Nebraska LB1048: Change and eliminate reporting requirements involving certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget, require the provision of copies of certain contracts to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system

What the bill says

A bill FOR AN ACT relating to government; to amend sections 44-1412, 48-683, 54-2428, 71-1131, 77-383, 77-385, 77-27,238, 77-6307, 81-125, 81-1354.01, 81-1378, 81-1504.01, 81-1505.04, 81-1607.01, 83-184.01, 83-1,100.03, 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-363, 83-364, 83-367, 83-370, 83-371, 83-375, 83-377, 83-378, 83-379, 83-380.01, 83-918, 83-963, and 86-1301, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 73-815, 77-6521, 77-6604, 77-6610, 77-6837, and 77-6928, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 61-218, 70-1003, 81-1113, 81-1139.02, 81-1430, 81-15,175, and 81-1606, Revised Stat…

From the enrolled text:

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to government; to amend sections 44-1412, 48-683, 54-2428, 71-1131, 77-383, 77-385, 77-27,238, 77-6307, 81-125, 81-1354.01, 81-1378, 81-1504.01, 81-1505.04, 81-1607.01, 83-184.01, 83-1,100.03, 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-363, 83-364, 83-367, 83-370, 83-371, 83-375, 83-377, 83-378, 83-379, 83-380.01, 83-918, 83-963, and 86-1301, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 73-815, 77-6521, 77-6604, 77-6610, 77-6837, and 77-6928, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 61-218, 70-1003, 81-1113, 81-1139.02, 81-1430, 81-15,175, and 81-1606, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to provide, change, and eliminate requirements related to reporting involving the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor, the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Administrative Services, a task force under the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, the Department of Correctional Services, the Board of Parole, the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Transportation, and broadband Internet providers under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act as prescribed; to require certain copies of contracts to be provided to the Auditor of Public Accounts; to change reporting procedures for preparation of the state executive budget; to eliminate reports regarding labor negotiations; to eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system; to eliminate provisions relating to costs of care for patients of state institutions; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original …