€ One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025 Introducer€s Statement of Intent LB546 € Chairperson: Senator Rita Sanders Committee: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Date of Hearing: March 12, 2025 € The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: LB546 would allow any political subdivision of the state that supplies electricity, natural gas, water, or sewer services to request an emergency proclamation from the governor without first going through county or other governmental entities. € Principal Introducer:________________________________ Senator Victor Rountree - 1 -