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Nebraska senators debate, then amend measures tied to voter-approved paid sick leave
Summary
The Nebraska Legislature spent hours debating amendments to legislation that would change parts of a voter-approved paid sick leave initiative, passing a narrow cleanup amendment but rejecting a larger carve‑out amendment that would have excluded tens of thousands of workers.
Senators on the Nebraska Unicameral spent most of the afternoon debating changes to measures tied to a voter-approved paid sick leave initiative, passing a narrow technical amendment while rejecting a larger amendment that would have carved sizable groups of workers out of the ballot measure.
The most immediate action came when senators adopted AM 12-07, a cleanup amendment that its sponsor described as “really just some cleanup language” related to bills attached on general file (Senator Von Gillard). The chamber later rejected AM 13-37, a broader amendment that opponents said would undercut the initiative’s coverage for thousands of workers.
Why it matters: Voters in Nebraska passed Initiative 4-36 overwhelmingly last year to require employers to provide earned sick leave. Several senators warned that…
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