More 'Choose Life' debate
"I've had a bit of an evolution on my support for this bill. And mainly the reason is that organizations can come together and already do this. Whichever organization would like to see a 'Choose Life' license plate could come together. It's a ($70) fee per person. I think you have to have 250 (prepaid) people and they could get this license plate. And since we have so many other priorities, including the budget, strengthening our education system, our child welfare system, I just think the Legislature needs to get out of the business of debating and working on license plate bills." -- Lincoln Sen. Anna Wishart, during second-round debate on a bill (LB46) that would create "Choose Life" license plates.
Coming FridayÂ
First thing on the morning agenda is a motion to adopt permanent rules. Senators spent hours and hours debating changes to the rules in the first one-third of the session and then extended the temporary rules until March 20.Â
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Two other opportunities for extended debate will be the Choose Life license plate bill and its accompanying appropriations bill.Â
In the afternoon, the Revenue Committee will hear bills to create a back-to-school sales tax holiday (LB361) and a bill (LB438) to increase the tax on cigarettes from 64 cents to $2.14 per pack of 20 cigarettes.