LINCOLN, Neb. – A Nebraska lawmaker whos worried about the spread of the coronavirus is calling for a legislative rule change that would allow state senators to vote on bills remotely when this years session resumes on July 20. Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, of Lincoln, sent a memo to her fellow lawmakers arguing for the change. Legislative leaders have said the Nebraska Constitution requires state lawmakers to vote in-person. Pansing Brooks made a similar argument in March, just before lawmakers briefly reconvened to approve emergency state funding to fight the coronavirus.
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