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NE LB191
NE LB191Adopt the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act and change provisions relating to the Contractor Registration Act, the Employment Security Law, the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, and the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act
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Introduced
01/09/2023
01/09/2023
In Committee
01/11/2023
01/11/2023
Crossed Over
04/20/2023
04/20/2023
Passed
05/24/2023
05/24/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/30/2023
05/30/2023
Introduced Session
108th Legislature
Bill Summary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to labor; to amend sections 48-145, 48-163, 48-164, 48-174, 48-622.02, 48-649.03, 48-650, 48-652, 48-2103, 48-2107, and 49-506, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 48-101.01, 71-7104, 81-1228, 81-1229, and 81-1231, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2022; to adopt the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act; to provide for reimbursement for mental health and resilience training for first responders; to change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act relating to the fund credited with payments from self-insurers, notices for rules and regulations, case progression requirements, and summonses; to change permitted uses of the Nebraska Training and Support Cash Fund; to change provisions of the Employment Security Law regarding voluntary contributions and notices of determination; to eliminate a definition and certain fees under the Contractor Registration Act; to change requirements relating to distribution of session laws and legislative journals; to change provisions and definitions of the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act relating to grants; to harmonize provisions; to provide operative dates; to provide severability; to repeal the original sections; and to declare an emergency.
AI Summary
This bill adopts the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act, which provides protections for critical infrastructure utility workers during emergencies, including priority access to personal protective equipment, medical screening, and vaccinations. The bill also makes changes to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, the Employment Security Law, the Contractor Registration Act, and the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act, such as reimbursing first responders for mental health and resilience training, modifying notice requirements, and adjusting grant program parameters.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Provisions/portions of LB671 amended into LB191 by AM1330 (on 06/01/2023)
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