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Read. Follow. Verify.Nebraska Unicameral Legislature sets appropriations for constitutional officer salaries
Last action · May 27, 2025: Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025
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What This Bill Does
The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature establishes legislative rules and budgetary procedures, specifically providing for the of funds for the salaries of constitutional officers.
The measure dictates the procedural framework under which the legislature reviews and allocates state funds for constitutional officer compensation.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
constitutional officers
State constitutional officers receive salary appropriations governed by the budgetary process outlined in the rules.
Key Facts
- The Appropriations Committee shall annually prepare a report summarizing preliminary total General Fund appropriation recommendations.
- Appropriations bills shall include the mainline budget bill, the deficit bill, the capital construction bill, the funds transfer bill, and the bill making appropriations for the salaries of constitutional officers.
- The bill changing constitutional officer salaries as part of the standard biennial budgeting process shall be considered at each stage of floor debate following the appropriations bills.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- May 27, 2025Nebraska LegislatureApproved by Governor on May 21, 2025
- May 19, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePresented to Governor on May 15, 2025
- May 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDispensing of reading at large approved
- May 15, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePassed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 42-7*-0
- May 15, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePresident/Speaker signed
- May 12, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on Final Reading
Show 11 earlier actions
- May 9, 2025Nebraska LegislatureClements FA158 withdrawn
- May 9, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- May 8, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on Select File
- May 7, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAppropriations AM834 adopted
- May 7, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- Apr 29, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on General File with AM834
- Apr 29, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAppropriations AM834 filed
- Apr 29, 2025Nebraska LegislatureClements FA158 to AM834 filed
- Feb 4, 2025Nebraska LegislatureNotice of hearing for February 18, 2025
- Jan 17, 2025Nebraska LegislatureReferred to Appropriations Committee
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDate of introduction
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