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After several hours of debate, Nebraska state senators voted Tuesday to attach AM1658 to LB574 before sending the bill back to second-round voting.

The debate over LB574 is once again at the hands of Nebraska lawmakers, hours ahead of schedule.

The session-long fight in some Nebraska lawmakers’ efforts to further restrict abortion and restrict some gender-affirming care for minors progressed forward Tuesday evening, with the majority of state senators voting in favor of State Senator Ben Hansen’s amendment and the bill itself.

After several hours of debate, Nebraska state senators voted Tuesday night to attach AM1658 to LB574 before bouncing the bill back to final-round voting.

A note from yours truly!

The debate over LB574 is once again at the hands of Nebraska lawmakers, hours ahead of schedule.

Throughout the past four months, your humble servants at VTDigger worked hard to follow state lawmakers’ every move, ranging from their hard-fought political battles and policy debates to deeply unserious shenanigans under the Golden Dome.

The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the Makabayan blocs petition to nullify President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.s urgent certification of the Maharlika Fund bill last Dec. 15, which allowed the measure to see third reading approval in just one day.

The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the Makabayan blocs petition to nullify President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.s urgent certification of the Maharlika Fund bill last Dec. 15, which allowed the measure to see third reading approval in just one day.

Lawmakers have spent months on the legislation, which would prevent pay discrimination on the basis of race, gender and sexual orientation, among others, and would make it easier for victims to pursue harassment claims.