Judiciary

NE - Senator Steve Lathrop (U)

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Chairperson

NE - Senator Tom Brandt (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Ernie Chambers (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Wendy DeBoer (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Adam Morfeld (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Patty Pansing Brooks (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Julie Slama (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Justin Wayne (U)

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Member

NE - LB7 Adopt the Counterfeit Airbag Prevention Act

NE - LB17 State a right of juveniles who have a parent with a disability

NE - LB28 Authorize damages for property taxes and special assessments paid on property lost through adverse possession

NE - LB43 Adopt the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Act

NE - LB44 Eliminate the death penalty and change provisions relating to murder in the first degree

NE - LB47 Change provisions relating to when a grand jury report may be made public

NE - LB54 Change provisions relating to carrying a concealed weapon

NE - LB55 Authorize persons eighteen years of age to acquire or convey title to real property

NE - LB58 Adopt the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act

NE - LB71 Eliminate a cause of action for damages for shoplifting

NE - LB89 Change certain marijuana penalties

NE - LB90 Make post-release supervision optional for Class IV felonies

NE - LB91 Provide for deferred judgments by courts as prescribed

NE - LB92 Require application of Nebraska Evidence Rules at parental termination hearings

NE - LB93 Provide for intervention by a biological parent in certain juvenile proceedings

NE - LB94 Designate Nebraska State Patrol as agency to investigate criminal activity within Department of Correctional Services correctional facilities

NE - LB106 Change provisions relating to disclosure of DNA records under the DNA Identification Information Act

NE - LB108 Change provisions relating to placement of Department of Correctional Services inmates in county jails

NE - LB110 Adopt the Medical Cannabis Act

NE - LB113 Require the Department of Correctional Services to disclose certain records

NE - LB114 Change provisions relating to reductions of good time

NE - LB125 Include certain intimate partners who are victims of theft within victim rights statutes

NE - LB131 Change certain provisions relating to minimum sentences

NE - LB132 Change penalties for certain felonies committed by persons under nineteen years of age

NE - LB133 Change provisions relating to structured programming and deferral of parole

NE - LR1 Constitutional amendment to eliminate slavery or involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime

NE - LB141 Provide for the offense of assault by strangulation or suffocation

NE - LB143 Prohibit throwing or dropping dangerous instruments on motor vehicles

NE - LB146 Change liability and damages provisions for refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney

NE - LB154 Authorize a study to improve reporting and investigation of missing Native American women

NE - LB164 Prohibit electronic transmission or online posting of certain photographs or videos, redefine sexual exploitation, and provide for a registrable offense under the Sex Offender Registration Act

NE - LB166 Prohibit defendant's discovery of victim's actual or perceived gender or sexual orientation as defense to crime

NE - LB167 Prohibit conversion therapy

NE - LB168 Define offense of child abuse to include subjecting a child to conversion therapy

NE - LB173 Define and redefine terms of coercion and without consent and provide for applicability with respect to sexual assault

NE - LB176 Eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties

NE - LB179 Authorize the appeal of certain motions as final orders

NE - LB198 Change provisions relating to use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony and prohibit use of a facsimile firearm to commit a felony

NE - LB206 Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers

NE - LB207 Create a Death Penalty Defense Standards Advisory Council

NE - LB209 Require information regarding reversal of medication abortion

NE - LB213 Provide for setting aside certain infraction, misdemeanor, and felony convictions

NE - LB216 Prohibit releasing a person in custody to avoid medical costs

NE - LB219 Change requirements for foster care transition proposals and provide immunity from liability for caregivers

NE - LB230 Provide for room confinement of juveniles as prescribed

NE - LB231 Change provisions relating to legal defense of juveniles

NE - LB233 Prohibit bringing a cell phone into a detention facility

NE - LB238 Change requirements for witnessing death penalty executions

NE - LB240 Change procedures for determining competency to stand trial

NE - LB247 Adopt the Advance Mental Health Care Directives Act

NE - LB249 Change the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from a sexual assault

NE - LB262 Change membership and duties of long-term restrictive housing work group

NE - LB264 Redefine premises under the Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB271 Change provisions relating to releases, covenants not to sue, or similar agreements on joint and several liability

NE - LB275 Require notification when persons prohibited by state or federal law attempt to obtain a handgun purchase permit or concealed handgun permit

NE - LB277 Change membership provisions for the Board of Parole

NE - LB282 Change provisions relating to bail

NE - LB286 Create the Coordinated Reentry Council

NE - LB300 Change judges' salaries

NE - LB308 Change provisions relating to commencement of civil actions, voluntary appearances, and waivers of defenses

NE - LB309 Increase the number of district court judges in Douglas County

NE - LB318 Change provisions relating to petroleum products liens

NE - LB322 Change provisions relating to enforcement of certain tobacco restriction provisions

NE - LB324 Change immunity from liability under the 911 Service System Act

NE - LB331 Change provisions relating to the Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, and the Office of Probation Administration

NE - LB335 Authorize a 24/7 sobriety program permit for operating a motor vehicle as a condition of bail

NE - LB339 Change provisions relating to judicial nominating commissions

NE - LB340 Change provisions related to female offenders in incarceration work camps

NE - LB343 Adopt the School Safety Rapid Response Option Act and authorize schools to allow employees to carry concealed handguns

NE - LB352 Provide requirements relating to the use of jailhouse informants

NE - LB353 Provide powers and duties for University of Nebraska police departments and police officers as prescribed

NE - LB354 Change provisions relating to sealing of juvenile records

NE - LB365 Adopt the Health Care Directives Registry Act

NE - LB369 Require jails, law enforcement agencies, and the Nebraska State Patrol to provide public notice before entering into agreements to enforce federal immigration law and to allow audits of noncomplying entities

NE - LB376 Provide for safekeeping of prisoners

NE - LB377 Provide for voidability of certain releases from liability

NE - LB387 Change and modernize provisions relating to juries

NE - LB388 Change provisions relating to termination of parental rights, placement of children, and guardianship

NE - LB389 Change provisions relating to termination of parental rights

NE - LB390 Provide duties regarding school resource officers and security guards

NE - LB391 Change duties of peace officers taking juveniles into custody or interrogating juveniles and prohibit use of statements taken in violation of juvenile rights

NE - LB392 Change hearsay provisions in the Nebraska Evidence Rules

NE - LB395 Change landlord's power of possession provisions in cases of domestic violence

NE - LB396 Change landlord and tenant provisions relating to continuances and rental deposits

NE - LB421 Adopt the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act

NE - LB426 Provide for adoption by two adults

NE - LB427 Change terminology relating to legitimacy of children

NE - LB433 Change provisions relating to return of tenant's deposits and damages

NE - LB434 Change landlord and tenant provisions relating to three-day notice to quit and to create a right of redemption for tenants

NE - LB435 Change provisions relating to retaliatory conduct by a landlord

NE - LB438 Designate Nebraska State Patrol as agency to investigate criminal activity within Department of Correctional Services facilities and the Lincoln Regional Center

NE - LB443 Require the Department of Correctional Services to allow committed offenders reasonable access to their attorneys

NE - LB455 Change medical services payment provisions relating to jails

NE - LB457 Define and redefine terms relating to industrial hemp under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

NE - LB458 Change provisions relating to child abuse or neglect

NE - LB471 Provide a procedure for consolidation of related civil actions in multiple judicial districts

NE - LB474 Change provisions relating to claims against the state for wrongful incarceration and conviction

NE - LB475 Create the offense of sexual extortion, redefine sexual exploitation, and provide for a registrable offense under the Sex Offender Registration Act

NE - LB478 Prohibit use of consent by a minor as a defense or mitigation of damages or liability in certain civil actions arising from sexual assaults

NE - LB479 Prohibit sexual abuse of a detainee and change provisions relating to sexual abuse of an inmate or parolee

NE - LB484 Change provisions relating to assault on certain employees and officers

NE - LB490 Consolidate offices of clerk of the district court and clerk magistrates

NE - LB491 Authorize punitive damages as prescribed

NE - LB496 Increase penalties for tampering with witnesses, informants, jurors, or physical evidence and change provisions relating to discovery in criminal cases

NE - LB500 Prohibit participation in pretrial diversion programs for certain driving under the influence and driver's license offcenses

NE - LB502 Adopt the Limited Immigration Inquiry Act

NE - LB503 Eliminate requirement that physician be physically present in same room when an abortion is performed

NE - LB504 Provide for enhanced penalties and a civil action for crimes committed because of a victim's gender identity or association with a person of a certain gender identity and include strangulation in the offenses eligible for enhancement

NE - LB510 Change applicability of Sex Offender Registration Act to certain out-of-state juvenile adjudications

NE - LB514 Change issuing a bad check provisions to include obtaining child support credit and spousal support credit

NE - LB516 Change provisions relating to child abuse, the Child Protection and Family Safety Act, human trafficking, and child welfare services

NE - LB517 Change human trafficking civil damage provisions

NE - LB519 Change statutes of limitations for certain sexual and trafficking offenses and authorize interception of communications relating to such offenses

NE - LB532 Change provisions relating to harassment protection orders, sexual assault protection orders, and domestic abuse protection orders

NE - LB533 Change terminology related to marriage

NE - LB539 Redefine abuse under the Adult Protective Services Act

NE - LB548 Prohibit restraining animals during certain disasters or weather events

NE - LB553 Require reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability to have an assistance animal in a dwelling as prescribed

NE - LB578 Provide for venue of legal proceedings challenging laws regarding redistricting

NE - LB579 Authorize issuance of ignition interlock permits to persons who caused serious bodily injury while driving under the influence

NE - LB582 Change provisions relating to possession of a stolen firearm

NE - LB589 Prohibit peace officers from serving as school resource officers

NE - LB593 Change and eliminate provisions relating to medical assistance reimbursement claims and liens and provide for retroactivity

NE - LB595 Change Office of Dispute Resolution to Office of Restorative Justice and Dispute Resolution and change powers and duties of the office

NE - LB621 Change provisions relating to solar energy and wind energy, declare certain instruments void and unenforceable, and provide for a civil cause of action

NE - LB627 Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity

NE - LB630 Create the offense of sexual extortion and change elements and penalties for sexual offenses

NE - LB643 Change death and disability-related prima facie evidence provisions relating to emergency responders

NE - LB646 Eliminate cash bail bonds, appearance bonds, and related provisions

NE - LB649 Eliminate a termination date relating to the Medical Cannabidiol Pilot Study

NE - LB651 Change funding provisions for the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program

NE - LB652 Change a penalty for controlled substance possession as prescribed

NE - LB658 Prohibit executive director of Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from taking certain disciplinary actions

NE - LB659 Remove cannabidiol from list of controlled substances

NE - LB680 Adopt the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act

NE - LB684 Change provisions relating to post-release supervision for Class IV felonies

NE - LB685 Prohibit the denial or delay of a remedy by due course of law as prescribed

NE - LB686 Change provisions relating to correctional system emergencies

NE - LB689 Prohibit discrimination by a seller or landlord on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or citizenship status in any real estate transaction or lease

NE - LB690 Adopt the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act

NE - LB708 Adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act

NE - LB712 Prohibit joint entities and joint public agencies from taking action against representative for their speech

NE - LB739 Change procedures and requirements for use of restrictive housing of inmates

NE - LR123 Interim study to assess the readiness of correctional facilities to implement the provisions of LB258, 2018, by its operative date of July 1, 2020

NE - LR124 Interim study to examine the practices for juvenile interrogations by law enforcement and potential improvements to protect the rights of juveniles and the safety of the public

NE - LR127 Interim study to ensure youth in the foster care system and juvenile justice system understand their rights, to ensure their rights are being upheld, and to explore the need for additional rights

NE - LR144 Interim study to examine the effectiveness of cash bail and cash bonds for misdemeanors and city and village ordinance violations

NE - LR146 Interim study to examine the feasibility of introducing a Prosecutor Transparency Act in Nebraska

NE - LR148 Interim study to examine issues related to unfunded mandates to county governments for the administration of judicial proceedings

NE - LR156 Interim study to examine strategies to prevent suicide by youth involved in the Nebraska juvenile justice system

NE - LR158 Interim study to examine matters related to adoption procedures in Nebraska

NE - LR171 Interim study to examine the impact of lowering the age of majority from 19 years of age to 18 years of age for making health care decisions

NE - LR176 Interim study to examine the metrics used in the juvenile justice system to track outcomes for youth who are under system supervision and after contact with the juvenile justice system

NE - LR183 Interim study to examine whether continuity of care and safety for individuals and the public can be enhanced by allowing mental health providers to coordinate with law enforcement

NE - LR189 Interim study to examine the effectiveness of 24/7 sobriety programs and determine potential standards for statewide implementation

NE - LR197 Interim study to conduct a comprehensive study of due process for inmates in restrictive housing

NE - LR201 Interim study to examine the role truancy plays in the school-to-prison pipeline and explore possible alternatives to reduce truancy

NE - LR204 Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee

NE - LR205 Interim study to examine issues related to child custody proceedings and parenting time determinations for families of divorce

NE - LR206 Interim study to examine options for the elimination of cash bail, appearance bonds, and related provisions, and examine risk assessment tools for pretrial release, post-conviction custody, and supervision status determinations

NE - LR224 Interim study to examine the civil legal service needs of low-income residents

NE - LR235 Interim study to examine the efficacy of testing and monitoring programs to reduce recidivism for driving under the influence and controlled substances offenses

NE - LR236 Interim study to examine issues related to juvenile justice

NE - LR237 Interim study to examine issues related to Nebraska's correctional system

NE - LR238 Interim study to assess the rehabilitation and other needs of inmates while in the custody of the Dept. of Correctional Services and while transitioning into the community

NE - LR245 Interim study to examine advance planning for mental health care, which is distinct from advance planning for end-of-life care

NE - LR246 Interim study to examine the Office of Public Guardian

NE - LR248 Interim study to analyze and assess the arrangement for chemical testing of items seized pursuant to arrests for controlled substances

NE - LR253 Interim study to investigate the laws of self-defense and defense of third parties as they apply to the defense of persons victimized by domestic violence and human trafficking

NE - LB742 Change penalty, sentencing, and hearing application provisions relating to offenses against animals

NE - LB745 Provide duties for law enforcement and prosecutors regarding federal immigration forms relating to victims of certain crimes

NE - LB748 Adopt the Fertility Fraud Act

NE - LB749 Adopt the Nebraska Anti-Terrorism Act

NE - LB750 Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status

NE - LB751 Provide for a mental health exception to compulsory education requirements

NE - LB756 Authorize persons eighteen years of age or older to buy and sell stocks and bonds

NE - LB766 Prohibit sexual assault of a minor by an authority figure, change statute of limitations for failure to make a report of child abuse or neglect, and change provisions relating to sexual offenses

NE - LB776 Allow expert testimony on eyewitness identification and memory

NE - LB777 Provide for set-asides of infractions and violations of city and village ordinances and county resolutions

NE - LB786 Change rules on the use of restrictive housing and require screenings of inmates for serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries

NE - LB792 Allow for the combination or aggregation of cocaine, base cocaine, heroin, amphetamine or methamphetamine amounts for two or more controlled substance violations

NE - LB793 Change penalty and statute of limitation provisions relating to public assistance violations

NE - LB814 Prohibit dismemberment abortion

NE - LB816 Provide for information and training on firearm safety and suicide prevention and place restrictions and requirements on certain transfers of firearms

NE - LB823 Provide for a special election prior to the exercise of eminent domain for transmission lines in certain circumstances

NE - LB832 Provide immunity for removal of a child from a motor vehicle

NE - LB844 Eliminate certain notice requirements relating to construction liens

NE - LR281 Constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to enact legislation authorizing courts to reduce sentences

NE - LB868 Change provisions relating to mediators under the Parenting Act

NE - LB869 Provide for issuance of subpoenas in civil proceedings in foreign jurisdictions and change provisions relating to subpoenas and witness fees

NE - LB871 Change unconscionability provisions under the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act

NE - LB872 Eliminate requirements for the provision of information and materials regarding finding medical assistance and continuing a viable pregnancy after taking mifepristone

NE - LB873 Provide for a gender neutral designation on operator's licenses and state identification cards and provide for amendment of a birth certificate

NE - LB881 Prohibit deductions of fines from bonds

NE - LB882 Change provisions relating to marriage and annulments

NE - LB883 Change procedures relating to obligors and obligees in child support proceedings

NE - LB884 Provide for legal effect of a publication concerning liability insurance

NE - LB886 Prohibit certain acts by health insurers and network providers and list a deceptive trade practice

NE - LB895 Change provisions related to decedents' estates

NE - LB900 Provide for the ownership of an unfertilized human ovum

NE - LB906 Provide requirements and restrictions on maintenance, release, and use of video recordings of forensic interviews of children

NE - LB907 Change provisions relating to adoptions

NE - LB912 Change provisions relating to examination of witnesses by telephonic, videoconferencing, and similar methods

NE - LB913 Change arson, trespass, and graffiti provisions

NE - LB914 Change rental deposit, damage, and notice of termination provisions under the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB924 Change provisions relating to racial profiling and require law enforcement training

NE - LB925 Change provisions relating to standing to file a petition for a declaratory judgment

NE - LB934 Change provisions relating to the practice of law and admission to the Nebraska bar

NE - LB938 Provide immunity for reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney

NE - LB940 Change a provision regarding the sealing of juvenile records

NE - LB941 Create the Nebraska Youth in Care Bill of Rights

NE - LB945 Require a report on untested sexual assault evidence collection kits

NE - LB951 Change elements of claims under the Nebraska Claims for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Act

NE - LB958 Change provisions relating to possession or purchase of a firearm by a person convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence or subject to any protection order

NE - LB959 Limit habitual criminal enhancement to violent felonies

NE - LB964 Provide for an acknowledgment of maternity

NE - LB966 Adopt the Uniform Wills Recognition Act (1977)

NE - LB968 Change requirements for hearings before the Board of Pardons

NE - LB969 Change provisions relating to video depositions of child victims and child witnesses

NE - LB975 Change provisions relating to reports of child abuse or neglect

NE - LB978 Provide for county, city, and village jail reimbursement

NE - LB985 Provide for Class ICA and IDA felony classifications and change penalties

NE - LB986 Prescribe requirements for public colleges and universities regarding criminal history and juvenile court record information

NE - LB991 Create the offense of sexual assault of a student and prohibit related enticement conduct by school officials

NE - LB994 Adopt the Organ Transplant Fairness Act

NE - LB1004 Change provisions relating to parole eligibility

NE - LB1006 Change provisions relating to garnishment summonses

NE - LB1007 Change provisions relating to competency to stand trial and be sentenced

NE - LB1020 Change provisions relating to discrimination under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act

NE - LB1027 Adopt the County Court Special Proceedings Act

NE - LB1028 Change filing procedure for actions in Small Claims Court

NE - LB1029 Change requirements for preservation of court records

NE - LB1030 Change requirements relating to forfeited recognizances, fines, and costs

NE - LB1031 Change provisions relating to probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings

NE - LB1032 Change provisions relating to civil judgments

NE - LB1036 Allow persons eighteen years of age to make health care decisions and persons under nineteen years of age in correctional facilities to consent to medical and mental health care

NE - LB1041 Change provisions relating to grand jury transcripts

NE - LB1048 Create the offense of sexual assault by a school employee and provide notification to the Commissioner of Education

NE - LB1062 Allow the Department of Correctional Services to establish a predischarge reentry pilot program

NE - LB1081 Change provisions on postconviction relief

NE - LB1082 Increase the indigent defense court filing fee

NE - LB1091 Adopt the Face Surveillance Privacy Act

NE - LB1094 Change lien provisions on support order judgments

NE - LB1095 Authorize counties containing a city of the metropolitan class to establish juvenile justice programs and services

NE - LB1112 Change provisions relating to payment for sexual assault forensic examinations

NE - LB1113 Provide that photographing or recording a peace officer is not obstruction of justice

NE - LB1115 Change provisions relating to the revocation of instruments under the Nebraska Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act

NE - LB1117 Change sentencing provisions for crimes committed by a person under twenty-one years of age and change provisions relating to jurisdiction over juveniles

NE - LB1118 Provide for grandparent visitation

NE - LB1133 Increase caps on medical malpractice liability

NE - LB1137 Provide for class certification and removal to district court for certain cases under the Administrative Procedure Act

NE - LB1148 Change provisions relating to the Office of Juvenile Services and the placement of juveniles at youth rehabilitation and treatment centers

NE - LB1149 Change provisions relating to the Office of Juvenile Services

NE - LB1164 Change terminology related to disability in civil rights provisions

NE - LB1169 Create the Nebraska Integrated Juvenile Data Governing Body and the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Information System

NE - LB1171 Change provisions under the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act

NE - LB1180 Change provisions regarding alternate jurors

NE - LB1181 Adopt the Fair Sentencing Act and change provisions relating to mandatory minimums, the habitual criminal enhancement, and pretrial detention

NE - LB1190 Provide for grandparent visitation when the parents of the child remain married

NE - LB1194 Change population threshold for appointment of public defenders in certain counties

NE - LB1208 Change provisions relating to restrictive housing, immediate segregation, discipline, and other conditions of confinement in state correctional facilities

NE - LB1209 Provide for caregiver diversion programs

NE - LB1210 Create the offense of sexual exploitation of a student

NE - LB1221 Change controlled substance schedules for certain federally approved drugs containing derivatives of cannabis

NE - LR377 Interim study to complete a comprehensive review on the reform of policing in Nebraska

NE - LR379 Interim study to examine whether continuity of care and safety for individuals and the public can be enhanced by allowing mental health providers to coordinate with law enforcement

NE - LR383 Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee

NE - LR384 Interim study to examine issues related to Nebraska's correctional system

NE - LR385 Interim study to investigate the advertisement and use of unproven stem cell injections as a therapy for health disorders

NE - LR386 Interim study to examine Nebraska law, policy, and application in the filing and transferring of cases involving youth between juvenile and criminal court and to examine how the jurisdictional structure supports the intent of the juvenile code

NE - LR388 Interim study to examine the coordination of efforts to find alternatives to incarceration for offenses that involve operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other drugs

NE - LR393 Interim study to review juvenile justice involvement for youth who commit certain status offenses

NE - LR405 Interim study to examine the feasibility of developing the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Information System

NE - LR416 Interim study to examine the terms used to refer to law enforcement officers in Nebraska statutes

NE - LR417 Interim study to examine law enforcement jurisdictions in the state and the existing policies on the use of force by law enforcement officers

NE - LR418 Interim study to examine the categorization of criminal offenses

NE - LR419 Interim study to examine the various age requirements in the Nebraska statutes related to minors and the age of majority

NE - LR421 Interim study to examine the racial and ethnic disproportionality that exists in Nebraska's foster care system, including specifically, for youth committed to the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers

NE - LR427 Interim study to examine the issue of reentry housing utilized by people exiting the Nebr. Dept. of Correctional Services and requiring post-release supervision

NE - LR449 Interim study to conduct a comprehensive review of systemic and institutional racism in Nebraska

NE - LR453 Interim study to examine barriers to obtaining state identification that may exist for inmates in county correctional facilities who are in the process of being released or who have recently been released

NE - LR457 Interim study to examine the Nebraska parole and pardons processes