survivors of domestic violence deserve help protecting themselves from their abusers and this bill does that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37876\">LB 690:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prohibits the shackling of pregnant inmates, particularly when they&#8217;re in labor.. It&#8217;s important to protect the human dignity of incarcerated pregnant women and their babies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36805\">LB 59:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Establishes mandatory deadlines for investigation of allegations of abuse or neglect and also creates a reporting deadline for that investigation. It&#8217;s incredibly important to ensure that the children under the care of the state are protected and that allegations of abuse are investigated swiftly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen.<\/b><b> Sue Crawford, District 45<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8558\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/craw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36864\">LB235<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong> Allows for those making home brewed alcohol to serve samples at festivals and fundraisers without a permit, as long as they are not selling the samples and the event is legally conducted under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36865\">LB304<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong> A \u201ccottage foods\u201d bill that will allow Nebraskans to sell foods already authorized for sale at farmers\u2019 markets to customers from their homes, at certain events, or for order and delivery online or over the phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37696\">LB566<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong> Requires that the Legislature\u2019s Banking, Commerce &amp; Insurance Committee hold a public hearing on any proposed 1332 Medicaid waiver that would allow the start to deviate from the requirements of federal law. 1332 waivers allow states to manipulate the types of plans featured on their Health Insurance Marketplace that might weaken the protections of the Affordable Care Act. \u00a0The bill was amended to also require hearings when the Department of Health and Human Services submits a 1115 waiver. This is an important step providing the Legislature a way to hold the Department accountable for implementation of Medicaid Expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Wendy DeBoer, District 10<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8559\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/deboer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37803\">LB680:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Adopts the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act, which creates a civil cause of action for the non-consensual distribution of intimate images.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37477\">LB141:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allows suffocation to be charged as a felony offense instead of a misdemeanor, like strangulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36912\">LB130:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Incorporates new radon resistant new construction standards into the state building code. New construction in counties with high radon concentration would have to include passive radon mitigation systems. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Matt Hansen, District 26<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8560\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hansen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37012\">LB433: <\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Requires that a landlord return the balance of a tenant\u2019s security deposit and a written itemization within 14 days after the date of termination of the tenancy. Currently, a tenant must first request the balance be returned to them. The bill also provides that a tenant does not have to pay for damages that result from their removal from the unit by order of a governmental entity because it was not fit for habitation due to negligence or neglect of the landlord. &#8211; renters get their security deposits back automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Sara Howard, District 9<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8561\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/howard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37836\">LB556:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Among other things, allows interstate operability for the Nebraska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to combat drug trafficking across state lines<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36801\">LB112:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Waives first year licensing fees for occupations under the Uniform Credentialing Act for individuals who are identified as low income, part of a military family or a person between between the ages of 18 and 25. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36991\">LB248:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Updates Nebraska statutes to replace the term &#8220;hearing impaired&#8221; with &#8220;deaf or hard of hearing.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sen. Megan Hunt, District 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8588\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hunt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37416\">LB405:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Updates Nebraska&#8217;s energy code from the 2009 to the 2018 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), passed with a 30-11 vote, making Nebraska&#8217;s building energy code the most progressive in the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36993\">LB167:<\/a> Would ban conversion therapy for minors in Nebraska. Even though the bill drew dozens of testifiers in support of the bill, the hearing generated conversations in the state about how we can protect our LGBTQ youth. The bill was withdrawn and will be reintroduced next session.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37284\">LB209:<\/a> Led the opposition to the bill, which will require physicians to inform patients receiving medical abortions that they may be able to reverse their abortion. Hunt pointed out that the paper that this bill is based on, by Dr. George Delgado, said a medication abortion could be reversed if women who took mifepristone were injected with progesterone rather than taking the second drug, misoprostol, but the study was not scientific and the results could not be reproduced.\u00a0 She noted that failing to take the second medication, which fewer than 0.004% of patients chose to do between 2000 and 2012, according to data obtained from the manufacturer of the drug, was just as likely to result in a failed medication abortion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Sen. Rick Kolowski, District 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8585\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Kol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37576\">LB619:<\/a>\u00a0Assures private insurance coverage of mental health services when those services are provided in a school facility by an appropriately licensed behavioral health provider. Some schools provide a space for these services but providers were having difficulty getting insurance payments due to the location outside of their normal office. This bill will make sure the normally covered services are still covered in this location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36974\">LB409:<\/a>\u00a0Adopts the 2018 design and building standards for health care facilities. Health and Human Services had not updated the standards in regulation since 2001, so legislative action was necessary to bring them up to today\u2019s standards. Due to the financial crisis of many small rural nursing facilities, we crafted an exemption for them when remodeling an existing building. Nursing facilities will still have to meet fire, safety and electrical standards of the State Fire Marshal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dhe5l\" data-offset-key=\"95uu9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"95uu9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dhe5l\" data-offset-key=\"3p1qu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3p1qu-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37625\">LB733:<\/a>\u00a0Improves accessibility at polling places for persons with disabilities making it easier for them to vote. LB 733 was amended into LB 411, a Government Committee priority bill.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dhe5l\" data-offset-key=\"5ljur-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5ljur-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5ljur-0-0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Sen. Steve Lathrop, District 12<\/b><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"5ljur-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8562\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/lath.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37725\">LB686:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0Modifies the Correctional System Overcrowding Emergency Act to encourage continued efforts to reduce overcrowding in Nebraska&#8217;s correctional system while providing for a more limited release of inmates should such an emergency occur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37548\">LB125:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Extends victim-notification requirements to people who experience significant thefts at the hands of their intimate partners (so the victims are kept informed about charges being filed, plea agreements, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37906\">LB630:<\/a><\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes penalty provisions for and defenses to offenses involving unlawful intrusion and sexually explicit content and creates the offense of sexual extortion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Mike McDonnell, District 5<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8563\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcdonnell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37870\">LB641:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Provides for an annual $300,000 grant process for a statewide 211 Information and Referral Network. The grant will be administered by the Public Service Commission. LB641 ensures that citizens all across Nebraska will be able to dial 2-1-1 and get the help they are looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37593\">LB 445:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Requires Nebraska municipalities to provide an annual budget report relating to the use of any occupation tax, such as Omaha&#8217;s restaurant tax, levied and collected.The report shall cover what the tax is for, where the money is being spent, and how include an end-date for the occupation tax. This bill ensure Nebraska&#8217;s tax system is more transparent for working families. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37820\">LB481:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Sen. McDonnell&#8217;s LB 642 became LB 481) Creates creates the Brain Injury Oversight Committee and the Brain Injury Trust Fund. The bill includes an annual appropriation of $500,000. LB 481 will ensure that all Nebraska families, especially rural families, are able to access services and education after dealing with a brain injury. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Adam <\/b><b>Morfeld, District 46<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8564\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37906\">LB630:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0Changes penalty provisions for and defenses to offenses involving unlawful intrusion and sexually explicit content and creates the offense of sexual extortion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37475\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LB352:<\/strong> <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0improves transparency and protections against false jailhouse witness testimony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37050\">LB57:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Applies to municipalities (cities or villages) and will prohibit ordinances or other regulations that prohibit the use of a property as a short-term rental. A municipality may adopt or enforce ordinances that impact short-term rentals if the primary purpose is to protect the public&#8217;s health and safety<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Dan Quick, District 35<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8565\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/quick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36920\">LB149:<\/a><\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raises the legal age from 18 to 19 for purchasing and possessing tobacco products and vapor products, such as JUUL devices or other e-cigarettes. It also requires retailers that sell vapor products to be licensed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36878\">LB160:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dds early childhood infrastructure development to the list of projects available for economic development grants or loans. Early childhood care and education programs are important tools for our communities. They can be utilized to attract new families in addition to ensuring parents a safe place to take their kids in order to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37082\">LB424:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Would amend the Nebraska Municipal Land Bank Act to allow cities across the state to create and join land banks, an important tool to empower cities to clean up problem properties and put homes back on our tax rolls. The bill did not advance due a fillibuster, but will be up for further consideration next session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sen. Tony Vargas, District 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9047\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Vargas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37641\">LB739:<\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>was amended into Sen. Lathrop&#8217;s corrections omnibus bill.) The measure prohibits the use of restrictive housing, otherwise known as solitary confinement, for vulnerable populations, which includes inmates who are under the age of 18, pregnant, or have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, developmental disability, or traumatic brain injury.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a6n60\" data-offset-key=\"i1lg-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"i1lg-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"i1lg-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a6n60\" data-offset-key=\"16r8t-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"16r8t-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"16r8t-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37907\">LB713:<\/a> This bill was prioritized by the Executive Board and passed with unanimous support. LB713 requires the state to start studying revenue volatility, conduct budget stress tests, and plan long-term budgets for major programs every four years. It ensures the state has a plan for various economic conditions and are more prepared for upturns and downturns in revenue.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a6n60\" data-offset-key=\"637g2-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"637g2-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"637g2-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a6n60\" data-offset-key=\"12n58-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"12n58-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"12n58-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37911\">LB694<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37681\">LB737:<\/a> (both bills\u00a0amended into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37408\">LB86\u00a0<\/a>&#8212; Sen. Wayne&#8217;s housing omnibus. LB694 amends a provision of the Affordable Housing Act to require only for-profit entities to provide matching funds to receive assistance provided by the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF). Currently statute provides all eligible entities &#8212; including governmental subdivisions, local housing authorities, community action agencies, community, reservation, or neighborhood based nonprofit organizations, and for-profit entities &#8212; to provide matching funds. Under LB694 only for-profit entities would be required to provide matching funds. This simple change removes a major barrier for other organizations to begin projects and develop much needed affordable housing all across the state. LB737 increases transparency and accountability on the AHTF by placing annual reporting requirements on the Department of Economic Development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen Lynne Walz, District 15<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8566\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/walz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37197\">LB570:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Commonly referred to as the Olmstead plan, it requires the Department of Health and Human Services to create a statewide comprehensive plan to provide services to those with disabilities in the most inclusive and community-based setting possible. Stemming from a 1999 Supreme Court case, Olmstead v. L.C. the Court found that institutionalization of people with disabilities was considered segregation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and States are required to create a statewide plan to address this issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37291\">LB468:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Protects nursing homes across the state by preventing any such long-term care facility from being moved over the state&#8217;s Managed Care Organizations payment structure. Repayment under the MCO&#8217;s have been shown to be unreliable and inaccurate for current providers in this system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Justin Wayne, District 13<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8567\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/wayne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36832\">LR14CA:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Will change existing language in the Nebraska State Constitution regarding Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Currently, TIF in Omaha is all the same. A developer receives the same economic benefit of TIF whether they invest in North Omaha or 72nd and Dodge. The proposed change would extend the TIF repayment period from 15 years to 20 years, but only in cases where more than 50 percent of the project is in an area that has been declared \u201cextremely blighted\u201d. 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