• Nebraska Legislature: Judiciary (afternoon) 01-27-23

    Nebraska Legislature: Judiciary (afternoon) 01-27-23

    LB334
    McDonnell
    Adopt the Reentry Housing Network Act and provide a duty for the Department of Correctional Services and the Board of Parole

    LB557
    Vargas
    Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement

    LB265
    Brewer
    Require protective vests and safety training for correctional officers and allow Department of Health and Human Services employees to use justified force in defense of self or others

    LB82
    DeBoer
    Provide reporting duties for Department of Correctional Services, require development of strategic plan, and eliminate obsolete provisions relating to a working group

    LB467
    DeBoer
    Require state correctional employees to complete mental health training

  • Nebraska Legislature: Judiciary Committee Hearings 01.27.23

    Nebraska Legislature: Judiciary Committee Hearings 01.27.23

    Judiciary Committee meets to hold public hearings:

    LB334
    McDonnell
    Adopt the Reentry Housing Network Act and provide a duty for the Department of Correctional Services and the Board of Parole

    LB557
    Vargas
    Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement

    LB265
    Brewer
    Require protective vests and safety training for correctional officers and allow Department of Health and Human Services employees to use justified force in defense of self or others

    LB82
    DeBoer
    Provide reporting duties for Department of Correctional Services, require development of strategic plan, and eliminate obsolete provisions relating to a working group

    LB467
    DeBoer
    Require state correctional employees to complete mental health training

  • Nebraska Legislature: Judiciary Committee Hearings 01.26.23

    Nebraska Legislature: Judiciary Committee Hearings 01.26.23

    This afternoon the Study Group will livestream the Judiciary Committee Hearings. Other hearings can be viewed directly through Nebraska Public Media's livestream. As usual, we will record the other hearings and make those hearings available through our YouTube and our website at www.nelegislativestudygroup.com

    The agenda for the Judiciary committee is:

    LB314: (Fredrickson) Require firearm dealers to provide information on suicide prevention and require training on suicide prevention under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act

    LB17: (Dungan) Authorize possession of a firearm on school grounds by a full-time, off-duty law enforcement officer

    LB77: (Brewer) Provide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, change provisions relating to concealed weapons, and prohibit certain regulation of weapons by cities, villages, and counties

  • Nebraska Legislature - Judiciary Committee Hearing - 1-25-23