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Blood serves on the Agriculture, General Affairs, and Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs committees.<ref name=committees />
Blood serves on the Agriculture, General Affairs, and Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs committees.<ref name=committees />

During the session, Blood introduced Legislative Bill 80, which passed on a vote of 45-0-4. The bill made law clerks unclassified employees to allow counties more flexibility to transition clerks to full-time attorneys.<ref name=LB80 />


She also introduced LB85, which called to make people ineligible to run for elected office if they held any outstanding penalties from the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. The bill, which passed on a vote of 48-0-1, also prohibits anyone from being appointed to an elective office until any civil penalties and interest are paid.<ref name=LB85 />
She also introduced LB85, which called to make people ineligible to run for elected office if they held any outstanding penalties from the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. The bill, which passed on a vote of 48-0-1, also prohibits anyone from being appointed to an elective office until any civil penalties and interest are paid.<ref name=LB85 />

Blood introduced LB86, which passed on a vote of 46-0-3, to eliminate the requirement for county clerks to open all bids for high and bridge repair contracts before a county board.<ref name=LB86 />

The Nebraska senator introduced LB88, which aimed to remove employment hurdles for military spouses by allowing them to obtain temporary required licenses for health care professions. Wives and husbands of active military are permitted to get a temporary state license for professions including medical doctors, registered nurses, massage therapists, and funeral directors. The bill also allows audiologists to sell hearing aids without requiring an additional license.<ref name= LB86cont />


Blood said LB88 was a priority to make Nebraska a more “military-friendly state,” which directly affects her district—home to many people, who work at [[Offutt Air Force Base]]. Ultimately, LB88, or the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and the Nurse Licensure Compact, passed on a vote of 49-0-0.<ref name=LB88 />
Blood said LB88 was a priority to make Nebraska a more “military-friendly state,” which directly affects her district—home to many people, who work at [[Offutt Air Force Base]]. Ultimately, LB88, or the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and the Nurse Licensure Compact, passed on a vote of 49-0-0.<ref name=LB88 />
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During the 2018 session, Blood met directly with the [[Nebraska Supreme Court]] and negotiated reduced fees for military spouses seeking to join the [[Nebraska State Bar Association]].<ref name=scc /><ref name= jdnetwork />
During the 2018 session, Blood met directly with the [[Nebraska Supreme Court]] and negotiated reduced fees for military spouses seeking to join the [[Nebraska State Bar Association]].<ref name=scc /><ref name= jdnetwork />


The senator's LB81, introduced to increase the handgun permit fee from $5 to $25, failed to pass on a 16-26 vote. Blood needed 25 votes for the bill to pass. In Nebraska, the gun permit fee has remained $5 since it was introduced in 1991. Blood said the proposed increased cost would have helped mitigate increased labor costs to process the permits. The senator said Nebraska's amount of gun permit applications have quadrupled in the last decade.<ref name= handgun />
The senator's LB81, to mitigate increased labor costs for handgun permit fees, failed to pass on a 16-26 vote. The senator said Nebraska's applications have quadrupled in 10 years. The fees have remained unchanged since 1991.<ref name= handgun />
Blood also introduced LB685, which provides priority funding for special-needs military dependents under the Development Disabilities Service Act. The bill passed on a 48-0-1 vote. The bill adds dependents of active duty military members, who are severely disabled, to the list of treatment priorities at the [[Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services]]. The change allows prioritized treatment for those in need and those not covered by [[Tricare]].<ref name= LB685 />
Blood presented LB682, which provides consumer protection and civil relief for military service members. The bill passed on a 45-0-4 vote. It permits active-duty members of the military or [[Nebraska Army National Guard]], who receive orders to leave the state, to forgo paying early terminations fees on contracts such as technology services or gym memberships.<ref name= LB682 />
The senator's LB681 (Physical Therapists Interstate Compact) became a part of the Health and Human Services Committee's omnibus LB731, which passed on a 49-0-0 vote. Blood's LB686 (Psychologists Interstate Compact) was added to the HHS Committee's omnibus LB1034, which passed on a 49-0-0 vote. Both compact bills remove barriers to employment.<ref name= LB681 /><ref name= LB686 /><ref name= LB731 />
Blood's LB692, which called to require the state department of corrections to conduct a regular staffing analysis report, became a part of the Judiciary Committee's LB841, which passed on a 42-1-6 vote.<ref name=LB692 /><ref name=LB692cont />
Blood's LB692, which called to require the state department of corrections to conduct a regular staffing analysis report, became a part of the Judiciary Committee's LB841, which passed on a 42-1-6 vote.<ref name=LB692 /><ref name=LB692cont />
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====2019 session====
====2019 session====

During the 2019 session, Blood passed several bills to improve the quality of civilian life for military members and their families. LB6 allows spouses or children of an active duty military member, assigned out-of-state, to receive in-state resident college tuition fees if the student was accepted to a Nebraska college while stationed in Nebraska. The bill passed on a 47-0-2 vote.<ref name=LB6 />
LB12, which passed on a 47-0-2 vote, allows active military and their spouses to be licensed real estate agents in Nebraska without having to pay the licensing fee on the condition they have a valid real estate license in another state.<ref name=LB1112 />
LB12, which passed on a 47-0-2 vote, allows active military and their spouses to be licensed real estate agents in Nebraska without having to pay the licensing fee on the condition they have a valid real estate license in another state.<ref name=LB1112 />

LB138, which passed on a 48-0-1 vote, created military honor license plates for those who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, [[Gulf War]], the [[Global War on Terrorism]] or the [[Vietnam War]]. The revenue for those plates will go toward the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund. LB138 also creates a “Support Our Troops” license plate with funds benefitting the state's Veterans Employment Program Fund formed in 2019. Provisions of LB697 were incorporated and eliminated the plate fees for [[Purple Heart]], ex-[[POW]], [[Pearl Harbor Survivors Association|Pearl Harbor survivor]], disabled American veteran, and [[Gold Star]] plate applicants who qualify. This includes an application fee waiver for all but the Gold Star message plates.<ref name=LB138 />

LB115, which passed on a 44-0-5 vote, allows children of military families, with documentation of pending military relocation to Nebraska, to have preliminary school district enrollment. The bill also clarified language that military families, who live on federal property such as Offutt Air Force Base, are considered residents of their neighboring school districts.<ref name=LB115 />
Blood passed LB7 on a 44-0-5 vote, which established the Counterfeit Airbag Prevention Act. Someone who violates the act faces a minimum charge of a Class II felony with increasing penalties depending on the severity of any injuries caused by a malfunctioning airbag knowingly purchased an/or installed into a vehicle.<ref name=LB7 />

LB8, which passed on a 43-0-6 vote, allows a physician medical director to use emergency lights on any vehicle they are driving while en route to an emergency. A vehicle using these lights requires signed approval of the county sheriff. The goal of the bill is to allow medical directors, who set emergency protocols, the benefit of arriving on the scene in a timely manner to review and update policy for the betterment and safety of residents and first responders.<ref name=LB8 />
LB11 permits a city to enter into an agreement with a county to provide joint action for nuisances. The bill passed on a 44-0-5 vote. Blood said the bill encourages joint relationships between municipalities and counties with the goal of less duplication of services and savings for taxpayers.<ref name=LB1112 />
LB11 permits a city to enter into an agreement with a county to provide joint action for nuisances. The bill passed on a 44-0-5 vote. Blood said the bill encourages joint relationships between municipalities and counties with the goal of less duplication of services and savings for taxpayers.<ref name=LB1112 />
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<ref name=committees>[http://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/standing-committees.php "Nebraska Legislature Standing Committees".] Retrieved January 4, 2017.</ref>
<ref name=committees>[http://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/standing-committees.php "Nebraska Legislature Standing Committees".] Retrieved January 4, 2017.</ref>


<ref name=LB80>[http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/SI/LB80.pdf "Nebraska Legislature".] Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>



<ref name=LB85>Nitcher, Emily. [http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/bill-would-force-candidates-to-pay-fines-for-campaign-finance/article_2cfeda57-89bd-567f-8cfb-a81248969c7b.html "Bill would force candidates to pay fines for campaign finance or ethics violations before running for office again".] [http://www.omaha.com/ ''Omaha World-Herald'.] January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>
<ref name=LB85>Nitcher, Emily. [http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/bill-would-force-candidates-to-pay-fines-for-campaign-finance/article_2cfeda57-89bd-567f-8cfb-a81248969c7b.html "Bill would force candidates to pay fines for campaign finance or ethics violations before running for office again".] [http://www.omaha.com/ ''Omaha World-Herald'.] January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>


<ref name=LB86>[http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/SI/LB86.pdf "Nebraska Legislature".] Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>


<ref name=LB86cont>[http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist03/ "Nebraska Legislature".] Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>




<ref name=LB88>Stoddard, Martha. [http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/nebraska-legislature-advances-bill-to-give-qualified-military-spouses-temporary/article_eabafaf2-3ac0-5506-94ae-4dcd8fc3631c.html "Nebraska Legislature advances bill to give qualified military spouses temporary health care licenses".] [http://www.omaha.com/ ''Omaha World-Herald”.] March 24, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>
<ref name=LB88>Stoddard, Martha. [http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/nebraska-legislature-advances-bill-to-give-qualified-military-spouses-temporary/article_eabafaf2-3ac0-5506-94ae-4dcd8fc3631c.html "Nebraska Legislature advances bill to give qualified military spouses temporary health care licenses".] [http://www.omaha.com/ ''Omaha World-Herald”.] March 24, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>
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<ref name=LB692>Young, Joanne. [http://journalstar.com/legislature/major-prison-reform-package-advances/article_a73922cd-4722-5dcc-ab81-fa37c84da4be.html “Major prison reform package advances”.] [http://www.journalstar.com/ “Lincoln Journal Star”.] February 28, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.</ref>
<ref name=LB692>Young, Joanne. [http://journalstar.com/legislature/major-prison-reform-package-advances/article_a73922cd-4722-5dcc-ab81-fa37c84da4be.html “Major prison reform package advances”.] [http://www.journalstar.com/ “Lincoln Journal Star”.] February 28, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.</ref>


<ref name=LB682>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=33879 “Nebraska Legislature”.] Retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>

<ref name=LB685>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=33883 “Nebraska Legislature”.] Retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>

<ref name=LB681>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=33877 “Nebraska Legislature”.] Retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>

<ref name=LB686>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=33878 “Nebraska Legislature”.] Retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>


<ref name=LB692cont>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=34203 “Nebraska Legislature”.] Retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>
<ref name=LB692cont>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=34203 “Nebraska Legislature”.] Retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>


<ref name=LB731>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=34300 “Nebraska Legislature”.] Retrieved May 9, 2018</ref>


<ref name=scc>[https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/nebraska-supreme-court-rule-allows-reduced-fee-military-spouses-seeking-join-nebraska-bar “Nebraska Supreme Court Rule Allows Reduced Fee for Military Spouses Seeking to Join Nebraska Bar”.] [http://www.supremecourt.nebraska.gov/ “State of Nebraska Judicial Branch”.] March 23, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018</ref>
<ref name=scc>[https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/nebraska-supreme-court-rule-allows-reduced-fee-military-spouses-seeking-join-nebraska-bar “Nebraska Supreme Court Rule Allows Reduced Fee for Military Spouses Seeking to Join Nebraska Bar”.] [http://www.supremecourt.nebraska.gov/ “State of Nebraska Judicial Branch”.] March 23, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018</ref>
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<ref name=teletype>Liewer, Steve. [https://www.omaha.com/news/metro/omaha-va-adding-teletype-machines-to-talk-with-blind-deaf/article_0ad1f9be-b44a-5608-b606-a40246579b78.html “Omaha VA adding teletype machines to talk with blind, deaf veterans”.] [http://www.omaha.com/ “Omaha World-Herald”.] July 15, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018</ref>
<ref name=teletype>Liewer, Steve. [https://www.omaha.com/news/metro/omaha-va-adding-teletype-machines-to-talk-with-blind-deaf/article_0ad1f9be-b44a-5608-b606-a40246579b78.html “Omaha VA adding teletype machines to talk with blind, deaf veterans”.] [http://www.omaha.com/ “Omaha World-Herald”.] July 15, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018</ref>


<ref name=LB7>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36797 "Nebraska Legislature".] Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref>



<ref name=LB13>Young, Joanne. [https://journalstar.com/legislature/legislature-advances-medication-abortion-information-bill-to-final-reading/article_5f3ad1f5-20f6-5820-8e06-fce7e12657bb.html ”Legislature advances medication abortion information bill to final reading”.] [http://www.journalstar.com/ “Lincoln Journal Star”.] May 23, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019</ref>
<ref name=LB13>Young, Joanne. [https://journalstar.com/legislature/legislature-advances-medication-abortion-information-bill-to-final-reading/article_5f3ad1f5-20f6-5820-8e06-fce7e12657bb.html ”Legislature advances medication abortion information bill to final reading”.] [http://www.journalstar.com/ “Lincoln Journal Star”.] May 23, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019</ref>
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<ref name=LB1112>Curtin, Eugene. [https://www.omaha.com/sarpy/bellevue/sarpy-in-the-legislature/article_78c1be20-9af1-59bf-b436-37140face802.html “Sarpy in the Legislature”.] [http://www.omaha.com/ “Omaha World-Herald”.] March 4, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019</ref>
<ref name=LB1112>Curtin, Eugene. [https://www.omaha.com/sarpy/bellevue/sarpy-in-the-legislature/article_78c1be20-9af1-59bf-b436-37140face802.html “Sarpy in the Legislature”.] [http://www.omaha.com/ “Omaha World-Herald”.] March 4, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019</ref>


<ref name=LB8>[https://www.legiscan.com/NE/rollcall/LB8/id/822630 "Nebraska Legislature".] Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref>

<ref name=LB6>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37136 "Nebraska Legislature".] Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref>

<ref name=LB115>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37135 "Nebraska Legislature".] Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref>


<ref name=LB138>[https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=36992 "Nebraska Legislature".] Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref>


<ref name=sunscreen>Nitcher, Emily. [https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/plus/nebraska-schools-would-get-guidance-on-how-to-address-students/article_c7ac9b6a-f118-5810-8d15-718ea1003079.html “Nebraska schools would get guidance on how to address students’ use of sunscreen”.] [http://www.omaha.com/ “Omaha World-Herald”.] June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019</ref>
<ref name=sunscreen>Nitcher, Emily. [https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/plus/nebraska-schools-would-get-guidance-on-how-to-address-students/article_c7ac9b6a-f118-5810-8d15-718ea1003079.html “Nebraska schools would get guidance on how to address students’ use of sunscreen”.] [http://www.omaha.com/ “Omaha World-Herald”.] June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019</ref>

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Carol Blood
File:Carol Blood.jpg
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byTommy Garrett
Personal details
Born (1961-03-05) March 5, 1961 (age 63)
McCook, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceBellevue, Nebraska
OccupationConsultant

Carol Blood (born March 5, 1961) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2016, she was elected to the unicameral Nebraska Legislature, representing District 3 in Sarpy County. She defeated Republican incumbent Tommy Garrett. Blood is a member of the Democratic Party. The legislature is nonpartisan.

Early life and career

Blood was born in McCook, Nebraska. She attended Adams Central High School in nearby Hastings, Nebraska. In 2008, Blood was elected to the Bellevue, Nebraska, City Council as the at-large representative. She was re-elected to the city council in 2012. She previously served as executive director of the La Vista Chamber of Commerce. Blood has been a member of the Bellevue Public Safety Foundation Board since 2005, serving as chair for seven years. The organization supports police and fire department activities in Bellevue. Blood currently lives in Bellevue with her husband, Joe. They have three children and nine grandchildren.[1]

Political career

2014 election

In 2014, Blood was defeated by Tommy Garrett in a race to fill the two years remaining of a four-year legislative term vacated by state senator Scott Price, who resigned in November 2013.[2]

Garrett had been appointed to the seat by Governor Dave Heineman. In Nebraska, an appointed state legislator must run in the next election to keep their seats.[3]

Blood and Garrett, who both ran uncontested in the nonpartisan primary, moved onto the general election. In the primary, Blood received 1,706 votes, or 49.4%, of the 3,453 votes cast. Garrett received 1,747, or 50.6%. In the general election, Blood received 4,179, or 46.3%, of 9,024 votes cast. Garrett received, 4,845 votes, or 53.7%.[4][5]

2016 election

In 2016, Blood defeated Republican incumbent Tommy Garrett with 7,959, or 51.4%, of the 15,488 votes cast. Garrett received 7,476 votes, or 48.3%.[6] Blood's campaign focused on "common sense tax relief" and eliminating taxes on social security and military retirement once Nebraska lawmakers address a $1 billion budget shortfall.[1][7]

Blood said her history of "evidence-based budgeting" will help with tax reform. She also has said education and public safety are among her top priorities.[8]

Legislative tenure

2017 session

Blood serves on the Agriculture, General Affairs, and Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs committees.[9]

During the session, Blood introduced Legislative Bill 80, which passed on a vote of 45-0-4. The bill made law clerks unclassified employees to allow counties more flexibility to transition clerks to full-time attorneys.[10]

She also introduced LB85, which called to make people ineligible to run for elected office if they held any outstanding penalties from the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. The bill, which passed on a vote of 48-0-1, also prohibits anyone from being appointed to an elective office until any civil penalties and interest are paid.[11]

Blood introduced LB86, which passed on a vote of 46-0-3, to eliminate the requirement for county clerks to open all bids for high and bridge repair contracts before a county board.[12]

The Nebraska senator introduced LB88, which aimed to remove employment hurdles for military spouses by allowing them to obtain temporary required licenses for health care professions. Wives and husbands of active military are permitted to get a temporary state license for professions including medical doctors, registered nurses, massage therapists, and funeral directors. The bill also allows audiologists to sell hearing aids without requiring an additional license.[13]

Blood said LB88 was a priority to make Nebraska a more “military-friendly state,” which directly affects her district—home to many people, who work at Offutt Air Force Base. Ultimately, LB88, or the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and the Nurse Licensure Compact, passed on a vote of 49-0-0.[14]

2018 session

During the 2018 session, Blood met directly with the Nebraska Supreme Court and negotiated reduced fees for military spouses seeking to join the Nebraska State Bar Association.[15][16]

The senator's LB81, to mitigate increased labor costs for handgun permit fees, failed to pass on a 16-26 vote. The senator said Nebraska's applications have quadrupled in 10 years. The fees have remained unchanged since 1991.[17]

Blood also introduced LB685, which provides priority funding for special-needs military dependents under the Development Disabilities Service Act. The bill passed on a 48-0-1 vote. The bill adds dependents of active duty military members, who are severely disabled, to the list of treatment priorities at the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services. The change allows prioritized treatment for those in need and those not covered by Tricare.[18]

Blood presented LB682, which provides consumer protection and civil relief for military service members. The bill passed on a 45-0-4 vote. It permits active-duty members of the military or Nebraska Army National Guard, who receive orders to leave the state, to forgo paying early terminations fees on contracts such as technology services or gym memberships.[19]

The senator's LB681 (Physical Therapists Interstate Compact) became a part of the Health and Human Services Committee's omnibus LB731, which passed on a 49-0-0 vote. Blood's LB686 (Psychologists Interstate Compact) was added to the HHS Committee's omnibus LB1034, which passed on a 49-0-0 vote. Both compact bills remove barriers to employment.[20][21][22]

Blood's LB692, which called to require the state department of corrections to conduct a regular staffing analysis report, became a part of the Judiciary Committee's LB841, which passed on a 42-1-6 vote.[23][24]

Teletype machines for blind, deaf veterans

In May 2018, Blood brought to light that the veterans affairs hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, did not have teletype machines capable of receiving text-based calls from deaf, hearing-impaired, or blind veterans. The machines are used to accommodate the basic needs of those veterans including filling prescriptions, scheduling appointments, and contacting the nurses hotline. The lack of these devices causes many veterans to arrange alternate transportation for VA services.

Blood learned of the issue when she talked to Shawn Wilbur, head of the Nebraska chapter of the Blinded Veterans Association. Blood then brought the issue to B. Don Burman, director of the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, VA officials at The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and President Donald Trump.

In response to Blood's concerns, the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System ordered the machines to be used at the VA hospital in Omaha.[25]

2019 session

During the 2019 session, Blood passed several bills to improve the quality of civilian life for military members and their families. LB6 allows spouses or children of an active duty military member, assigned out-of-state, to receive in-state resident college tuition fees if the student was accepted to a Nebraska college while stationed in Nebraska. The bill passed on a 47-0-2 vote.[26]

LB12, which passed on a 47-0-2 vote, allows active military and their spouses to be licensed real estate agents in Nebraska without having to pay the licensing fee on the condition they have a valid real estate license in another state.[27]

LB138, which passed on a 48-0-1 vote, created military honor license plates for those who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gulf War, the Global War on Terrorism or the Vietnam War. The revenue for those plates will go toward the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund. LB138 also creates a “Support Our Troops” license plate with funds benefitting the state's Veterans Employment Program Fund formed in 2019. Provisions of LB697 were incorporated and eliminated the plate fees for Purple Heart, ex-POW, Pearl Harbor survivor, disabled American veteran, and Gold Star plate applicants who qualify. This includes an application fee waiver for all but the Gold Star message plates.[28]

LB115, which passed on a 44-0-5 vote, allows children of military families, with documentation of pending military relocation to Nebraska, to have preliminary school district enrollment. The bill also clarified language that military families, who live on federal property such as Offutt Air Force Base, are considered residents of their neighboring school districts.[29]

Blood passed LB7 on a 44-0-5 vote, which established the Counterfeit Airbag Prevention Act. Someone who violates the act faces a minimum charge of a Class II felony with increasing penalties depending on the severity of any injuries caused by a malfunctioning airbag knowingly purchased an/or installed into a vehicle.[30]

LB8, which passed on a 43-0-6 vote, allows a physician medical director to use emergency lights on any vehicle they are driving while en route to an emergency. A vehicle using these lights requires signed approval of the county sheriff. The goal of the bill is to allow medical directors, who set emergency protocols, the benefit of arriving on the scene in a timely manner to review and update policy for the betterment and safety of residents and first responders.[31]

LB11 permits a city to enter into an agreement with a county to provide joint action for nuisances. The bill passed on a 44-0-5 vote. Blood said the bill encourages joint relationships between municipalities and counties with the goal of less duplication of services and savings for taxpayers.[27]

LB15, also known as the Nebraska Children's Hearing Aid Act, passed on a 48-0-1 vote. It requires health insurance plans to pay up to $3,000 in a four-year period for hearing aids and related services for deaf children ages 18 and younger.[32]

Blood proposed LB13 so women would not be cited for public indecency, a Class II misdemeanor in Nebraska, for breastfeeding in public. Existing Nebraska state laws allow women to breastfeed in public any place they have a legal right to be. However, as written, a woman could be cited if someone complained. LB13 was amended into LB209 and passed on a 43-3 vote.[33]

The senator's proposed LB688, which called for Nebraska schools to provide sunscreen for students, instead will become a written policy for Nebraska schools.[34]

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  3. ^ Stoddard, Martha, and Joe Duggan. "After previous appointee resigns, Heineman picks Garrett for Nebraska Legislature". Omaha World-Herald. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska: Primary Election, May 13, 2014", p. 34. Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska: General Election, November 4, 2014" Archived January 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, p. 19. Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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