LB 933 will protect all unborn human life to the greatest extent possible the moment Roe v Wade is overturned by providing that when Roe is overturned the performance of an abortion in Nebraska will be an illegal act, saving women and children from the harms of abortion.

The Nebraska Heartbeat Act will save countless lives by requiring an ultrasound before any abortion can be performed and prohibit abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

LB 1086 requires an in-person exam by the physician before any chemical abortion can take place, the physician must schedule a follow-up appointment, and no abortion-inducing drugs can be administered after 7 weeks gestation. This is a critical bill for protecting the health and safety of women and the lives of unborn children.

LB 1129 would require the state to provide free contraceptives, including those that can cause early abortions, to any person who requests them.

LB 715 seeks to expand abortion access by eliminating the existing prohibition preventing the publicly funded insurance coverage for abortion.

LB 716 seeks to expand abortion in Nebraska by expanding the category of who is legally allowed to perform an abortion to include registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants.

LB 276 eliminates the requirement that a physician be physically present in the room during an abortion, which would expand abortion in Nebraska by allowing for webcam abortions and for the abortion pill to be distributed through the mail.

The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on March 12, 2021. The committee took no immediate action, and the bill remains in committee.

LB 67 would allow school-based health centers to dispense, prescribe, and counsel for contraceptive drugs and devices in schools.

The Health & Human Services Committee held a hearing on February 18, 2021. The committee took no immediate action, and the bill remains in committee.

LB 963 protects the religious freedom and conscience rights of medical care providers, health care institutions, and health care payers to not be compelled to participate in or pay for medical procedures or prescribe medications that violate their conscience.

The First Freedom Act defends the First Amendment rights of all Nebraskans by establishing a clear standard to ensure that religious liberty rights are not infringed by government and that government cannot treat churches and religious organizations worse than secular businesses.

LB 231 violates the free-speech and religious freedom rights of licensed counselors and engages in viewpoint discrimination by forcing counselors to only be able to counsel in favor of transgenderism and same-sex attraction. Everyone who seeks counseling has the right to choose their own path, and a counselor shouldn’t be used as a tool to impose the government’s views on their patients.

The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on February 26, 2021. The committee took no immediate action, and the bill remains in committee.

When the government treats churches worse than casinos, gyms, and abortion clinics, the Constitution is violated. LB 167 ensures churches and religious organizations cannot be treated worse than secular organizations and bars government officials from prohibiting religious organizations from operating during a state of emergency.

The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on February 26, 2021. The committee took no immediate action, and the bill remains in committee.

LB 120 & 230 undermines constitutional freedoms, targets small businesses, threatens women’s equality and privacy, and empowers the government to punish people with religious beliefs on marriage and sexuality. These laws are used as a sword against people of faith rather than a shield against discrimination.

The Judiciary Committee held hearings on February 26, 2021. The committee took no immediate action, and the bills remain in committee.

LB 1237, similar to its predecessor, LB 364, creates more freedom and choice in education by providing for a tax credit for private donations to nonprofit scholarship granting organizations to generate more scholarships for low-income families to send their children to the school of their choice.

LB 1158 ensures all school districts develop a policy in support of parents’ rights that must state how the district will involve parents, how parents can access all learning materials, and how parents can opt their child out of lessons or activities. The policy must be reviewed annually following a public hearing and be displayed prominently on the website for each school.

LB 768 protects schoolchildren and parental rights by preventing the State Board of Education from developing or promoting any academic content standards outside of what has been explicitly authorized by the legislature: reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.

LB 364 creates more freedom and choice in education by establishing a tax credit for private donations to nonprofit scholarship granting organizations, which will generate more scholarship opportunities for low-income families to send their children to a private school of their choice.

The Revenue Committee held a hearing on January 28, 2021. Senator Linehan designated LB 364 as her 2021 Senator Priority Bill, and the bill failed to overcome a filibuster during first round debate by the full legislature. 29 senators voted “Yes,” 18 senators voted “No,” and 2 senators were “Present-Not-Voting.” 33 votes were needed. 

LB 210 requires school boards to establish policies and procedures to allow home school students to participate in extracurricular activities to the same extent as public school students.

The Education Committee held a hearing on January 25, 2021. LB 210 advanced from committee unanimously with an amendment stating that a homeschool student shall be required to take no more and no less than ten credit hours in any semester to participate in extracurricular activities.

LB 1136 requires senior care facilities to adopt LGBT policies that would force elderly residents to have room assignments, bathroom access, and pronoun usage based on gender identity and not biological sex.

LB 745 undermines the truth about marriage and human sexuality by requiring gender-neutral language on marriage licenses and certificates. “Husband and wife” would be replaced with “Spouse 1 and Spouse 2.”

LB 517 provides for genderless state ID cards and driver’s licenses and allows for the sex listed on birth certificates to be changed. These changes elevate gender dysphoria into law and encourage sex-changes for minors.

The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on February 26, 2021. The committee took no immediate action, and the bill remains in committee.

LR 20CA seeks to remove the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman from the Nebraska Constitution, undermining the truth about marriage that was placed in the state constitution by voters.

The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on January 29, 2021. LR 20CA was advanced from committee 5-2 and awaits debate by the full legislature.

If passed by the Legislature, LR 2CA would put the legalization of recreational marijuana on the ballot for the 2022 General Election.

The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on February 19, 2021. The committee took no immediate action, and the bill remains in committee.

LB 204 would update Nebraska’s Sex Offender Registration Act by requiring those who are guilty of sex trafficking crimes to be part of the sex offender registry.

The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on March 4, 2021. The bill advanced from committee with 7 “Yes” votes and 1 “Present-Not-Voting” and awaits debate by the full legislature.

LB 1268 would expand the sale of lottery tickets by allowing tickets to be sold through electronic vending machines. Designed for people to lose, the state lottery preys on the poor and contributes to cycles of poverty by taking the most from those who can least afford it.

LB 713 would prohibit the use of tax-increment financing for building casinos in Nebraska, protecting taxpayers and ensuring casinos don’t receive special treatment.

LB 545 seeks to classify sports betting and poker as “games of skill” in order to authorize commercialized sports betting, including online wagering, across the state. LB 545 would substantially expand gambling in Nebraska, exploit the poor and financially desperate, and increase gambling losses and addition.

The General Affairs Committee held a hearing on February 1, 2021. The committee took no immediate action, and the bill remains in committee.