LINCOLN - Nebraska lawmakers took a step Tuesday toward making sure sexual assault survivors know about their rights and the help available to them.

Legislative Bill 43 cleared the first of three rounds of debate on a 41-0 vote.

State Sen. Kate Bolz of Lincoln, who introduced the bill, said it does not create new rights for people who have been sexually assaulted. Rather, it requires law enforcement or medical providers to give people information right away that clearly spells out those rights.

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