Amanda's Committees

Business and Labor
Judiciary
Chairwoman of Children in Crisis Task Force
Chairwoman of Urban Affairs

Important Issues & Votes

2007
- Voted for the largest tax cut in Nebraska history.

2008
- Voted against the gas tax increase
- Is a member of the Judiciary Committee that found a compromise on Stem Cell Research legislation that both protects life and keeps the door open for lifesaving research.

2009
- Fought to secure funding for Lincoln's schools.

- McGill was a leader in the creation of the Safe Haven package targeted to address children's mental and physical health issues. 

- Worked with fellow Judiciary Committee members to craft a package to address the employment of illegal immigrants and will continue to study the issue throughout the interim

2010
- Worked with the Judiciary Committee to enact sweeping juvenile justice reform.  
- Voted to develop wind energy in Nebraska.
- Voted to end the misclassification of workers.

Bills Passed

2010
LB 884 - Itemized Wages - An itemized wage statement with deductions is usually required to apply for home loans or other kinds of contracts. Currently, there is nothing mandating that employers provide this information to their employees. This bill would require employers to provide their employees with an itemized wage statement (including deductions) within ten days of an employee’s request.

LB 915 - Jury List Clean Up (amended into LB 712) -

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) currently provides records to the Jury Commissioner to create a pool of jurors. This bill would require that the DMV also provide drivers license numbers in order to better avoid duplications in the statewide database.

LR 295CA - bonding for nonprofits - Constitutional amendment to authorize use of revenue bonds to develop property for use by nonprofit enterprises

2009
LB 85 - Urban Growth Districts - This bill was introduced on behalf of the City of Lincoln. This legislation would provide a new way for growing cities to fund roads and infrastructure without raising taxes.

LB 84 - Women's Health Initiative Advisory Council - The Women's Health Initiative Advisory Council was set to expire at the end of 2009.  This bill eliminated the expiration date, so the council will continue to provide excellent programs pertaining to both women's and men's health.

LB 201 - Changed the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act to further protect children being abused by a parent who is living in another country.


LB 551 (McGill Priority Bill) - This bill increases access to affordable healthcare for young Nebraskans.  It allow families to purchase coverage for children under 30 in their family coverage plans at their own cost.

2008
LB 268 (McGill Priority Bill) - Changes the way Lancaster County Commissioners are elected. Starting in 2010, voters will only vote for the Commissioner that represents their district. Currently, all residents of Lancaster County vote for each district’s representative in the General Election. The new method will make officials more accountable to their own districts.

LB 1025 (Amended into LB 1014) - This bill keeps Nebraska eligible for over $1.2 million in domestic violence grants from the federal government. The bill makes minor alterations to our court system to keep Nebraska in-line with grant requirements.

2007
LB 73 (McGill Priority Bill) - Solidifies funding for school breakfast programs.

Bills Being Pursued

LB 431 - Payday Lending - Because of the growing number of payday lenders in her district, Amanda is investigating the industry. She is working to find ways to keep these cash advances available to those who really need them, while making sure consumers are not being trapped in a cycle of debt by high rates. Amanda is proposing the creation of a database to track these transactions and a cooling off period in between cash advance transactions.

LB 968 - Domestic Abuse -

In order to obtain a domestic abuse protection order, the abuser must place another person “in fear of imminent bodily injury”. This bill would remove the word “imminent” from the definition, allowing people to be granted protection orders even if the danger isn’t immediately present.

LB 1062 - Manslaughter Revisions -

Currently, there are two very different types of manslaughter, but only one is defined in our state statutes. LB 1062 separates the two types of manslaughter:  one involving “an intent to kill” and one involving “no intent to kill.”  These two different legal definitions will help ensure that an offender is charged with the correct type of crime.

LB 992 - Expedited Partner Therapy -

This bill would allow patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to deliver medication to any partners who may also be infected but have not yet been examined by a doctor. This practice, commonly referred to as EPT, is recommended by the CDC and the AMA, and has proven to be effective in lowering STD rates in many other states.