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Read. Follow. Verify.Nebraska Unicameral Legislature adopts permanent rules governing officers, committees, and legislative procedures for the 2025-2026 session
Last action · May 21, 2025: Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025
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What This Bill Does
The Nebraska Legislature establishes the permanent rules of procedure for the 109th Legislature, setting guidelines for officer elections, committee jurisdictions, bill introductions, floor debate, and appropriations processes.
Defines the internal operating rules and deadlines that govern how laws are debated, amended, and passed by the Nebraska Legislature during the 2025-2026 biennial session.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Senators
State senators are bound by rule limitations on bill introductions, speaking times, and committee participation procedures.
Lobbyists
Lobbyists are subject to registration requirements set forth in the Journal and are prohibited from entering the legislative chamber floor.
Key Facts
- The Legislature shall nominate and elect officers including the Speaker and Executive Board members at the start of each regular session in odd-numbered years.
- Individual members are limited to introducing no more than 20 bills at any one session starting with the 2025 legislative session.
- Standing committees must hold a public hearing and give at least seven calendar days' notice before taking final action on a bill.
- The Speaker may designate up to 25 additional priority bills during a session.
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- A majority of the elected members of the Legislature shall constitute a quorum for conducting business.
- All resolutions proposing constitutional amendments or memorializing Congress on U.S. constitutional amendments are considered and adopted in the same manner as bills.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
28 actions- May 21, 2025Nebraska LegislatureApproved by Governor on May 20, 2025
- May 14, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDispensing of reading at large approved
- May 14, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePassed on Final Reading 38-11-0
- May 14, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePresident/Speaker signed
- May 14, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePresented to Governor on May 14, 2025
- Apr 30, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on Final Reading Second with ST28
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- Apr 30, 2025Nebraska LegislatureEnrollment and Review ST28 filed
- Apr 30, 2025Nebraska LegislatureEnrollment and Review ST28 recorded
- Apr 25, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDeKay MO199 prevailed
- Apr 25, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment
- Apr 24, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDeKay MO199 Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 8(b)(1), recommit to Enrollment and Review to correct an error and for reengrossment filed
- Apr 23, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on Final Reading
- Apr 22, 2025Nebraska LegislatureConrad AM882 lost
- Apr 22, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- Apr 17, 2025Nebraska LegislatureEnrollment and Review ER38 adopted
- Apr 17, 2025Nebraska LegislatureConrad AM882 pending
- Apr 8, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on Select File with ER38
- Apr 8, 2025Nebraska LegislatureEnrollment and Review ER38 filed
- Apr 3, 2025Nebraska LegislatureConrad AM882 filed
- Mar 31, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAgriculture AM226 adopted
- Mar 31, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- Mar 17, 2025Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on General File with AM226
- Mar 17, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAgriculture AM226 filed
- Mar 14, 2025Nebraska LegislatureAgriculture priority bill
- Feb 3, 2025Nebraska LegislatureNotice of hearing for February 18, 2025
- Jan 16, 2025Nebraska LegislatureReferred to Agriculture Committee
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureBrandt name added
- Jan 14, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDate of introduction
Version history
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