Nebraska lawmakers will hold a public hearing next week on a bill that could sideline an entire petition if there are questions about signature gathering.

Sen. Kent Rogert of Tekamah said he wants to make sure questions about petition drives get resolved before voters consider an issue.

But petition organizers say Rogert's bill (LB575) would be just another roadblock.

Rogert's bill would require the secretary of state to order circulation of the petition suspended if the attorney general determined there was probable cause to prosecute someone for breaking a petition law.

The Legislature's Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee will listen to public testimony at a hearing Wednesday afternoon at the state Capitol in Lincoln.