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LB 259NEBRASKASession 109State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Nebraska Unicameral Legislature adopts permanent legislative rules governing officers, committees, and floor proceedings

Original title: Adopt the Faithful Delegate to Federal Article V Convention Act

Last action · April 17, 2026: Indefinitely postponed

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What This Bill Proposed

The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature establishes permanent rules for the 109th Legislature, requiring the election of officers by secret ballot in odd-numbered years, establishing standing and select committee jurisdictions and subpoena powers, and outlining floor procedures for bill consideration, s, and appropriations.

Why it matters

Determines how laws are debated, amended, and voted on in Nebraska, establishing strict deadlines for bill introduction, committee action, and budget approvals for state agencies.

Background
  • The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature is the nation's only unicameral, nonpartisan state legislature. context
  • Legislative rules are traditionally re-adopted or amended at the start of each new two-year legislative biennium in odd-numbered years. 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.

Directly affected

State Senators

State senators must abide by limits on bill introductions, speaking times, priority bill designations, and committee participation rules.

Directly affected

Legislative Committees

Committees must follow mandatory public notice periods, quorum requirements, reporting deadlines, and subpoena procedures.

Directly affected

State Agencies

State agencies are subject to budget reviews, fiscal note preparations, and potential committee hearings regarding their operations.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How are legislative committees assigned bills?
The Reference Committee (constituted by the Executive Board) reviews each bill and resolution upon introduction and refers it to the appropriate standing committee based on subject-matter jurisdiction.
What is required before a committee can vote on a bill?
A committee must hold a public hearing on the bill and give at least seven calendar days' notice by publication in the Legislative Journal after the bill has been printed.
How many bills can a senator introduce in a session?
Starting with the 2025 legislative session, individual members are limited to no more than 20 bills introduced at any one session.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

5 actions
  1. Apr 17, 2026Nebraska Legislature
    Indefinitely postponed
  2. Jan 7, 2026Nebraska Legislature
    Title printed. Carryover bill
  3. Feb 18, 2025Nebraska Legislature
    Notice of hearing for February 26, 2025
  4. Jan 17, 2025Nebraska Legislature
    Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
  5. Jan 15, 2025Nebraska Legislature
    Date 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.

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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

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift99% confidence

Introduction Limits Implemented

Rule 5 establishes a concrete cap of 20 bills per individual senator starting in the 2025 session.

Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

Connected Entities

Rules Committee, Brandon Metzler, Appropriations Committee and 6 more
OrganizationRules Committee“Select committee handling proposed rules changes”Map →
PersonBrandon Metzler“Clerk of the Legislature who published the rules”Map →
OrganizationAppropriations Committee“Standing committee responsible for the state budget and appropriations”Map →
OrganizationLegislative Fiscal Analyst“Official responsible for preparing fiscal notes on bills”Map →
OrganizationCommittee on Committees“Standing committee responsible for committee appointments”Map →
OrganizationEnrollment and Review“Committee responsible for reviewing bills for arrangement and phraseology”Map →
OrganizationNebraska Unicameral Legislature“The governing legislative body of Nebraska”Map →
OrganizationReference Committee“Committee responsible for referring bills and resolutions”Map →
OrganizationExecutive Board“Executive Board of the Legislative Council”Map →

Sources

Open source document

nebraskalegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
  • Controversy15
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz20
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