Dirt Alert

The Second Session of the 104th Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die on April 20, 2016. Of the 862 bills considered by the Legislature in 2016 (446 this session and 406 carryover bills), it enacted 216. It enacted 66 additional bills via amendments to other bills. The highlights of the sixty-day […]

On March 21, 2016, the Nebraska Legislature advanced LB 960, the Transportation Innovation Act (the “Act”), to Final Reading (the last of three rounds of floor debate). The Act creates a transportation infrastructure bank and several new programs to accelerate state and local roads projects. A $50 million transfer from […]

In 2013, Baird Holm introduced the Nebraska Job Creation and Mainstreet Revitalization Act (the “Act “), which the Nebraska Legislature enacted in 2014. The Act provides $15 million in tax credits for revitalization and rehabilitation of historically significant real property. During the current legislative session, the Legislature is considering amendments […]

Members of the Nebraska Legislature introduced over 100 legislative resolutions for interim studies thus far during the 2016 legislative session. Although March 29, 2016, was the last day a senator could introduce an interim study, each standing committee may introduce one additional study prior to adjournment sine die, which is […]

Only 15 legislative days remain of the 2016 legislative session, and several prominent issues are still pending before the full Legislature. This Dirt Alert provides an update on the bills we are tracking related to economic development, municipal law, real estate, renewable energy, and taxation. Here is a list of the […]