LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers advanced a slightly tweaked bill to enhance security protocols around the Capitol.

LB1237, from the Legislature’s Executive Board, passed 36-3 after it was amended to restrict a narrower list of weapons that would not be allowed on Capitol grounds without prior approval.

The amendment from State Sen. Ben Hansen of Blair to tighten the list was approved 35-1. Hansen said the amendment focuses on prohibiting “the most dangerous items while avoiding an overly broad ban that would affect non-lethal defense tools, along with common everyday carry items many Nebraskans have for legitimate purposes.”

People who hold concealed-carry permits will be allowed to carry firearms in the Capitol. This was added after concerns were raised by Second Amendment advocates during the original bill’s public hearing.

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