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LB# Introducer One-Liner
(Additional Information)		 Status
Committee (Hearing Date)
General; Select; Final
Amendments
26 Redfield, Smith, Erdman Prohibit acts relating to unsolicited electronic mail and advertising Transportation (2/26)
32
IPP		 Redfield, Price Proscribe use of employee social security numbers by state agencies Indefinitely postponed
Government (2/2)
41
IPP		 Landis Authorize the leasing of excess fiber optic capacity by public owners
(Public fiber owner may lease capacity if: (a) competitive bid; (b) lessee is cert. telecomm. carrier or permitted telecom. contract carrier; and (c) specific lease terms.)		 Indefinitely postponed
See LB 827, partially amended into that bill.
Transportation (1/30)
89
IPP		 Wickersham, Bromm Establish an application process for the installation and delivery of broadband and advanced telecommunications infrastructure and services
(LB 89 assists deployment of broadband and advanced telecommunications infrastructure and services by establishing a grant process. Up to 1% of the Nebraska Universal Services Fund could be used to assist municipalities or counties to procure broadband and advanced telecommunications services, and grant preference would be given to municipalities and counties with high cost factors such as population scarcity and location remoteness. The municipality or county would not become a service provider.)		 Indefinitely postponed
See LB 827
Transportation (1/30)
90
IPP		 Wickersham, Bromm Authorize qualifying businesses to obtain funding for certain telecommunications services
(Amends the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act to include entities providing advanced telecommunications capability as qualifying businesses under the Act.)		 Indefinitely postponed
See LB 827
Transportation (1/30)
106
Final		 Bromm Change powers and duties of the Director of Motor Vehicles
(Provides for the Department of Motor Vehicles to monitor driver records’ changes and report them for a fee of six cents per record searched.)		 Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading 45-0-4
Transportation (1/29)
132 Schrock Provide park entry permits may be procured through the Game and Parks Commission's web site
(Current list of allowable locations for selling permits does not include the Web)		 Natural Resources (3/7)
223
IPP		 Tyson, Robak Authorize issuance of bonds for technology equipment and services for libraries
(Allows local political subdivisions to issue bonds up to $250k)		 Indefinitely postponed
Revenue (3/7)
246
IPP		 Bromm Change reporting requirements for the Public Service Commission regarding telecommunications
(Minor amendment to reporting requirements and allows for electronic submission of report to the Legislature.)		 Indefinitely postponed

General File
Transportation (2/26)
250
Final		 Schimek Change provisions relating to the open meetings law and meetings outside Nebraska
(Permits public bodies to meet outside Nebraska under certain specific conditions.)		 Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading 37-0-12 -
FA33 - Adopted
ComAM116 - Adopted
Government (1/19)
276 Redfield, Baker, Bromm, Burling, Byars, Coordsen, Cudaback, Dierks, Foley, Jensen, Kremer, Price, Quandahl, Smith, Stuhr, Thompson, Tyson Adopt the Personal Identity Defense Act
(Creates the offense of identity fraud and establishes criminal and civil penalties; and other related changes to criminal law.)		 Judiciary (2/22)
284
IPP		 Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Change provisions relating to teleconferencing and public meetings
(Allows all state agencies to utilize teleconferencing for public meetings; under current law only the Judicial Resources Commission may use teleconferencing.)		 Indefinitely postponed
Government (1/19)
298 Bruning Change various fees charged by the Secretary of State
(Codifies fees established by the State Records Board in the amount of fifty cents per page for Secretary of State's records. The Secretary of State’s office is currently implementing a system to make the images of its business records and its Uniform Commercial Code records available online. The bill also repeals the seventy five cent access fee for online access to information in the Secretary of State’s Corporate Database.)		 Select File -AM7060
ComAM215 - Adopted
Banking (1/30)
303
Final
303A
Final		 Stuhr, Brashear, Coordsen, Maxwell, Price, Raikes, Suttle, Wickersham Create the Education Roundtable
(Two representatives of the NITC would serve on the group.)		 Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading
303: 43-0-6
303A: 40-0-9

AM7059 - Adopted
ComAM136 - Adopted
Amendment becomes the bill.
Education (1/22)
308
Final		 Coordsen, Chambers, Kristensen Provide for conditions for direct deposit for payment of wages by state government Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading 45-0-4
Business (1/29)
330 Redfield, Price Prohibit schools to use or display social security numbers Education (1/22)
334
Final
334A
Final		 Jensen Require the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission to establish a telehealth system
(Authorizes the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to establish a telehealth system to provide access for deaf and hard of hearing persons to mental health, alcoholism and drug abuse services. The commission is also authorized to charge fee for the use of the telehealth system. The Telehealth System Fund is created for receipt of fees associated with the telehealth system.)		 Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading
334: 44-0-5
334A: 44-0-5

AM589 - Adopted
LB334A - AM599 - Adopted
ComAM105 - Adopted
Health (1/19)
336 Bromm, Engel, Kremer Appropriate funds to Central Community College
(Funding for distance learning proposal submitted by ESU 7, et al., on behalf of thirty K-12 school districts to the NITC. $1,326,750 for FY01-02 and $1,326,750 for FY02-03)		 Appropriations (3/5)
389
Final		 Bromm
(Transportation Committee Priority Bill)		 Provide for jurisdiction by the Public Service Commission over specified telecommunications service providers
(Relating to mobile radio, radio paging, and wireless providers)		 Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading 48-0-1

Select File - AM7130 - Adopted
Chambers - AM2167 - Adopted

General File - ComAM325 - Adopted
Bromm AM2103 to ComAM - w/d
Bromm AM2104 to ComAM - Adopted
Bromm AM1801 to ComAM - w/d
Bromm AM1698 to ComAM - w/d
Transportation (2/6)
442
IPP		 Schimek Change lobbyist registration provisions with regard to social security numbers Indefinitely postponed

General File
Government (2/7)
463
IPP		 Kristensen Regulate certain leases of dark fiber optic capacity
(Allows public power districts to lease fiber capacity if: (a) the district forms a separate subsidiary subject to certain specified conditions; (b) the lessee is a cert. telecomm. common carrier or a permitted telecomm. contract carrier; and (c) the lease is approved by the PSC. The PSC review requirements are: (a) public interest; (b) promotes competitive market; and (c) entered into in a nondiscriminatory, nonpreferential basis.)		 Indefinitely postponed
Transportation (1/30)
488 Landis Create the motor vehicle insurance identification data base within the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act Transportation (3/5)
534 Quandahl, Brown, Bruning, et al Authorize local authorities to pass traffic regulation ordinances and resolutions relating to photographic evidence Judiciary (2/22)
538 - 543 Speaker Kristensen, req. of Gov. Appropriations Bills Approved by the Gov. w/ line item vetos (see Journal p. 2007)
Passed by the Legislature

Appropriations
565 Chambers Prohibit inclusion of social security numbers on citations General File
Judiciary (3/8)
568 Wickersham
(Speaker Priority Bill)		 Change budget and audit provisions
(In part, requires the Auditor to develop and maintain a system for electronic filing of budget information. The auditor shall promulgate forms for, and receive, electronically filed budgets for any political subdivision that desire to file in an electronic form; and develop and maintain an annual financial information reporting system that is accessible online by the public. )		 General File - ComAM380
Revenue (1/31)
574
Final
574A
Final		 Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Provide for a digital system for issuance of motor vehicle operators' licenses and state identification cards
(Authorizing conversion to a digital driver license system for issuing licenses and ID cards, and for electronic renewal of licenses and ID cards. Provides for implementation on July 1, 2004, or earlier at the designation of the Director. Provides authorization for new fees when system is implemented.)		 Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading
LB574: 44-0-5
LB574A: 42-0-7
Bromm AM977 - w/d
Bromm-Janssen AM926 - w/d
Bromm FA92 - w/d
Chambers FA91- Adopted as amended by FA105
E&R AM7052 - Adopted
Bromm AM692 - Adopted
Brashear AM705 - Withdrawn
Brashear AM520 - Adopted
Transportation (1/29)
585
Final
585A
Final - 2nd		 Engel, Bromm, Connealy, et al
(Engel Priority Bill)		 Provide for enhanced wireless 911 service and establish a surcharge on wireless service subscribers Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading
LB585: 36-6-7
LB585A: 38-6-5

Engel AM937 to LB585A (Returned to Select and adopted)

AM7069 (adopted)
Engel AM1094 (adopted)
Beutler AM 1099 (adopted)
Beutler AM1052 (w/d)
Beutler AMs to AM7069 - 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 (w/d)
Chambers AM921 (adopted)
ComAM462 - Adopted
Transportation (2/6)
588 Dierks Adopt the Rural Initiative Act
(Requires the University of Nebraska to develop and provide new initiatives in the areas of business development and entrepreneurship, e-commerce for small businesses, expansion of distance education, telehealth and telemedicine, and value-added agriculture focused on rural Nebraska needs. The bill creates an advisory board and appropriates $750,000 per year from the general fund.) 		Agriculture (3/6)
613 Redfield, at the request of the Governor Change the Educational Innovation Fund and mentor teacher program provisions Education (2/5)
617
IPP		 Bruning Provide funding for technology projects in county offices and establish a filing fee
(LB 617 establishes the County Records Improvement Fund. Proceeds are $2.00 for each instrument recorded pursuant to Section 33-109. This includes deeds, mortgages, releases, wills, and decrees. The fee is effective through July 1, 2006. Counties could apply for grants to finance "restoration and preservation of existing land records and indices; analysis and evaluation of new record keeping and retrieval technology; upgrades of existing equipment and software for record keeping and retrieval; upgrades and purchases of equipment and software for electronic record keeping and retrieval and electronic filing, and implementation or upgrades of geographical information systems." Section 2 of the bill requires distribution of the grants to begin by January 1, 2003. The bill sets up a County Records Improvement Fund Committee, chaired by the CIO, to administer the fund.)		 Indefinitely postponed
Government (2/28)
644 Preister Adopt the Electronic Equipment Recycling Act
(Creates a program within DEQ to determine the most efficient means of recycling or otherwise disposing of electronic equipment. On or after 1/1/2002, a five dollar fee would be imposed on the sale of each new item containing a cathode ray tube. Creates a fund for loans or grants. Beginning 1/1/2004, prohibits the disposal of electronic equipment in landfills.)		 Natural Resources (2/9)
653 Wehrbein Authorize transfers from the Uniform Commercial Code Cash Fund to the Records Management Cash Fund Appropriations (3/15)
679 Bromm, Jones, Tyson Change provisions of the Nebraska Public Safety Wireless Communication System Act
(Requires consideration of the communications needs of other public agencies and political subdivisions which respond in emergencies and provide essential public services.)		 Transportation (2/6)
720
IPP		 Hudkins Require audio recording of public meetings
(Excepting closed sessions, requires audio recording of public meetings and requires them to be available for review for one calendar after the meeting.)		 Indefinitely postponed
Government (2/23)
792
IPP		 Jensen
(Jensen Priority Bill)		 Change cigarette tax rate and revenue distribution provisions
(Increase in cigarette tax of thirty cents and distributes five cents of such tax to the Telehealth Development Fund.)		 Indefinitely postponed
Revenue (2/22)
797
Final		 Education Committee
(Education Committee Priority Bill)		 Change provisions relating to schools
(Includes language amending NITC involvement in Core Services Fund and Education Innovation Fund)		 Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading 41-0-8

Select File - AM7097 (adopted)
Raikes AM1609 (adopted)
Raikes AM1467 (adopted)
Raikes AM1466 (adopted)
Chambers AM1332(adopted)
ComAM1043 (Adopted)
Education (3/13)
827
Final
827A
Final		 Bromm, Wickersham, Dw. Petersen, Kristensen
(Bromm Priority Bill)		 Provide for the sale or lease of dark fiber by governmental entities Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading
827: 42-3-4
827A: 43-2-4

Select File - AM7072 (adopted)
Bromm-Landis-Beutler-Tyson-Kristensen AM1303 (Adopted)
Chambers FA148 and FA149 (w/d)
Kristensen AM1006 and AM1231 (w/d)
Bromm-Wickersham AM1205 to ComAM499 (adopted)
Kristensen AM1224 to AM499 (w/d)
Bromm AM1192 to AM499 (adopted)

General File - ComAM499 (adopted as amended)
Bromm FA108 to ComAM (adopted)
Beutler - AM902 (w/d) - AM903 (adopted) - AM904 (lost) - AM905 (lost) to ComAM
Landis AM980 to ComAM (lost)
Bromm-Wickersham AM894 to ComAM (w/d)
Robak AM912 to ComAM (lost)
Wickersham-Bromm AM646 to ComAM (w/d)
Robak AM644 to ComAM (w/d)

The Committee Amendment becomes the bill. Parts of LBs 41, 89, and 90 amended into this bill.
Transportation (1/30)
833
Final		 Bromm, Engel, Kremer
(Kremer Priority Bill)		 Change a date relating to connection of a statewide computer information network
(Changes deadline date for connection of all all kindergarten through grade twelve public school districts, affiliated school systems, or Class VI school systems from June 30, 2000 to June 30, 2002)		 Approved by the Gov.
Final Reading 46-0-3

Select File - AM7101 (adopted)
Aguilar-Coordsen-Kristensen-Kremer AM1845 (adopted)
Bromm AM1850 to ComAM (lost)

General File - ComAM1338 (adopted)
Bromm AM1551 to ComAM (adopted)
Education (3/13)