General Affairs Committee

May 22, 2025

Committee Chair: Sen. Holdcroft | Bills Heard: 0 | Full Transcript (PDF)

Session Notes

This was a combined hearing for two gubernatorial appointments to the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission. The hearing lasted approximately 88 pages of transcript. Committee Chair Holdcroft explained that the hearing would not follow standard proponent/opponent/neutral procedures; instead, testifiers would announce their position on each nominee. The hearing included invited testifiers (Sheriff Greg London, Maggie Ballard, Mary O'Neill), followed by public testimony from opponents, proponents, and neutral parties. Online testimony was also submitted: for Lorelle Mueting, 7 proponents, 86 opponents, 2 neutral; for Dr. Oldenburg, 3 proponents, 70 opponents, 3 neutral. Two ADA written testimonies were submitted: Lia Post (opposed both) and Heidi Stevens (opposed Oldenburg). The committee did not take a vote during the hearing and moved to executive session at the conclusion of testimony.

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