Amanda's Committees

Business and Labor
Judiciary
Urban Affairs

Important Issues & Votes

2008
- Voted against the gas tax increase
- Will spend the fall studying Illegal Immigration with the Judiciary Committee and working to find reasonable and effective legislation to solve this growing problem.
- 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.

Bills Passed

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 813 (Speaker Priority Bill) - 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 1144 - 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.