Judiciary

NE - Senator Steve Lathrop (U)

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Chairperson

NE - Senator Tom Brandt (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Wendy DeBoer (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Suzanne Geist (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Terrell McKinney (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Adam Morfeld (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Justin Wayne (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 - LB7 Provide immunity from arrest and prosecution for witnesses and victims of violent crimes

NE - LB13 Prohibit possession of a deadly weapon by the subject of a foreign protection order

NE - LB28 Provide for motions for new trial based on newly discovered evidence

NE - LB31 Authorize punitive damages as prescribed and provide for distribution

NE - LB32 Provide for Class ICA and IDA felony classifications and change penalties

NE - LB33 Change provisions relating to minimum sentences

NE - LB34 Change sentencing provisions for crimes committed by a person under twenty-one years of age

NE - LB45 Eliminate provisions relating to continuance of proceedings under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB46 Eliminate an alternative service provision under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB47 Change procedures relating to obligees in child support proceedings

NE - LB48 Change provisions relating to marriage and annulments

NE - LB49 Change penalty for use of tobacco or nicotine products by person under twenty-one years of age

NE - LB50 Change voice analysis examiner and voice stress analyzer provisions under the Licensing of Truth and Deception Examiners Act

NE - LB51 Change and provide qualifications for and duties relating to certification of law enforcement officers, require accreditation of law enforcement agencies, prohibit chokeholds in law enforcement, and require policies on excessive force

NE - LB52 Provide for immunity for injury or death resulting from COVID-19 exposure

NE - LB53 Provide immunity for health care providers acting in conformance with the crisis standard of care during a COVID-19 state of emergency

NE - LB54 Change immunity for intentional torts under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act

NE - LB55 Change judges' salaries

NE - LB56 Change provisions relating administration of and eligibility for parole

NE - LB57 Provide a hearsay exception for present sense impressions

NE - LB58 Change requirements for service by publication for delinquent liens arising from city or village special assessments

NE - LB71 Change provisions relating to intentional tort claims under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and State Tort Claims Act

NE - LB85 Require Nebraska State Patrol to provide notice of expiration of concealed handgun permit

NE - LB88 Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers

NE - LB89 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 - LB95 Change provisions relating to garnishment

NE - LB97 Change provisions relating to adoptions

NE - LB102 Provide for transfer of duties of clerks of the district court to clerk magistrates

NE - LB104 Allow aggregation of pecuniary losses for criminal mischief offenses

NE - LB109 Provide that photographing or recording a peace officer is not obstruction of justice

NE - LB110 Change and provide duties relating to use of force in law enforcement

NE - LB114 Adopt the Clean Slate Act

NE - LB116 Change provisions relating to handgun transfer certificates and require suicide prevention training and informational materials

NE - LB118 Change duration of harassment, sexual assault, and domestic abuse protection orders and change requirements for affidavits

NE - LB119 Change provisions of the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act

NE - LB120 Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity

NE - LB124 Change provisions relating to reports of the Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System

NE - LB128 Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act

NE - LB130 Change membership provisions for the Board of Parole

NE - LB138 Require jails and law enforcement agencies to provide public notice before entering into agreements to enforce federal immigration law

NE - LR2 Constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for persons twenty-one and older and to require legislation

NE - LB139 Adopt the COVID-19 Liability Protection Act

NE - LB150 Increase the indigent defense court filing fee

NE - LB151 Adopt the Prosecutorial Transparency Act

NE - LB155 Change provisions relating to certain paternity proceedings

NE - LB157 Change provisions relating to grand juries in cases of death during apprehension or custody

NE - LB167 Protect religious freedoms as prescribed and provide for certain tort claims

NE - LB173 Change provisions relating to carrying a concealed weapon

NE - LB186 Change provisions relating to offense of criminal child enticement

NE - LB187 Change definition of sexual penetration for purposes of sexual offenses

NE - LB196 Prohibit discrimination based on lawful source of income under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act

NE - LB199 Adopt the Face Surveillance Privacy Act

NE - LB201 Change provisions relating to jurisdiction over juveniles

NE - LB203 Prescribe requirements for public colleges and universities regarding criminal history and juvenile court record information

NE - LB204 Change provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act

NE - LB205 Change provision relating to unpaid periodic rent under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB206 Change provisions and penalties relating to arson, trespass, and graffiti

NE - LB216 Prohibit certain public communications by a peace officer

NE - LB217 Provide a penalty for filing a false report by a peace officer

NE - LB227 Adopt the Doxing Prevention Act and change and provide penalties and a civil action for false reporting

NE - LB229 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

NE - LB230 Prohibit discrimination in public accommodations and under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity

NE - LB231 Prohibit conversion therapy

NE - LB236 Permit counties to authorize carrying concealed weapons as prescribed

NE - LB244 Change permit renewal provisions of the Concealed Handgun Permit Act

NE - LB245 Change provisions relating to adoptions

NE - LB246 Change provisions relating to applicability of forcible entry and detainer and actions for possession under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB259 Authorize a civil action for damages sustained by public safety officers

NE - LB268 Change landlord's right of access under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB269 Change provisions regarding review of a committed offender's record by the Board of Parole

NE - LB271 Adopt the 24/7 Sobriety Program Act

NE - LB273 Change provisions relating to youth rehabilitation and treatment centers

NE - LB276 Eliminate requirement that physician be physically present in same room when an abortion is performed

NE - LB277 Change provisions relating to rental deposits, damages, and overdue rent under the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB278 Change a penalty for possession under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

NE - LB282 Change provisions relating to obscenity

NE - LB300 Change provisions relating to justification for the use of force

NE - LB301 Change drug schedules and penalties and adopt federal drug provisions under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

NE - LB307 Change provisions relating to appointment of counsel for juveniles

NE - LB308 Provide grants for juvenile indigent legal defense

NE - LB309 Adopt the Assistance Animal Integrity in Housing Act

NE - LB315 Change penalties for assault by strangulation or suffocation and domestic assault

NE - LB316 Change provisions relating to limitations for a postconviction relief action

NE - LB319 Change penalties for theft offenses

NE - LB320 Change provisions relating to violence on premises under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB321 Prohibit defendant's discovery of victim's actual or perceived gender or sexual orientation as defense to crime

NE - LB326 Provide immunity for claims against first responders operating motor vehicles and arising from vehicular pursuits and provide for policies, training, and duties relating to vehicular pursuits

NE - LB330 Raise the jurisdictional age limit for juvenile court to age twenty-one for certain purposes

NE - LB331 Prohibit contractual criminal enforcement of certain offenses related to animals

NE - LB333 Change provisions relating to possession of an electronic communications device in Department of Correctional Services facilities

NE - LB334 Adopt the Community Work Release and Treatment Centers Act and change provisions relating to the Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, and the Office of Probation Administration

NE - LB335 Require announcement of the average cost of incarceration at sentencing for sentences served at the Department of Correctional Services

NE - LB348 Change provisions relating to succession to real property by affidavit

NE - LB352 Change the amounts of certain court fees

NE - LB354 Require courts to issue decisions on motions to transfer jurisdiction in cases involving juveniles within thirty days after hearing

NE - LB355 Change provisions relating to county judges, clerk magistrates, and civil procedure

NE - LB357 Create the Nebraska Youth in Care Bill of Rights

NE - LB358 Change provisions relating to retaliatory conduct by a landlord under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB360 Define and redefine terms relating to sexual assault offenses

NE - LB370 Adopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act

NE - LB372 Change provisions relating to applications under the Nebraska Crime Victim’s Reparations Act

NE - LR20 Constitutional amendment to remove provisions regarding marriage from the Constitution of Nebraska

NE - LB386 Change judges' salaries

NE - LB394 Adopt the Public Health Emergency Housing Protection Act and change deadlines for trials in actions for possession and forcible entry and detainer

NE - LB397 Prohibit certain causes of action by motorists without liability insurance or convicted of DUI offenses, require the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish and maintain an online verification system for accessing certain private passenger motor vehicle insurance information, and authorize a disclosure of certain motor vehicle records

NE - LB402 Require a report by the Supreme Court regarding eviction proceedings

NE - LB403 Change provisions relating to recovery of medical assistance debt from an estate

NE - LB404 Change permit and renewal time periods under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act

NE - LB417 Authorize possession of a firearm on school grounds by a full-time, off-duty law enforcement officer

NE - LB419 Require appointment of counsel in eviction proceedings and provide for a filing fee

NE - LB444 Change provisions relating to credit against jail terms

NE - LB445 Change requirements for peace officers taking juveniles into custody or interrogating juveniles and prohibit use of statements taken in violation of such requirements

NE - LB453 Require landlords to comply with certain ordinances and change provisions relating to remedies under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

NE - LB458 Change provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act

NE - LB461 Require human trafficking informational posters in casinos

NE - LB470 Adopt the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act

NE - LB471 Change the termination date of the long-term restrictive housing work group within the Department of Correctional Services

NE - LB472 Require law enforcement officers to intervene when excessive force is used and require policies on excessive force

NE - LB474 Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act

NE - LB481 Adot the Marijuana Conviction Clean Slate Act, decriminalize possessory marijuana and synthetic cannabinoid offenses and drug paraphernalia offenses, and change related provisions

NE - LB484 Provide for a new felony classification and change penalties for certain theft offenses

NE - LB492 Create the Nebraska Integrated Juvenile Data Governing Body and the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Information System

NE - LB496 Require collection of DNA samples for persons arrested for crimes of violence

NE - LB497 Provide for compensation under Nebraska Crime Victim’s Reparations Act for health care providers examining or treating victims of sexual assault or domestic assault

NE - LB499 Require an annual report on active cases by the Department of Correctional Services, Office of Probation Administration, and Division of Parole Supervision

NE - LB500 Provide for venue for prosecution of certain offenses when committed using an electronic communication device

NE - LB501 Adopt the Uniform Easement Relocation Act

NE - LB505 Limit habitual criminal enhancement to specified felonies

NE - LB517 Provide for a gender neutral designation on operator's licenses and state identification cards and provide for amendment of a birth certificate

NE - LB519 Provide immunity from arrest and prosecution for certain drug and alcohol offenses for witnesses and victims of sexual assaults

NE - LB525 Provide duties and requirements for transitional housing facilities and change powers of the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System

NE - LB537 Change provisions relating to placement and commitment of juveniles

NE - LB540 Change terminology related to disability in civil rights provisions

NE - LB543 Adopt the Agricultural Equipment Right-To-Repair Act

NE - LB546 Adopt the Marijuana Control Act and the Marijuana Conviction Clean Slate Act

NE - LB548 Adopt the Nebraska Racial Justice Act and provide grounds for postconviction relief

NE - LB551 Change and provide qualifications for and duties relating to certification of law enforcement officers, require accreditation of law enforcement agencies, prohibit chokeholds in law enforcement, require policies on excessive force, and create a public data base of law enforcement officer misconduct

NE - LB552 Clarify definitions relating to marijuana under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and to schedule nabiximols as a Schedule III controlled substance

NE - LB559 Change provisions relating to restrictive housing under the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act

NE - LB563 Provide caseload limits for high-risk offenders supervised by probation officers and parole officers

NE - LB568 Change provisions relating to truancy, juvenile courts, the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program, the Commission Grant Program, and compulsory education

NE - LB593 Adopt the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act and the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act

NE - LB601 Require law enforcement agencies to maintain records regarding officer discipline and create a public data base of law enforcement officer misconduct

NE - LB603 Adopt the Organized Consumer Product Theft Protection Act

NE - LB620 Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement

NE - LB621 Adopt the Social Media Fairness Act

NE - LB624 Provide for earned time credit reductions to the minimum terms of sentences of prisoners at the Department of Correctional Services

NE - LB634 Provide a cause of action for unsafe disposal of treated seed

NE - LB636 Eliminate cash bail bonds, appearance bonds, and related provisions

NE - LB638 Require a report by the State Court Administrator regarding juveniles discharged from youth rehabilitation and treatment centers

NE - LB661 Prohibit assault on a public transportation driver and clarify provisions relating to assault on officers, emergency responders, certain employees, and health care professionals

NE - LB663 Require the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice to create a mental health indicator in a criminal justice information system to alert emergency dispatch operators

NE - LR76 Interim study of court fees as a funding source for the court system and the judicial branch

NE - LR85 Provide the Legislature rejects hate, discrimination, and acts of violence, including violence against Asian-Americans, based on race, national origin, or religion

NE - LR97 Interim study to determine whether further revision to the Nebraska grand jury laws is necessary

NE - LR138 Interim study to examine remedies available for incarcerated persons who have property lost, stolen, or damaged during their confinement

NE - LR129 Interim study to review staffing at the Department of Correctional Services

NE - LR156 Interim Study to examine mental health and addiction issues within the Nebraska criminal justice system

NE - LR164 Interim study to examine problem solving courts

NE - LR167 Interim study to examine possible solutions to address conflicts between the child welfare system and custody decisions made in civil cases

NE - LR173 Interim study to examine the organizational structure and funding of the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center

NE - LR183 Interim study to examine Nebraska law relating to body-worn cameras worn by law enforcement agents

NE - LR189 Interim study to examine sex offender registration in Nebraska

NE - LR194 Interim study to examine methods of ending domestic and sexual violence in Nebraska

NE - LR205 Interim study to examine the use of mediation and residential eviction

NE - LR231 Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee

NE - LR248 Recognize the people of Legislative District 47 as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LR249 Recognize the people of Legislative District 34 as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LR253 Recognize the people of Legislative District 16 as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LR254 Recognize the people of Legislative District 33 as supports of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LR256 Recognize the people of Legislative District 37 as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LR257 Recognize the people of Legislative District 38 as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LR258 Recognize the people of Legislative District 17 (Dakota County) as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LR259 Recognize the people of Legislative District 17 (Wayne County) as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LR260 Recognize the people of Legislative District 17 (Thurston County) as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

NE - LB692 Prohibit causing sexual contact when a condom has been removed without consent

NE - LB694 Provide a statute of limitations for exposure to certain chemicals, prescription drugs, or medical devices

NE - LB732 Prohibit use of deception by peace officers in questioning juveniles

NE - LB745 Change and eliminate provisions relating to marriage

NE - LB748 Change forfeiture provisions under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act as prescribed

NE - LB763 Redefine terms relating to recreational liability to include private airstrips or runways and noncommercial aviation activities

NE - LB772 Prohibit certain providers of health care and medical services from taking certain debt collection actions against victims of sexual assault, domestic assault, and child abuse

NE - LB773 Provide for carrying of concealed handgun without a permit and prohibit regulation of such carrying by cities, villages, and counties

NE - LB781 Adopt the Heartbeat Act

NE - LB808 Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules

NE - LB810 mChange provisions relating to room confinement of juveniles and required reports

NE - LB816 Require collection of certain data upon commitment to certain Department of Correctional Services

NE - LB828 Prohibit manipulation of elections under the Election Act and provide a penalty

NE - LB829 Change provisions relating to offenses against animals

NE - LB831 Provide for caregiver diversion programs and conditional release of pregnant and postpartum inmates

NE - LB833 Change the statute of limitations on certain civil actions for sexual assault of a child

NE - LB851 Change enforcement procedures related to certain crimes involving animals

NE - LB870 Provide for payment of attorney’s fees from the State Self-Insured Indemnification Fund and the State Self-Insured Liability Fund

NE - LB878 Provide for automatic review of bail and conditions of release for misdemeanors or violations of city or village ordinances

NE - LB879 Provide for answers of no contest in adjudication hearings under the Nebraska Juvenile Code

NE - LB880 Provide requirements for commissaries in detention facilities and adult correctional facilities

NE - LB882 Change requirements regarding law enforcement records and require maintenance of Brady and Giglio lists

NE - LB883 Require confidentiality of prosecutions of minors tried as adults and change and provide requirements regarding custody and interrogation of a juvenile

NE - LB886 Provide requirements relating to pregnant prisoners and detainees

NE - LB896 Change and provide requirements for program evaluation under the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act

NE - LB903 Change provisions relating to criminal privacy violations and prohibit spying by unmanned aircraft

NE - LB907 Adopt the Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act and change provisions relating to court jurisdiction

NE - LB909 Authorize mental health professionals and practitioners to take persons into emergency protective custody and provide for a training and certification process

NE - LB918 Change dollar amount thresholds for criminal penalty classifications

NE - LB920 Change criminal justice provisions including offenses, sentencing, set asides, restitution, pretrial diversion, and parole; provide for benefits under the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act; create criminal justice pilot programs; terminate an oversight committee; and create a task force

NE - LB921 Change where sentences of imprisonment are served

NE - LB922 Increase the number of district court judges in the fourth judicial district

NE - LB933 Adopt the Nebraska Human Life Protection Act

NE - LB942 Change powers, duties, and training requirements for noncertified conditional officers and reserve officers and provide for notice of expiration of certification as a qualified firearm instructor

NE - LB946 Prohibit the prescription of off-label medications to certain juveniles

NE - LB947 End child support payments upon the death of a custodial parent

NE - LB952 Provide medicaid enrollment assistance to inmates prior to release from incarceration

NE - LB953 Change provisions relating to open burning permits and provide limitations on liability and nuisance relating to land-management burning

NE - LB980 Provide for release for medical treatment, change provisions relating to medical parole, and provide for parole eligibility for persons serving sentences of life imprisonment

NE - LB990 Create the offense of stolen valor and provide a penalty

NE - LB994 Change provisions relating to sale of catalytic converters to secondary metals recyclers and change a penalty

NE - LB1000 Change provisions relating to child abuse and neglect under the Child Protection and Family Safety Act and the Nebraska Juvenile Code

NE - LB1003 Include parole officers in the protective service bargaining unit under the State Employees Collective Bargaining Act

NE - LB1009 Adopt the Domestic Abuse Death Review Act

NE - LB1010 Require information to be included in the Nebraska Criminal Justice Information System and accessible to law enforcement

NE - LB1026 Adopt the Unlawful Restrictive Covenant Modification Act

NE - LB1031 Provide requirements on contracts for telecommunications services for jails

NE - LB1035 Change provisions relating to non-probation-based programs or services

NE - LB1036 Provide for problem-solving court referees

NE - LB1038 Prohibit a cleaning and damage charge requirement in a rental agreement

NE - LB1051 Provide for setting aside convictions and expunging records for convictions and adjudications for concealed weapon offenses

NE - LB1053 Authorize courts to conduct proceedings using virtual conferencing

NE - LB1059 Exempt the Judicial Resources Commission from the Open Meetings Act

NE - LB1086 Adopt the Chemical Abortion Safety Protocol Act

NE - LB1124 Change provisions relating to small estate affidavits under the Nebraska Probate Code

NE - LB1132 Change provisions relating to insurance under the Nebraska Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act

NE - LB1135 Change provision relating to conservation or preservation easements and property tax exemptions relating to such easements

NE - LB1154 Change provisions relating to good time, parole eligibility, and service of a sentence of incarceration outside of a department facility and require eighty percent of eligible committed offenders to be placed in community corrections or transitional housing

NE - LB1155 Provide for a pretrial risk assessment and services pilot program

NE - LB1171 Provide for the clerk of the district court to serve as the ex officio jury commissioner in all counties and change provisions relating to compensation

NE - LB1184 Change provisions relating to duties of the Attorney General to defend the Nebraska State Patrol

NE - LB1192 Provide for a temporary injunction upon filing for separation or divorce, a presumption of joint custody and parenting time, sanctions for misconduct by a party, and reports

NE - LB1200 Adopt the State and Political Subdivisions Child Sexual Abuse Liability Act and exempt actions from the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act

NE - LB1213 Provide powers and duties for school districts, schools, and the Nebraska Library Commission relating to obscenity and access to materials obscene as to minors or harmful as to minors through digital or online resources provided to students

NE - LB1216 Change provisions relating to appointment of guardians and conservators

NE - LB1222 Change provisions of the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act and provide for certificates of title and liens for abandoned mobile homes

NE - LB1223 Require reimbursement for lodging certain defendants in county jails and require state hospitals to maintain beds for certain patients

NE - LB1241 Change provisions relating to law enforcement officer training and certification

NE - LB1244 Change provisions relating to limitations for a postconviction relief action

NE - LB1245 Change provisions and terminology relating to determinations of paternity and parentage, birth certificates, and related matters

NE - LB1246 Require confidentiality for victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking in criminal proceedings prior to the filing of charges

NE - LB1247 Provide for recognition of tribal mental health and dangerous sex offender commitment orders and for transportation of and commitment of persons civilly committed under tribal law

NE - LB1260 Change provisions relating to the Public Guardianship Act

NE - LB1270 Adopt the Law Enforcement Attraction and Retention Act

NE - LB1271 Adopt the Law Enforcement Marketing Act

NE - LB1275 Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act

NE - LB1276 Provide for civil actions against law enforcement officers who commit misconduct and exempt such actions from the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act

NE - LR375 Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee

NE - LR379 Interim study to examine fentanyl distribution in Nebraska

NE - LR384 Interim study to investigate laws and procedures pertaining to the use of emergency protective custody

NE - LR386 Interim study to examine the Nebraska Juvenile Code

NE - LR395 Interim study to examine the judicial inefficiency and increased costs to the state arising Nebraska's four separate statutory based mechanisms for postconviction relief

NE - LR399 Interim study to review and identify what judicial resources are necessary to expand problem-solving courts across the state

NE - LR403 Interim study to examine the use of no-knock warrants

NE - LR412 Interim study to examine if statutory rights and protections relating to victims and survivors are adequate

NE - LR421 Interim study to examine property rights issues

NE - LR423 Interim study to determine whether the current arrangement of court appointment of attorneys is appropriate

NE - LR424 Interim study to research the topic of home equity theft

NE - LR425 Interim study to examine the operational and statutory needs of law enforcement departments of the University of Nebraska