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LB 154NEBRASKASession 109State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Nebraska Unicameral Legislature establishes rules of procedure, committee jurisdictions, and officer duties for the 2025-2026 session

Original title: Change provisions relating to hearing instrument specialists

Last action · April 17, 2026: Indefinitely postponed

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What This Bill Proposed

The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature adopts formal operating rules governing officer elections, committee structures, bill progression stages, and floor proceedings for the One Hundred Ninth Legislature. The document details requirements for public hearings, fiscal notes, veto overrides, and subpoena procedures for legislative committees.

Why it matters

Establishes the internal constitutional and procedural framework under which all state laws, budgets, and resolutions are debated, amended, or rejected by lawmakers during the biennial session.

Background
  • The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature is the nation's only unicameral state legislature, operating as a nonpartisan single-house body. context
  • Legislative rules are periodically updated and formally readopted at the commencement of each biennial session 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 comply with debate time limits, bill introduction caps, chamber conduct rules, and committee assignment requirements.

Directly affected

Lobbyists

Registered lobbyists are prohibited from being admitted to the legislative floor and must maintain registration as set forth in the Journal.

Directly affected

State Agencies and Departments

Agency heads and state officials are encouraged to appear at committee hearings and must provide fiscal note information upon request by the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many bills can an individual state 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.
What vote is required to suspend the legislative rules?
The rules may only be suspended by a three-fifths majority of the elected members by a machine vote.
How are committee hearings noticed to the public?
Before taking final action on a bill, resolution, or gubernatorial appointment, a committee must hold a public hearing and give at least seven calendar days' notice by publication in the Legislative Journal.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

6 actions
  1. Apr 17, 2026Nebraska Legislature
    Indefinitely postponed
  2. Jan 7, 2026Nebraska Legislature
    Title printed. Carryover bill
  3. Jun 6, 2025Nebraska Legislature
    Provisions/portions of LB154 amended into LB332 by AM729
  4. Jan 24, 2025Nebraska Legislature
    Notice of hearing for February 05, 2025
  5. Jan 15, 2025Nebraska Legislature
    Referred to Health and Human Services Committee
  6. Jan 13, 2025Nebraska Legislature
    Date of introduction

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Discoveries

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Introduction Limits Established

Starting with the 2025 legislative session, individual members are strictly limited to introducing no more than 20 bills per session.

Connected Entities

Rules Committee, Brandon Metzler, Legislative Fiscal Analyst and 7 more
OrganizationRules Committee“Select committee reviewing proposed rule changes”Map →
PersonBrandon Metzler“Clerk of the Legislature”Map →
OrganizationLegislative Fiscal Analyst“Office responsible for preparing fiscal notes on bills”Map →
OrganizationCommittee on Committees“Standing select committee responsible for committee appointments”Map →
OrganizationEnrollment and Review“Select committee reviewing bill phraseology and arrangement”Map →
OrganizationRedistricting Committee“Special committee for decennial redistricting”Map →
OrganizationNebraska Retirement Systems Committee“Standing committee overseeing public retirement plans”Map →
OrganizationLegislative Performance Audit Committee“Special committee handling performance audits”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

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    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
  • Controversy10
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