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Committee hears bill to let law enforcement, judges and Guard withhold residential addresses from county online records
Summary
Sen. Jana Hughes, representing District 24, told the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee she introduced LB166 to fix a loophole that leaves the residential addresses of some public-safety personnel and judges accessible through county treasurer websites even after they have requested redaction from county assessors.
Sen. Jana Hughes, representing District 24, told the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee she introduced LB166 to fix a loophole that leaves the residential addresses of some public-safety personnel and judges accessible through county treasurer websites even after they have requested redaction from county assessors.
"There was an unintended loophole that exists that LB166 intends to fix," Sen. Jana Hughes said, explaining that the assessor can withhold a home address but county treasurer online links can still provide the information unless the treasurer is also required to withhold it.
Sergeant Taylor Samek of the York County Sheriff’s Office testified in support, describing how assessor-treasurer links and some treasurer search functions can reveal…
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