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Legislature adopts large cleanup amendment to LB150, delaying parts of veterans justice rollout and adding other statutory harmonizations
Summary
Lawmakers adopted AM 16-17 to LB150, a package amendment that harmonizes multiple bills passed earlier this session, adds anti‑discrimination language, adjusts protection‑order definitions, delays the statewide veterans justice program implementation, and includes a paternity emergency clause.
Lawmakers adopted AM 16-17 to LB150, a white‑copy amendment that strikes and replaces multiple sections of the bill to harmonize statutory cross‑references and incorporate provisions from other bills passed this session.
The amendment covers several enacted or pending measures and technical cleanups, said Senator Megan Boson, who opened debate on AM 16-17. "This amendment strikes and replaces the original sections and includes the E & R amendments contained in ER 90," Boson said, and it also "includes Senator Hallstrom's amendment 15‑69 ... and Senator Clements' AM 14‑22," which is why those sponsors withdrew separate amendments.
Why it matters: AM 16-17 was billed as a housekeeping and harmonization vehicle but includes policy changes with near‑term effects. The amendment transfers a definition and related language about a specified assault offense from a repealed section (identified in debate as "section 28‑311.11") into the Protection Orders Act to correct…
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