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Introduced
01/05/2023
01/05/2023
In Committee
01/09/2023
01/09/2023
Crossed Over
05/22/2023
05/22/2023
Passed
06/01/2023
06/01/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/06/2023
06/06/2023
Introduced Session
108th Legislature
Bill Summary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the administration of justice; to amend sections 24-1302, 27-902, 28-518, 29-2221, 29-2263, 29-2269, 29-2281, 29-2315.02, 29-2318, 29-3001, 43-279, 43-280, 43-4505, 50-434, 69-2426, 69-2432, 71-1902, 71-5661, 71-5662, 71-5663, 71-5665, 71-5666, 71-5669.01, 81-1850, 83-1,110, and 83-1,127, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 27-803, 28-470, 29-2252, 29-2261, 29-2262, 38-2136, 43-2,108, 43-1311.03, 43-4502, 43-4504, 43-4508, 43-4510, 43-4511.01, 43-4514, 71-5668, 83-109, 83-173, 83-1,100.02, 83-1,111, 83-1,114, 83-1,122.01, 83-1,125.01, 83-1,135, and 83-1,135.02, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2022; to change provisions regarding problem solving courts and restate legislative intent regarding appropriations; to create pilot programs relating to virtual behavioral health services, probation, and parole; to change and provide duties for courts, the State Court Administrator, the probation administrator, the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, the Division of Parole Supervision, the Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, the Director of Correctional Services, and the Board of Pardons; to change provisions of the Nebraska Evidence Rules relating to hearsay and self-authenticating items of evidence; to change provisions relating to immunity for administration of naloxone, theft, the habitual criminal enhancement, presentence investigation reports and related materials, set asides, restitution, appointment of counsel in certain proceedings, and actions for postconviction relief; to provide for access to certain information relating to probationers, juveniles, and parolees to law enforcement agencies; to create the Nebraska Sentencing Reform Task Force; to change provisions relating to the duty of confidentiality for certain mental health practitioners; to provide for answers of no contest in adjudication hearings under the Nebraska Juvenile Code; to change provisions relating to a written independent living transition proposal as prescribed; to change provisions of the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act relating to legislative intent, eligibility, extended services and support, court appointed representation, and powers and duties of the Department of Health and Human Services; to terminate the Committee on Justice Reinvestment Oversight; to require dissemination of information regarding suicide prevention to purchasers of firearms and require suicide prevention training in handgun training and safety courses; to change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act; to change provisions relating to notification of crime victims; to change provisions relating to parole and provide for geriatric parole and streamlined parole contracts; to change and provide definitions; to provide for applicability; to require the Department of Correctional Services to provide employees with protective vests; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to the administration of justice in Nebraska:
It expands the definition of problem solving courts, requires each judicial district to have at least one of these courts by 2024, and requires the State Court Administrator to track and evaluate their outcomes. It also creates pilot programs for virtual behavioral health services in courthouses and for providing additional probation officer support and incentives for probationers.
The bill makes changes to the Nebraska Evidence Rules regarding hearsay and self-authenticating evidence, provides immunity for administering naloxone, adjusts theft penalties, and modifies the habitual criminal enhancement. It changes provisions related to presentence investigation reports, restitution, and appointment of counsel in certain proceedings.
The bill creates the Nebraska Sentencing Reform Task Force, terminates the Committee on Justice Reinvestment Oversight, and changes duties of confidentiality for certain mental health practitioners. It allows answers of no contest in juvenile adjudication hearings, updates provisions of the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act, and requires suicide prevention information and training in handgun courses.
The bill also makes various changes to probation, parole, and the Department of Correctional Services, including creating geriatric parole and streamlined parole contracts, providing access to probationer and parolee information for law enforcement, and requiring protective vests for correctional officers.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Approved by Governor on June 6, 2023 (on 06/06/2023)
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