During the final week of February, League of Women Voters of Nebraska action teams submitted comments on 13 bills with legislative hearings from Feb. 22 through Feb. 28.
As of Feb. 28, LWVNE action teams have submitted comments on 21 legislative bills and 6 legislative resolutions/constitutional amendments.
You can find the LWVNE’s online and in-person testimony on our 2025 Advocacy Summary table, which will be updated weekly through the committee hearings, here and on our Legislative Advocacy 2025 link at the top of the LWVNE website.
The LWVNE submitted testimony on the following bills and legislative resolutions/constitutional amendments during the week of Feb. 22 through Feb. 28:
- LB213 (Holdcroft) – Require the State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards on human embryology under the science education standards – OPPOSE (online).
- LB638 (Ibach) – Change provisions of the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act – OPPOSE (online).
- LB14 (Cavanaugh, M.) – Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act – SUPPORT (online).
- LB380 (Fredrickson) – Establish requirements for Department of Health and Human Services contractors providing medical assistance services – SUPPORT (in-person).
- LB381 (Frederickson) – Change requirements relating to program integrity audits under the Medical Assistance Act – SUPPORT (in-person).
- LR22CA (Dungan) – Constitutional amendment to provide the right to a clean and healthy natural environment and that the state and political subdivisions serve as trustee of the natural resources of Nebraska – NEUTRAL (online).
- LR14 (Lippincott) – Resolution to rescind a prior resolution and apply to Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution – OPPOSE (in-person).
- LR21 (Lippincott) – Application to Congress for a convention of the states to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms members of the House and Senate may serve – OPPOSE (in-person).
- LB259 (Lippincott) – Adopt the Faithful Delegate to Federal Article V Convention Act – OPPOSE (in-person).
- LR27CA (Hunt) – Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms – SUPPORT (online).
- LR19CA (Dover) – Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms – SUPPORT (online).
- LB553 (Riepe) – Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act – SUPPORT (online).
- LB701 (McKinney) – Provide for reimbursement of doula services by the Department of Health and Human Services – SUPPORT (online).
In addition to submitting comments on proposed legislation, the LWVNE continues its weekly Action Alerts to encourage recipients to submit comments on their own behalf as well as Sunday Sessions on Session. You can sign up here to receive legislative Action Alerts from Rachel Gibson – LWVNE action vice president – if you’re looking for a way to stay updated and to get quick, timely and concrete actions you can take during the legislative session.
Gibson also hosts the weekly Sunday Sessions on Session Zoom meeting from 7-8 p.m. (CT) where participants can learn more about what happened in the Legislature during the previous week and what to anticipate for the coming week. Registration is required at this link, but you only have to register once to attend one, any or all of the Sunday Sessions on Session.