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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 409
Introduced by Cavanaugh, M., 6.
Read first time January 12, 2023
Committee: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
1 A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Nebraska Political Accountability and
2 Disclosure Act; to amend section 49-1493, Reissue Revised Statutes
3 of Nebraska; to change provisions relating to individuals required
4 to file a statement of financial interests; to harmonize provisions;
5 and to repeal the original section.
6 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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1 Section 1. Section 49-1493, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is
2 amended to read:
3 49-1493 The individuals listed in subdivisions (1) through (14) (13)
4 of this section shall file with the commission a statement of financial
5 interests as provided in sections 49-1496 and 49-1497 for the preceding
6 calendar year on or before March 1 of each year in which such individual
7 holds such a position. An individual who leaves office shall, within
8 thirty days after leaving office, file a statement covering the period
9 since the previous statement was filed. Disclosure of the interest named
10 in sections 49-1496 to 49-1498 shall be made by:
11 (1) An individual holding a state executive office as provided in
12 Article IV of the Constitution of Nebraska, including the Governor,
13 Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts,
14 State Treasurer, Attorney General, Tax Commissioner, and heads of such
15 other executive departments as set forth in the Constitution or as may be
16 established by law;
17 (2) An individual holding the office of Commissioner of Education,
18 member of the State Board of Education, member of the Board of Regents of
19 the University of Nebraska with the exception of student members, or
20 member of the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education;
21 (3) A member of the Board of Parole;
22 (4) A member of the Public Service Commission;
23 (5) A member of the Legislature;
24 (6) A member of the board of directors or an officer of a district
25 organized under the provisions of Chapter 70;
26 (7) A member of any board or commission of the state or any county
27 which examines or licenses a business or which determines rates for or
28 otherwise regulates a business;
29 (8) A member of a land-use planning commission, zoning commission,
30 or authority of the state or any county with a population of more than
31 one hundred thousand inhabitants;
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1 (9) An elected official of a city of the primary or metropolitan
2 class;
3 (10) An elected county official;
4 (11) A member of the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board;
5 (12) An individual employed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in
6 the position of Head Football Coach, Men's Basketball Coach, or Women's
7 Basketball Coach; and
8 (13) A member of a library board of a city of the metropolitan
9 class; and
10 (14) (13) An official or employee of the state designated by rules
11 and regulations of the commission who is responsible for taking or
12 recommending official action of a nonministerial nature with regard to:
13 (a) Contracting or procurement;
14 (b) Administering or monitoring grants or subsidies;
15 (c) Land-use planning or zoning;
16 (d) Inspecting, licensing, regulating, or auditing any person; or
17 (e) Any similar action.
18 Sec. 2. Original section 49-1493, Reissue Revised Statutes of
19 Nebraska, is repealed.
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Statutes affected: Introduced: 49-1493