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Read. Follow. Verify.Nebraska Legislature sets rules for bill consideration, committee powers, and officer elections in LB146
Last action · April 17, 2026: Indefinitely postponed
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What This Bill Proposed
The Nebraska Legislature establishes formal operating procedures for the 109th Legislature, including rules for officer elections, committee jurisdictions, bill drafting, floor debate, and the appropriations process. The rules govern member conduct, public hearings, subpoenas, voting procedures, and veto overrides for the 2025-2026 legislative sessions.
Determines the internal procedural requirements and constitutional compliance mechanisms that govern how bills become law, how state agency budgets are reviewed, and how legislative investigations are conducted in Nebraska.
- The Nebraska Legislature is the nation's only unicameral, nonpartisan state legislature. context
- Legislative rules govern the internal operations, committee structures, and floor proceedings of the Nebraska Unicameral. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Nebraska state senators
Senators are bound by procedural rules regarding speaking limits, bill introduction caps, priority designations, and committee participation.
Registered lobbyists
Lobbyists are subject to registration requirements listed in the Journal and are prohibited from entering the legislative chamber floor.
State agencies, boards, and commissions
State agencies are subject to budget reviews, fiscal notes, and committee oversight hearings conducted under legislative rules.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 17, 2026Nebraska LegislatureIndefinitely postponed
- Jan 7, 2026Nebraska LegislatureTitle printed. Carryover bill
- Feb 5, 2025Nebraska LegislatureNotice of hearing for March 11, 2025
- Jan 16, 2025Nebraska LegislatureRaybould name added
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureReferred to Appropriations Committee
- Jan 13, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDate of introduction
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Introduction Limits Implemented
Rule 5 limits individual senators to 20 bill introductions per session starting in 2025.
Connected Entities
Sources
nebraskalegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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