Police Officers' Association of Nebraska
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PCAN Positions of Legislative Bills January 27, 2005
Submitted by Chief Larry Thoren
Support (+) (POAN also supports except LB 713)
+ LB 24 (Erdman, Combs, Flood) Require drivers to use caution near parked emergency vehicles
+ LB 43 (Redfield) Provide immunity for employers for disclosure of certain employment information
+ LB 57 (Foley) Adopt provisions relating to assault of or serious bodily injury to an unborn child
+ LB 72 (Stuhr, Aguilar) Adopt the Security Personnel Licensing Act
+ LB 81 (Baker) Authorize issuance of undercover plates and driver's licenses to federal agencies
+ LB 100 (Stuhr, Cornett, Friend) Change the definition of police animals under the Nebraska Criminal Code
+ LB 106 (Byars, Aguilar, Baker, et al.) Require all occupants in motor vehicles to wear occupant protection systems
+ LB 108 (Friend) Change provisions relating to possession of alcohol by a minor
+ LB 115 (Friend, Cornett) Change revocation and suspension procedures for law enforcement certificates
+ LB 117 (Bourne, Aguilar, Price, et al. at the request of the Governor) Change penalties for certain drug offenses and provisions relating to ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine
+ LB 123 (Friend, Redfield, Schrock) Change provisions relating to convictions set aside and sex offender registration
+ LB 143 (Price, Aguilar, Beutler, et al.) Authorize fingerprints and DNA samples of convicted felons
+ LB 148 (Aguilar, Bourne, Howard, et al.) Redefine child abuse to include placing children near methamphetamine production activities
+ LB 152 (Hudkins) Define innocent third party for purposes of vehicular pursuit
+ LB 168 (Landis) Change witness fees provisions for public employees
+ LB 179 (Kruse, Aguilar, Burling, et al.) Redefine child abuse to include driving under the influence with a minor child passenger
+ LB 200 (Friend, Hudkins, Redfield) Eliminate the strict liability requirement for pursuits by law enforcement officers
+ LB 251 (Baker) Change provisions relating to towing and liens
+ LB 260 (Stuhr, Beutler, Brown, et al.) Create the Task Force on Trafficking in Persons
+ LB 280 (Thompson) Provide additional abuse and neglect reporting requirements
+ LB 282 (Redfield, Combs, Cunningham, et al.) Authorize the aggregation of amounts for classifying certain forgery offenses
+ LB 292 (Bourne) Provide for consent to service of search warrants by foreign corporations
+ LB 294 (Flood, Redfield, Thompson) Change provisions relating to identity theft and create the identity theft passport program
+ LB 341 (Baker) Change provisions of the Enhanced Wireless 911 Fund
+ LB 360 (Bourne) Change provisions relating to the crime of burglary
+ LB 363 (Bourne) Change penalty provisions for criminal attempt
+ LB 377 (Kruse, Brown, Burling, et al.) Change provisions relating to assault
+ LB 385 (Johnson) Rename and change provisions of the DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders Act to apply to missing persons
+ LB 393 (Smith) Prohibit acts relating to electronic mail
+ LB 403 (Friend, Synowiecki) Provide a penalty for committing motor vehicle homicide during a period of operator's license suspension or revocation
+ LB 429 (Speaker Brashear, at the request of the Governor) Increase a court fee and extend the Law Enforcement Improvement Fund
+ LB 452 (Urban Affairs Committee) Change city code violation citation procedures
+ LB 458 (Baker) Change a wireless telecommunication carrier surcharge
+ LB 481 (Aguilar, McDonald, Pahls, et al.) Change provisions relating to ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine
+ LB 506 (Erdman, Baker, Burling, et al. at the request of the Governor) Change the mode of inflicting the death penalty
+ LB 510 (Combs, Burling, Cunningham, et al.) Provide for immunity relating to employment references
+ LB 527 (Connealy, Cornett, Howard, et al.) Adopt the In the Line of Duty Dependent Education Act
+ LB 535 (Synowiecki) Change provisions relating to assault in the third degree and domestic assault in the third degree
+ LB 567 (Beutler, Burling) Adopt the Sex Offender Monitoring Act
+ LB 632 (Pahls) Create offenses relating to unlawful possession of a firearm
+ LB 670 (Landis) Prohibit acts relating to computers and electronic mail
+ LB 710 (Erdman) Change provisions relating to retirement systems for police in cities of the first class
+ LB 711 (Erdman) Provide a retirement benefit for law enforcement officers in certain cities
+ LB 713 (Thompson) Change provisions relating to evidentiary procedure, statutes of limitations, and reporting requirements relating to sexual assault (POAN is Neutral)
+ LR 22CA (Brashear) Constitutional amendment to change distribution of certain forfeited or seized money
Opposed (-) (POAN also supports except LB 64 & LB 538)
- LB 63 (Mines) Provide for one license plate and In Transit decal per vehicle
• LB 64 (Synowiecki, Cornett) Adopt the Peace Officer Employer-Employee Relations Act
(POAN is Neutral
- LB 69 (Smith, Baker) Eliminate motorcycle helmet provisions
- LB 70 (Smith, Baker) Change and eliminate provisions relating to motorcycle safety and helmets
- LB 80 (Baker) Eliminate a school bus speed restriction and change provisions relating to lights on motor-driven cycles
- LB 112 (Bourne) Require electronic recording of custodial interrogations
- LB 127 (Cunningham, Burling, Combs, et al.) Authorize the reporting of school bus safety violations as prescribed
- LB 128 (Hudkins) Create the offense of interference with child visitation
- LB 343 (Baker) Change and eliminate provisions of the Nebraska Public Safety Wireless Communication System Act
- LB 354 (Preister) Provide a service fee for employees who are not members of certain labor unions
- LB 430 (Cornett) Change permissible hours of retail sales of alcoholic liquor
- LB 454 (Combs, Aguilar, Baker, et al.) Adopt the Concealed Handgun Permit Act
- LB 538 (Brashear) Change provisions relating to drug offenses, probation, parole, and work camps (POAN is Neutral
- LB 715 (Wehrbein) Change provisions of the Nebraska Public Safety Wireless Communication System Act and eliminate the advisory board
- LB 726 (Stuthman, Cornett) Change emergency protective custody provisions under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act
- LB 755 (Chambers) Prohibit taking of a DNA sample by law enforcement without probable cause
- LB 757 (Chambers, Dw. Pedersen) Change provisions relating to the supervision and assignment of appointed deputy state sheriffs
- LB 760 (Chambers) Change the death penalty to life imprisonment without possibility of parole
Neutral (") (POAN positions listed below)
" LB 7 (Dw. Pedersen) Permit municipalities to allow pedestrians to solicit on roadways as prescribed
(POAN Opposed)
" LB 181 (Schimek, Aguilar, Byars, et al.) Change penalties for leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle (POAN Supports)
" LB 464 (Heidemann, Aguilar, Beutler, et al.) Change provisions relating to civil protective custody
(POAN Supports)
" LB 592 (Kruse, Aguilar, Baker, et al.) Adopt the Alcoholic Liquor Liability Act (POAN Supports)
" LB 724 (Stuthman, Cornett, Friend, et al.) Provide for a pilot project for child abuse and neglect investigations (POAN Opposes)
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