LINCOLN - Speaker of the Legislature, State Sen. Jim Scheer of Norfolk, announced Monday that lawmakers will be called back to the State Capitol on July 20, though he reserved the right to change the date based on the status of the coronavirus outbreak in Nebraska.

Speaker Scheer stated, "This decision is based upon the current belief that Lincoln and Nebraska will have experienced their peak of COVID-19 cases and that there is not a resurgence mid-summer once restrictions have been loosened. Please keep in mind that I reserve the right to alter this ... should it appear best to do so."

The session is slated to end on August 13th. The Speaker also asked senators to reexamine the fiscal impact of their respective priority bills. The Speaker stated, “It will be to your benefit to look for a way to eliminate or minimize the general fund impact given the uncertainty of the economic forecast picture in mid-July.”

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